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[metal] bullion
bullion 前加金属名称，表示该金属的块状或锭状形态，常见搭配有 gold bullion、silver bullion。
The refinery produces silver bullion for export.
这家精炼厂生产用于出口的银条。
金银块；金条；银条
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金银块；金条；银条
a mass of precious metal
The refinery produces silver bullion for export.
这家精炼厂生产用于出口的银条。
以重量计值并通常铸成锭的大量贵金属(通常为金或银)。
A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
贵金属块
a mass of precious metal
玻璃制品上因附着取料杆而留下的痕迹。
The mark left on a glass piece from its attachment to a punty.
金条或银条
gold or silver in bars or ingots
The bank stores gold bullion in a high-security vault.
银行将金条存放在高度安全的金库中。
Investors often buy silver bullion as a way to protect their savings.
投资者经常购买银锭作为保护储蓄的一种方式。
The shipment of bullion was escorted by armed guards.
这批金块的运输由武装警卫护送。
bullion 前加金属名称，表示该金属的块状或锭状形态，常见搭配有 gold bullion、silver bullion。
The refinery produces silver bullion for export.
这家精炼厂生产用于出口的银条。
需要计数时，用 a bar of bullion 或 a piece of bullion；bullion 本身常作不可数名词。
A bar of bullion is usually stamped with its weight and purity.
金条或银条上通常会标注重量和纯度。
store bullion in/at… 是常见搭配，表示“把金银块储存在某处”。
Central banks store bullion in underground vaults.
中央银行把金银块存放在地下金库中。
Not this
He bought some bullions from the bank.
Use this
He bought some bullion from the bank.
Bullion 是不可数名词，指金条、银条等贵金属的总称，不能加 -s 表示复数。因此应使用 bullion 而非 bullions。
Not this
The recipe calls for a cube of chicken bullion.
Use this
The recipe calls for a cube of chicken bouillon.
表示“肉汤”的是 bouillon，而 bullion 指金条/银条。两者发音相似但意义完全不同，此处误用了 bullion，应改为 bouillon。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
金条；金块
The bank stores gold bullion in its vault.
银行将金条存放在金库里。
银条；银块
Investors bought silver bullion to hedge against inflation.
投资者购买银条以对冲通货膨胀。
金银市场
The bullion market was volatile this week.
本周金银市场波动剧烈。
金银币
Many collectors prefer bullion coins to paper currency.
许多收藏者更喜欢金银币而不是纸币。
金锭；银锭
The smuggler was caught carrying bullion bars.
走私犯携带金锭被抓获。
Use bullion naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 bullion 拆成 bull（公牛）+ lion（狮子），想象金牛和金狮都是贵金属铸块。
语域：formal 常见场景：金融市场/贵金属交易、海关申报与贵金属鉴定 “bullion”通常用于金融、贸易、海关等正式场合，指成块或成锭的黄金、白银等贵金属；日常对话中较少出现，比较书面化。
没有常用词与 bullion /ˈbʊljən/ 完全押韵。以下词形相近但读音不同：million /ˈmɪljən/、billion /ˈbɪljən/、pavilion /pəˈvɪljən/；bull 和 bullet 只共享开头的 /bʊl/，也不押韵。cushion /ˈkʊʃən/ 与 bullion 的元音 /ʊ/ 相同，但词尾不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.