gold /ɡəʊld/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

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

  例：

  ...a sapphire set in gold.

  …一颗镶嵌在金子里的蓝宝石。

  例：

  The price of gold was going up.

  黄金的价格上涨了。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold. 金饰物; 金制品

  例：

  We handed over all our gold and money.

  我们把所有的金饰物和钱都交了出来。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt.

  我一直穿着米歇尔那件黑色和金色相间的衬衫。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

  他的目标是在1996年的亚特兰大奥运会上夺得金牌。

• 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 [强调]

  例：

  The boys were as good as gold on our walk.

  这些小男孩儿在我们散步时很乖。

• 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. 一颗金子般的心 [强调]

  例：

  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。他们决不会偷窃。