- [uncountable]
a dark red-brown metal made by mixing copper and tin 青铜 a bronze statue 青铜像 The figure was cast in bronze. 这尊塑像是由青铜铸成的。 She works mainly in bronze. 她主要以青铜为材料进行创作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cast
- burnished
- polished
- …
- be cast in
- be made from/in/of/out of
- sculpture
- statue
- plaque
- …
- in bronze
- [uncountable]
a dark red-brown colour, like bronze 深红褐色；青铜色 - [countable]
a work of art made of bronze, for example a statue 青铜艺术品 a fine collection of bronzes 一批珍藏的青铜制品。
- [countable, uncountable] (also bronze medal)
a medal given as third prize in a competition or race 铜牌；铜质奖章 She got a bronze in the long jump. 她获得跳远铜牌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Olympic
- earn
- get
- take
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a verb): from French bronze (noun), bronzer (verb), from Italian bronzo, probably from Persian birinj ‘brass’.