Word · Frequency #9550
sulfur
硫;硫磺
核心释义
the chemical element with atomic number 16
- 1.
原子序数为16的化学元素,呈亮黄色,有特殊气味,商业上用于杀虫剂、黑色火药和火柴等多种产品。
A chemical element with atomic number 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and matchsticks.
- 2.
一种丰富的无味无臭多价非金属元素;以黄色晶体最为人知;存在于许多硫化物和硫酸盐矿物中,甚至以天然形式存在(尤其在火山地区)
an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
- 3.
像硫一样的黄绿色。
A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
- 4.
粉蝶科黄粉蝶亚科的各种蝴蝶,尤指硫黄色的种类。
Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the sulfur-coloured species.
硫磺色;黄绿色;硫黄蝶;黄粉蝶;原子序数为16的化学元素,呈亮黄色,有特殊气味,商业上用于杀虫剂、黑色火药和火柴等多种产品。;一种丰富的无味无臭多价非金属元素;以黄色晶体最为人知;存在于许多硫化物和硫酸盐矿物中,甚至以天然形式存在(尤其在火山地区);像硫一样的黄绿色。
用法In use
The lab stored the sulfur in a sealed glass jar.
用法提示:sulfur 作名词,指化学元素硫/硫磺。
When sulfur burns, it gives off a strong, sharp smell.
用法提示:sulfur 在此为名词,表示物质硫磺。
The volcano left yellow crystals of sulfur on the rocks.
用法提示:sulfur 作名词,指硫磺这种黄色化学物质。
sulfur + noun
名词 sulfur 可直接修饰另一名词,表示“硫的、含硫的”,如 sulfur dioxide(二氧化硫)。
Sulfur compounds are responsible for the smell of rotten eggs.
硫化合物是臭鸡蛋气味的来源。
be found in/around + place
表示硫的自然存在位置时常用 be found in/around。sulfur 作物质名词通常不可数。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sulfur dioxide
- 二氧化硫
- Sulfur dioxide is released when fossil fuels are burned.化石燃料燃烧时会释放二氧化硫。
- sulfur compounds
- 硫化合物
- The lab tested the water for sulfur compounds.实验室检测了水中的硫化合物。
- sulfur smell
- 硫磺气味
- The hot spring has a strong sulfur smell.温泉有强烈的硫磺气味。
- sulfur deposits
- 硫磺矿藏
- The region is known for its natural sulfur deposits.该地区以天然硫磺矿藏闻名。
- volcanic sulfur
- 火山硫磺
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把化学符号 S 记成 sulfur 的开头:火山口旁堆着黄色硫磺,气味刺鼻。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:chemistry lab、industrial production、volcanic geology sulfur 通常为中性词,多用于化学、工业和地质等专业场景,也常见于日常对气味或颜色的描述;正式与非正式场合均不突兀,没有明显文体限制。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with sulfur (/ˈsʌlfɚ/). Sulky, sullen, and sultry genuinely match the initial /sʌl/ sound, but they do not rhyme with the -lfer ending. Suffer, supper, and summer are useful lookalikes, but they lack the /l/ before /f/ and therefore sound different.
一起学习词形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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.