Silver is a white metal – chemical element Ag for those of you who are chemists.
银是一种白色金属——对于化学家来说是化学元素 Ag。
湖底女人(上)
A hand in a glove appeared on the slope of the white metal railing, at the edge of the archway, where the stairs went down.
一只戴着手套的手出现在白色金属栏杆的斜坡上, 在拱门的边缘, 也就是下楼梯的地方。
美国历史
All the while, new silver lodes, discovered in the Far West, were pouring into the market great streams of the white metal, bearing down the price.
一直以来,在远西发现的新银矿脉源源不断地涌入市场,压低了价格。
英语百科
White metal
The white metals are any of several light-colored alloys used as a base for plated silverware, ornaments or novelties, as well as any of several lead-based or tin-based alloys used for things like bearings, jewellery, miniature figures, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type.
近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
alloy, metal
英英词典
white metal n.
an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings