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silver + noun
表示材质或颜色。
She wore a silver necklace.
她戴了一条银项链。
银白色的；银灰色的
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银白色的；银灰色的
having the grey-white color of silver
She wore a silver necklace.
她戴了一条银项链。
光泽灰色；覆盖或带有银色
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
表达清晰、有效
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
由银制成或主要由银组成
made from or largely consisting of silver
She wore a beautiful silver necklace to the party.
她戴了一条漂亮的银色项链去参加聚会。
The old man had silver hair that shone in the sunlight.
那位老人的银色头发在阳光下闪闪发光。
They decided to paint the walls a light silver color.
他们决定把墙壁刷成浅银色。
表示材质或颜色。
She wore a silver necklace.
她戴了一条银项链。
表示颜色或材质属性。
The car is silver.
这辆车是银色的。
表示颜色变化。
His hair turned silver.
他的头发变成了银白色。
Not this
This paint is more silver than that.
Use this
This paint is more silvery than that.
错误：使用“more silver”作为形容词“silver”的比较级。银色的比较级和最高级通常由“silvery”构成，而不是“silver”直接加more。纠正：改用“more silvery”来表达更银色的意思。
Not this
I bought a silver color watch.
Use this
I bought a silver watch.
错误：在“silver”后冗余添加“color”。英语中“silver”本身可以作为形容词表示银色的，无需再加“color”。纠正：直接使用“silver watch”即可。
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一线希望
Every cloud has a silver lining.
每一朵乌云都有一线希望。
银牌
She won a silver medal in the 100-meter race.
她在100米赛跑中赢得了银牌。
银发
Her silver hair made her look distinguished.
她的银发让她看起来很有风度。
银幕；电影界
He became a star of the silver screen.
他成为了银幕明星。
口才；如簧之舌
The salesman's silver tongue convinced us to buy.
销售员的口才说服了我们购买。
灵丹妙药；万灵药
There is no silver bullet for this problem.
这个问题没有灵丹妙药。
困境中的一线希望
The silver lining of losing my job is that I can finally start my own business.
失业的一线希望是我终于可以自己创业了。
出生于富贵之家
She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and never had to worry about money.
她出生于富贵之家，从来不必为钱发愁。
万灵丹；一劳永逸的解决办法
There is no silver bullet for fixing all of the company's financial problems.
没有一劳永逸的办法能解决公司所有的财务问题。
每一片乌云都镶着一道银边。
This saying is often used to encourage someone going through a hard time.
这句话常用来鼓励正在经历困难的人。
银铃，银铃，城市里已是圣诞时节。
A line from the classic Christmas song 'Silver Bells', often heard during the holiday season.
这句歌词出自经典圣诞歌曲《Silver Bells》，常在节日期间听到。
Use silver naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一把银汤匙（silver spoon）在光下透出银灰色光泽：silver 就是那种亮而柔和的银白色。
语域：mixed 常见场景：描述物体颜色或光泽、谈论首饰、餐具、奖牌等银质物品、正式或文学性表达中的口才（常作silver-tongued） silver 作形容词时，颜色和材质含义在口语和书面语中都较常用，属于中性语域；表示“口才流利的”时多用于正式或文学性表达，日常对话较少单独使用。建议根据具体含义判断语域。
通常用于名词前作定语，如 silver spoon（银勺），也可作表语，如 The ring is silver.（这枚戒指是银制的。）
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