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silver sth
及物动词，表示给某物镀银。
She silvered the mirror frame.
她给镜框镀了银。
镀银
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
镀银
to coat something with a thin layer of silver or a silver amalgam
She silvered the mirror frame.
她给镜框镀了银。
镀银或镀银合金
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
使呈银色
make silver in color
变成银色
turn silver
silver
Base
原形
silvers
3rd person
第三人称单数
silvering
-ing
现在分词
silvered
Past
过去式
silvered
Past participle
过去分词
He silvers the mirror every week.
他每周给镜子镀银。
She silvered the necklace yesterday.
她昨天给项链镀了银。
They have silvered the frame.
他们给相框镀了银。
They plan to silver the old mirror to restore its shine.
他们计划给旧镜子镀银以恢复光泽。
The artisan skillfully silvered the necklace, giving it a bright finish.
工匠熟练地为项链镀银，使其表面光亮。
The jeweler is silvering the tea set to match the customer's request.
珠宝商正在给茶具镀银，以满足顾客的要求。
及物动词，表示给某物镀银。
She silvered the mirror frame.
她给镜框镀了银。
被动语态，强调被镀银。
The pendant was silvered to prevent tarnish.
吊坠被镀银以防变暗。
不及物动词，用于头发变白。
His hair began to silver in his forties.
他四十多岁时头发开始变银白。
Not this
He silvered on the mirror.
Use this
He silvered the mirror.
错误：在及物动词'silver'后误加介词'on'。中文表达'给…镀银'中的'给'容易被直译为介词，但英语中'silver'作为及物动词直接接宾语。
Not this
The spoon looks silver.
Use this
The spoon looks silvered.
错误：混淆了形容词'silver'(银色的)与过去分词'silvered'(镀银的)。当表示'镀银的状态'时应用'silvered'，而非表示颜色的'silver'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
给镜子镀银
The craftsman silvered the mirror.
工匠给镜子镀了银。
头发因年老变成银白色
His hair silvered with age.
他的头发因年老变成银白色。
被月光照成银白色
The lake was silvered by moonlight.
湖水被月光照成银白色。
一线希望；积极的一面
Every cloud has a silver lining.
每一朵乌云都有一线银边；任何困境都有希望。
出身富贵
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and never had to work a day in his life.
他出身富贵，一生都不必工作。
雄辩的口才
The salesman had a silver tongue and could convince anyone to buy his products.
那个推销员口若悬河，能说服任何人买他的产品。
每朵乌云都有一道银边。
This proverb, which uses 'silver' to describe the bright edge of a cloud, means that there is something positive even in a difficult situation.
这句谚语用‘silver’（银色的）来形容云朵明亮的边缘，意思是即使在困境中也有积极的一面。
嗨哟，西尔弗！出发！
This is the famous cry of the Lone Ranger as he rides off on his white horse named Silver; the word 'silver' here is the horse's name.
这是独行侠骑马奔驰时发出的著名呐喊，他的白马名叫Silver；这里的‘silver’是马的名字。
Use silver naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象银匠给戒指镀银：silver 作动词就是“给……镀上银/使呈银色”，银光一闪，颜色、涂层都和银有关。
语域：neutral 常见场景：金属加工、首饰制作、头发颜色描述 作为动词时通常表示给物体镀银，或使某物变成银色（如头发变白）。多用于金属加工、首饰制作等场景，也常见于描述头发颜色的变化，属于中性表达。
作为动词，及物意为'镀银'，不及物意为'变银白色'。
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