| 释义 |
Examples:lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart it, you can break up metal and rocks—placer (alluvial deposit containing valuable metals)—the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin—a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals—non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)—generic term for lustrous and ductile metals—ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)—melt (of ice, metals etc)—troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)—a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times ward off evil spirits—(arch.) metal horn attached as shield horse or to the axle of a chariot—transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it—floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc)—veinstone (stone containing a vein of precious metal)—bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)—printing with metal plates—a furnace for smelting metal—Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due quantum mechanical vacuum effects)—water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)—a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal)—ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon—a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches)—secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water [idiom.]— |