Word · Frequency #21080
bullions
金银块；金条；银条
bullions is the plural of bullion.
a mass of precious metal
- 1.
A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
以重量计值并通常铸成锭的大量贵金属(通常为金或银)。
- 2.
a mass of precious metal
贵金属块
- 3.
The mark left on a glass piece from its attachment to a punty.
玻璃制品上因附着取料杆而留下的痕迹。
- 4.
gold or silver in bars or ingots
金条或银条
以重量计值并通常铸成锭的大量贵金属(通常为金或银)。；贵金属块；玻璃制品上因附着取料杆而留下的痕迹。；金条或银条；金银
In use
The bank stores gold bullion in a high-security vault.
Investors often buy silver bullion as a way to protect their savings.
The shipment of bullion was escorted by armed guards.
[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。
a bar of bullion
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 somewhere
store bullion in/at… 是常见搭配，表示“把金银块储存在某处”。
Connections
Collocations
- gold bullion
- 金条；金块
- The bank stores gold bullion in its vault.银行将金条存放在金库里。
- silver bullion
- 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。
- bullion market
- 金银市场
- The bullion market was volatile this week.本周金银市场波动剧烈。
- bullion coins
- 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。
- bullion bars
- 金锭；银锭
- The smuggler was caught carrying bullion bars.走私犯携带金锭被抓获。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 bullion 拆成 bull（公牛）+ lion（狮子），想象金牛和金狮都是贵金属铸块。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.