gold

1. N-UNCOUNT Gold is a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency. 黃金

...a sapphire set in gold. …一顆鑲嵌在金子里的藍寶石。

The price of gold was going up. 黃金的價格上漲了。

2. N-UNCOUNT Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold. 金飾物; 金制品

We handed over all our gold and money. 我們把所有的金飾物和錢都交了出來。

3. COLOR Something that is gold is a bright yellow colour, and is often shiny. 金色的

I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt. 我一直穿著米歇爾那件黑色和金色相間的襯衫。

4. N-VAR A gold is the same as a . 金牌[非正式]

His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996. 他的目標是在1996年的亞特蘭大奧運會上奪得金牌。

5. PHRASE If you say that a child is being as good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems. (小孩) 很乖的[強調(diào)]

The boys were as good as gold on our walk. 這些小男孩兒在我們散步時很乖。

6. PHRASE If you say that someone has a heart of gold, you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people. 一顆金子般的心[強調(diào)]

They are all good boys with hearts of gold. They would never steal. 他們都是有著金子般心靈的好孩子。他們決不會偷竊。