Word · Frequency #34792
quicksilver
/ˈkwiksilvə/
noun
水银
核心释义
the metal mercury, which is liquid at ordinary temperatures
- 1.
一种重的银白色有毒金属元素,有单价和二价,是常温下唯一呈液态的金属。
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
一种重的银白色有毒金属元素,有单价和二价,是常温下唯一呈液态的金属。；汞
用法In use
The thermometer contains quicksilver that rises with heat.
用法提示：名词，指水银（汞）。
Her personality was as changeable as quicksilver.
用法提示：名词，比喻易变的事物。
Quicksilver is used in some old barometers.
用法提示：名词，指金属汞。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- quicksilvers
- third person singular
- quicksilvered
- past, past participle
- quicksilvering
- present participle
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