gold
US
UK gold n: (precious metal) (稀有金属)
SC 黄金，金子 huáng jīn，jīn zi
TC 黃金
TC 黃金
Her ring is made of gold.
她的戒指是用黄金做的。
gold adj: (golden: made of gold)
SC 金的 jīn de
SC 金制的 jīn de ，jīn zhì de
The gold watch was beautiful.
这只金表很漂亮。
gold adj: (of golden color)
SC 金色的 jīn sè de
His gold shirt made him easy to find.
金色的衬衣让他很显眼。
gold n: (warm metallic color) (颜色)
SC 金色 jīn sè
TC 金色
TC 金色
The team colours were green and gold.
团队的颜色是金色和绿色。
gold n: archaic (coin, coins)
SC 金币
The princess gave gold to children when she walked through the streets.
gold n: literary, archaic (wealth)
SC 财富 cái fù
TC 財富
TC 財富
He has a lot of gold, but he's miserly and never shares it.
All that glitters is not gold, All that glistens is not gold expr: figurative (appearances can be deceptive)
SC 虚有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo
SC 金玉其表，败絮其中
fool's gold n: (mineral: iron pyrites)
SC 黄铁矿 huáng tiě kuàng
TC 黃鐵礦
TC 黃鐵礦
SC 黄铜矿 huáng tiě kuàng，huáng tóng kuàng
Hank thought he was rich until he found out his mine was full of fool's gold.
fool's gold n: (foolish quest, goal)
SC 误以为宝贵所以追求最后却发现无用之物 wù yǐ wéi bǎo guì suǒ yǐ zhuī qiú zuì hòu què fā xiàn wú yòng zhī wù
He worked hard to get her attention, but his reward turned out to be just fool's gold.
gold bar n: (ingot of solid gold)
SC 金条 jīn tiáo
The USA keeps gold bars at Fort Knox.
gold digger, gold-digger n: figurative, pejorative (person seeking a wealthy partner)
SC 傍大款的女人 bàng dà kuǎn de nǚ rén
SC 拜金女
Gold diggers seek rich people to marry.
gold digger, gold-digger n: (miner seeking gold)
SC 淘金者, 金矿矿工
Gold diggers flocked to California in the 19th century.
19世纪，淘金者们纷纷涌入加利福尼亚州。
gold digging n: (search for a wealthy partner)
SC 采金 cǎi jīn
SC 掘金 cǎi jīn，jué jīn
Most of her friends disapprove of her because of her gold digging.
gold dust n: (fine grains of gold)
SC 砂金, 金砂
During the California gold rush a lot of men panned the streams for gold dust.
在加利福尼亚淘金热期间，许多人都从河中淘取金砂。
gold dust n: figurative ([sth] prized as rare, valuable) (如砂金般珍贵的)
SC 宝物, 财宝
Tickets for the concert are gold dust; you'll be extremely lucky to get your hands on one.
这场音乐会的门票非常抢手，你要能弄到一张，那就太幸运了。
gold fever n: (frenzy over gold mining)
SC 淘金狂 táo jīn kuáng
SC 采金热 táo jīn kuáng，cǎi jīn rè
Thousands of men with gold fever streamed into the Yukon.
gold foil n: (sheet of gold) (比金叶厚)
SC 金箔 jīn bó
He is so rich, he gave her a present wrapped in gold foil.
gold leaf n: uncountable (thin sheet of gold)
SC 金箔 jīn bó
It looks like solid gold but really it's only plaster covered with gold leaf.
这看起来像纯金，但实际上仅是在石膏上涂了金箔。
gold medal n: (award: first place)
SC 金牌 jīn pái
Flynn won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
gold mine n: (where gold is mined)
SC 金矿 jīn kuàng
SC 金山 jīn kuàng，jīn shān
The Kromdraai was one of the first gold mines in South Africa.
gold miner n: ([sb] who excavates for gold)
SC 淘金者 táo jīn zhě
SC 金矿矿工 táo jīn zhě，jīn kuàng kuàng gōng
gold mining n: (excavation for gold)
SC 采金 cǎi jīn
SC 开金矿 cǎi jīn，kāi jīn kuàng
Gold mining will have a big impact on political stability in the region.
gold-plate [sth], gold plate [sth] vtr: (gild)
SC 给…镀金 gěi dù jīn
TC 給…鍍金
TC 給…鍍金
The brooch is made of sterling silver that has been gold-plated.
gold plate n: (tableware made of gold, collectively)
SC 金餐具
gold plate n: (coating of gold)
SC 镀金层
gold-plate [sth], gold plate [sth] vtr: figurative (add unnecessary costly refinements)
SC 给...镀金
TC 給…鍍金
TC 給…鍍金
gold rush n: (mass migration to goldmine)
SC 淘金热 táo jīn rè
TC 掏金熱
TC 掏金熱
The gold rush of the early 20th century became a symbol of the American Dream.
gold standard n: historical (law: monetary system)
SC 金本位制
gold standard n: figurative (supreme example of [sth])
SC 完美典范 wán měi diǎn fàn
TC 完美典範
TC 完美典範
gold star n: (award for schoolwork) (对学生的表彰)
SC 金星 jīn xīng
Sylvia got a gold star for her project.
Gold Star n: (award given in Soviet Union) (苏联颁发的奖章)
SC 金星勋章
TC 金星勳章
TC 金星勳章
The Soviet Union awarded the Gold Star to "heroes" of the communist state.
gold-filled adj: (jewelry: having gold on a base metal)
SC 镀金的 dù jīn de
TC 鍍金的
TC 鍍金的
gold-plated adj: literal (coated with gold)
SC 镀金的 dù jīn de
TC 鍍金的
TC 鍍金的
gold-plated adj: figurative (secure, valuable)
SC 有价值的 yǒu jià zhí de
TC 有價值的
TC 有價值的
SC 安全的 yǒu jià zhí de ，ān quán de
The offer comes with a number of gold-plated guarantees.
gold-rimmed adj: (glasses, spectacles)
SC 镶金边的
have a heart of gold n: figurative (be kind, generous)
SC 有美好的心灵
SC 有一颗金子般的心
SC 有一颗善良的心
He may seem surly at first, but he really has a heart of gold.
ormolu, mosaic gold n: (golden metal)
SC 金箔涂料 jīn bó tú liào
TC 金箔塗料
TC 金箔塗料
SC 镀金涂料 jīn bó tú liào，dù jīn tú liào
pan for gold v expr: (extract gold from gravel)
SC 洗金砂取金
SC 淘金
He panned for gold near San Francisco.
pot of gold n: (sudden wealth)
SC 飞来横财
pot of gold, crock of gold n: figurative (ultimate success)
SC 最终的成功
SC 掘出的金桶(比喻)
putting green, gold green, green n: (area around a golf hole) (高尔夫球运动)
SC 推球区，轻击区，球穴区 tuī qiú qū，qīng jī qū，qiú xué qū
solid gold n: (precious metal: pure 24-carat gold)
SC 纯金，足金
Daniel's wedding ring was made of solid gold.
white gold n: (precious alloy)
SC 人造白金 rén zào bái jīn
Instead of diamonds, I want a white gold ring.
worth its weight in gold adj: figurative (very useful)
SC 极有价值 jí yǒu jià zhí
TC 極有價值
TC 極有價值
If you use the internet much, a broadband connection is worth its weight in gold.
- keep one's nose clean
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's word
- keep out
- keep quiet
- keeps
- keepsake
- keep score
- keep tabs on
- keep the ball rolling
- keep the peace
- keep time
- keep to
- keep to oneself
- keep track of
- keep under
- keep up
- keep up with
- keep watch
- keepy-uppy
- kef
- keffiyeh
- kefir
- keg
- keister