metal
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈmet.əl/us/ˈmet̬.əl/B1
achemicalelement, such asironorgold, or amixtureof suchelements, such assteel, that isgenerallyhard andstrong, and through whichelectricityandheatcantravel:
金属;合金Metal,paper, andglasscan berecycled.金属、纸张和玻璃都可被循环利用。
Silver,gold, andplatinumarepreciousmetals.银、金和铂都是贵重金属。
Thewoodenbeamisreinforcedwith a metalplate.木梁用金属板加固了。
- Theexplosionsentpiecesof metal andglasshurtlingthrough theair.
- All thatremainsof yesterday'scarcrashis apileofmangledmetal.
- As thehotmetalpassedbetween thehugerollersit waspressedintothinsheets.
- Lead andtinaremalleablemetals.
- This newdrillworksvery well on hard metals.
Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- alloy
- anti-tarnish
- bar magnet
- base metal
- beaten
- bimetallic
- brazen
- brazier
- bullion
- ferrous
- galvanized
- gild
- gold leaf
- lode
- magnet
- scrap
- untarnished
- vermeil
- wrought iron
- zirconium