Word · Frequency #2244
silver
镀银
to coat something with a thin layer of silver or a silver amalgam
- 1.
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
镀银或镀银合金
- 2.
make silver in color
使呈银色
- 3.
turn silver
变成银色
使呈银色；变成银色；镀银或镀银合金；变银白色
In use
They plan to silver the old mirror to restore its shine.
The artisan skillfully silvered the necklace, giving it a bright finish.
The jeweler is silvering the tea set to match the customer's request.
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。
be silvered
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。
silver
不及物动词，用于头发变白。
His hair began to silver in his forties.
Connections
Collocations
- silver a mirror
- 给镜子镀银
- The craftsman silvered the mirror.工匠给镜子镀了银。
- hair silvered with age
- 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。
- silvered by moonlight
- 被月光照成银白色
- The lake was silvered by moonlight.湖水被月光照成银白色。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a silver lining
- 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。
- born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
作为动词，及物意为'镀银'，不及物意为'变银白色'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
silver /ˈsɪlvɝ/ 的重读第一音节是 /sɪl/；silk、silt、silly 与它共享开头的拼写和发音 /sɪl/。常见词中没有与 silver 完全押韵的词；river、quiver 虽有 /ɪvɚ/ 结尾，但缺少 /l/，不算押韵；salver 拼写结尾相似，但读作 /ˈsælvɚ/，开头元音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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