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the metalwork of sth
常用来整体指某物的金属部分。
The metalwork of the bridge needs repainting.
这座桥的金属构件需要重新刷漆。
金属部件；金属构件
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金属部件；金属构件
the metal parts of something
The metalwork of the bridge needs repainting.
这座桥的金属构件需要重新刷漆。
金属制品
Objects made of metal.
金属加工；金属成型
The act of shaping metal, metalworking.
The old bridge's metalwork was beginning to rust after years of rain.
这座老桥的金属构件经过多年的雨水开始生锈。
She admired the delicate metalwork on the antique clock.
她欣赏古董钟上精致的金属部件。
The damaged metalwork of the car door needed to be repaired.
车门损坏的金属构件需要修理。
常用来整体指某物的金属部分。
The metalwork of the bridge needs repainting.
这座桥的金属构件需要重新刷漆。
强调金属部件位于某物表面。注意 metalwork 通常作不可数名词。
The metalwork on the old gate is covered in rust.
旧大门上的金属部件覆盖着一层锈。
用 piece of 表示“一个/一块”；由于 metalwork 常作不可数名词，不能说 a metalwork。
A piece of metalwork had fallen off the machine.
一块金属构件从机器上掉了下来。
Not this
The metalwork are beautiful.
Use this
The metalwork is beautiful.
metalwork 这里指“金属部件”，是不可数名词，谓语动词要用单数 is，不能用 are。
Not this
She metalworks every day.
Use this
She does metalwork every day.
metalwork 是名词，不是动词；表示“做金属加工”要说 do metalwork，不能把 metalwork 当动词直接加 -s 变位。
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装饰性金属构件
The entrance hall is admired for its decorative metalwork.
门厅的装饰性金属构件备受赞赏。
繁复的金属构件
The mosque's intricate metalwork amazes every visitor.
清真寺繁复的金属构件令每位游客惊叹。
建筑金属构件
Architectural metalwork can be seen on many historic buildings.
许多历史建筑上都能看到建筑金属构件。
金属加工课
She learned to weld in a metalwork class.
她在金属加工课上学会了焊接。
金属加工项目
He spent all weekend on his metalwork project.
他整个周末都在做他的金属加工项目。
金属加工技能
He refined his metalwork skills over many years.
多年来他磨练了自己的金属加工技能。
Use metalwork naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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metal（金属）+ work（工件/加工）→ 金属制品或金属构件。想象一块金属被加工成零件。
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑与装修、机械制造、车辆部件 作“金属部件”讲时属于中性偏书面用词，通常出现在建筑、机械、车辆等描述性语境中；口语里较少单独使用，更常说 metal parts。
All these words end in the same /wɜːk/ sound as the final syllable of metalwork. Beware: 'metal' (/ˈmetəl/) and 'metallic' (/məˈtælɪk/) look similar but do not rhyme with it; 'work' is /wɜːk/, not /wɔːk/ (walk).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.