gold

英 [ɡəʊld]

美 [ɡoʊld]

n.  金; 金币; 金饰品; 黄金制品; 金色; 金黄色
adj.  金色的

复数：golds　现在分词：golding　

中考高考CET4考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1278 / COCA.1256

习惯用语

n.

all that glitters/glistens is not gold
• 闪闪发光的未必都是金子；中看未必中用
  not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc.
a crock/pot of gold
• 不大可能得到的大笔奖赏（或报偿）
  a large prize or reward that sb hopes for but is unlikely to get
(as) good as gold
• 规规矩矩；很乖；表现好
  behaving in a way that other people approve of
• The kids have been as good as gold all day.
  孩子们一整天都很乖。
have a heart of gold
• 有金子般的心；心肠很好
  to be a very kind person
the streets are paved with gold
• （表示在某地挣钱容易）遍地都是黄金
  used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place
strike gold
• 打开成功（或财富）之门；踏上通往成功（或财富）之路
  to find or do sth that brings you a lot of success or money
• He has struck gold with his latest novel.
  他凭借最新的一部小说叩开了成功之门。
worth your/its weight in gold
• 非常有用；很有价值
  very useful or valuable
• A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold.
  一位优秀的技工是不可多得的。

牛津词典

noun

• 金
  a chemical element. Gold is a yellow precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, decorative objects, etc.
  1. a gold bracelet/ring/watch, etc.
     金手镯、金戒指、金表等
  2. 18-carat gold
     18开金
  3. the country's gold reserves
     这个国家的黄金储备
  4. made of solid/pure gold
     足金 / 纯金制造
• 金币；金饰品；黄金制品
  money, jewellery, etc. that is made of gold
  1. His wife was dripping with (= wearing a lot of) gold.
     他的妻子披金戴银。
• 金色；金黄色
  the colour of gold
  1. The team look set to win Olympic gold.
     这个队看来可能会拿奥运会金牌。
  2. He won three golds and a bronze.
     他获得三枚金牌和一枚铜牌。
• 金色；金黄色
  the colour of gold
  1. The team look set to win Olympic gold.
     这个队看来可能会拿奥运会金牌。
  2. He won three golds and a bronze.
     他获得三枚金牌和一枚铜牌。

adj.

• 金色的
  bright yellow in colour, like gold
  1. The company name was spelled out in gold letters.
     该公司的名称用烫金字母拼成。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 黄金
  Goldis a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency.
  1. ...a sapphire set in gold...
     镶嵌在黄金上的蓝宝石
  2. The price of gold was going up.
     黄金的价格在上涨。
  3. ...gold coins.
     金币
• N-UNCOUNT 金饰物；黄金制品
  Goldis jewellery and other things that are made of gold.
  1. We handed over all our gold and money.
     我们将所有的金首饰和钱都交了出来。
• COLOUR 金色；金黄色
  Something that isgoldis a bright yellow colour, and is often shiny.
  1. I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt.
     我一直都穿着米歇尔那件黑色和金色相间的衬衫。
• N-VAR 同gold medal
  Agoldis the same as agold medal.
  1. His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996...
     他的志向是在1996年亚特兰大奥运会上夺取金牌。
  2. This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
     本周六，这位英国明星将向冬奥会的金牌发起冲击。
• PHRASE （小孩）规规矩矩的,乖巧的
  If you say that a child is beingas good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.
  1. The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
     我们散步的时候，这帮小男孩表现得很乖。
• PHRASE 一颗金子般的心；赤子之心
  If you say that someone hasa heart of gold, you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people.
  1. They are all good boys with hearts of gold. They would never steal.
     他们都是有着金子般心灵的好孩子，绝不会干偷摸扒窃之事。
• PHRASE 期望得到的一大笔钱，未来的一桶金（英国英语中亦作a crock of gold）
  Money that someone hopes they will get in the future is sometimes referred to asa pot of gold. Alsoa crock of gold, mainly in British English.
  1. I would rather be honest with people than tell them that there is going to be some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
     我宁肯实话实说也不愿意给予他们不切实际的期望。
• See also:fool's gold

双语例句

• Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals
  黄金保持其原有光泽的时间较其他金属要长得多。
• Snape wrote a receipt with a gold fountain pen
  斯内普用金笔开了一张收据。
• In the 19th century, gold was discovered in California
  19世纪时，在加利福尼亚发现了金子。
• I would rather be honest with people than tell them that there is going to be some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
  我宁肯实话实说也不愿意给予他们不切实际的期望。
• He invested all our profits in gold shares
  他把我们所有的收益都投资在黄金股上了。
• Dad handed me a big box wrapped in gold foil and tied with a red ribbon.
  爸爸递给我一个用金箔包装、外面扎了根红丝带的大盒子。
• He was wearing new spectacles with gold wire frames.
  他戴了一副新的金边眼镜。
• The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
  我们散步的时候，这帮小男孩表现得很乖。
• This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
  本周六，这位英国明星将向冬奥会的金牌发起冲击。
• He topped off his career with an Olympic gold medal
  他以一块奥运金牌为自己的职业生涯画上了圆满的句号。