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amalgams
汞合金；汞齐
amalgams is the plural of amalgam.
核心释义
An alloy of mercury with another metal, especially one used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; also, any mixture of metals dissolved in mercury.
- 1.
含汞的合金。
An alloy containing mercury.
- 2.
牙科用汞合金
an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
- 3.
不同事物的组合。
A combination of different things.
- 4.
多种事物的混合体
a combination or blend of diverse things
- 5.
合金的成分之一。
One of the ingredients in an alloy.
- 6.
用于填补牙洞的汞合金。
An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.
含汞的合金。；牙科用汞合金；不同事物的组合。；多种事物的混合体；合金的成分之一。
用法In use
The dentist used an amalgam to fill the cavity in my back tooth.
用法提示：amalgam 为名词，指补牙用的汞合金。
When mixed with silver, mercury forms an amalgam that hardens quickly.
用法提示：amalgam 作名词，表示汞与银形成的合金。
In the lab, we made an amalgam by combining mercury with copper.
用法提示：amalgam 作名词，作 made 的宾语，指汞合金。
his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas
an amalgam of A and B
an amalgam of 后接组成合金的金属；也可说 an amalgam of A with B。
This alloy is an amalgam of mercury and silver.
这种合金是汞和银的汞合金。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dental amalgam
- 牙科用汞合金
- Dental amalgam has been used for over 150 years to fill cavities.牙科用汞合金用来补牙已有150多年的历史。
- amalgam filling
- 汞合金填充物
- The dentist replaced my old amalgam filling with a white composite.牙医把我旧的汞合金填充物换成了白色复合材料。
- an amalgam of
- ……的混合体
- The city is an amalgam of old and new cultures.这座城市是新旧文化的混合体。
- silver amalgam
- 银汞合金
- Silver amalgam is commonly used in dental restorations.银汞合金常用于牙齿修复。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
读音像“阿妈汞”：阿妈把汞和其他金属混在一起，就成了补牙用的汞合金。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：dentistry、chemistry amalgam 通常用于牙科和化学等专业或技术语境，多属于正式书面用语；日常口语中较少出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 /əˈmælɡəm/ 完全押韵（需匹配重读元音 /æl/ 及之后的全部音）。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：-gram 结尾的 diagram、program 读 /ɡræm/；-am 结尾的 exam、jam 读 /æm/（exam 重音在第二音节）；calm 中 al 不发音，读 /kɑːm/。amalgamate 与 amalgam 重读音节相同 /ˈmæl/，但结尾不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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