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mercury + be + adjective
Mercury is toxic.
姹女是有毒的。
汞；水银
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
汞；水银
a heavy silver-white toxic metallic element, the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Mercury is toxic.
姹女是有毒的。
与金属有关的意义。
Senses relating to the metal.
一种银白色、有毒、一价和二价的重金属元素；常温下唯一液态的金属
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
与植物有关的意义。
Senses relating to plants.
(罗马神话)朱庇特的使者,商业之神；对应希腊的赫耳墨斯
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
The old thermometer contains a small amount of mercury.
旧温度计里含有少量汞。
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
汞是唯一一种在室温下呈液态的金属。
Be careful not to spill mercury, because it is very toxic.
小心别把水银洒出来，因为它毒性很强。
Mercury is toxic.
姹女是有毒的。
Mercury is used in thermometers.
姹女用于温度计中。
Exposure to mercury should be avoided.
应避免接触姹女。
Not this
There is a mercury in the thermometer.
Use this
There is mercury in the thermometer.
水银是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词'a'连用，应直接使用原形。
Not this
Mercuries are toxic.
Use this
Mercury is toxic.
水银为不可数名词，没有复数形式，谓语动词应用单数形式。
汞中毒
The factory was shut down due to cases of mercury poisoning among workers.
这家工厂因工人出现汞中毒案例而关闭。
汞蒸气
Inhaling mercury vapor can cause serious lung damage.
吸入汞蒸气会导致严重的肺部损伤。
汞温度计
Mercury thermometers are being phased out due to safety concerns.
出于安全考虑，汞温度计正逐步淘汰。
汞含量
The mercury level in the lake exceeded safety standards.
湖中的汞含量超过了安全标准。
液态汞
Liquid mercury is used in some electrical switches.
液态汞用于某些电气开关。
汞暴露
Long-term mercury exposure can lead to neurological disorders.
长期汞暴露可能导致神经系统疾病。
温度上升；情绪高涨
The mercury is rising, so let's go to the beach.
温度正在上升，我们去海滩吧。
水星逆行（常指沟通不畅、计划受阻的时期）
My computer crashed and I missed the meeting; it's because Mercury is in retrograde.
我的电脑死机了，还错过了会议；都是因为水星逆行。
水星逆行。
Sheldon Cooper often blames Mercury retrograde for his bad luck in The Big Bang Theory.
在《生活大爆炸》中，谢尔顿·库珀经常把霉运归咎于水星逆行。
Use Mercury naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
水银（汞）的英文mercury，想象它像调皮的水滴一样滚动，字母‘cur’像‘curious’（好奇），好奇心驱使水银不停运动。
通常用于科学或工业领域，语境正式且中性。
作金属元素义时为不可数名词；复数mercuries仅用于技术语境（如不同同位素、合金）。指行星或神祇时是专有名词，须大写。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.