nickel
US
UK nickel n: (silvery metal)
SC 镍 niè
The container has a thin layer of nickel on the outside.
nickel adj: (made of nickel)
SC 镍制的 niè zhì de
TC 鎳制的
TC 鎳制的
SC 镀镍的 niè zhì de ，dù niè de
These nickel earrings are giving me a rash.
nickel n: US, Can (5-cent coin) (美国、加拿大)
SC 五分钱镍币 wǔ fēn qián niè bì
Have you got a nickel for the parking meter?
nickel [sth] vtr: (cover with nickel)
SC 给…镀镍 gěi … dù niè
TC 給…鍍鎳
TC 給…鍍鎳
Cutlery is sometimes nickelled to make it rust-resistant.
nickel plate n: (thin coating of nickel)
SC 镀镍层 dù niè céng
TC 鍍鎳層
TC 鍍鎳層
Nickel plate is used to manufacture stainless steel.
nickel-and-dime adj: US, figurative (trivial)
SC 微不足道的 wēi bù zú dào de
nickel-and-dime [sb] vtr: US (charge for trivial items)
SC 只收一点小钱
nickel-cadmium battery n: (type of rechargeable battery)
SC 镍镉电池 niè gé diàn chí
TC 鎳鎘電池
TC 鎳鎘電池
nickel-plate [sth] vtr: (apply a coating of nickel to)
SC 镀镍于…之上 dù niè yú zhī shàng
The door knockers are cast in brass and then nickel-plated.
nickel-plated adj: (coated with nickel)
SC 镀镍的 dù niè de