- [uncountable] (symbol Au)
a chemical element. Gold is a yellow precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, beautiful objects, etc. 金 gold coins/jewellery 金币/珠宝 He always wore a gold chain. 他总是戴着一条金链子。 a gold ring/watch/necklace/bracelet 金戒指/手表/项链/手镯 a fall in the gold price 金价的下跌 The rubies were set in 18-carat gold. 这些红宝石镶在 18k 的黄金中。 made of solid/pure gold 足金／纯金制造
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistrya2He spent weeks panning for gold in the river. 他花了好几个星期在河中淘金。 In the afternoon he struck a rich vein of gold. 下午他找到了一条贮量丰富的金矿脉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- real
- solid
- …
- extract
- mine
- produce
- …
- mine
- miner
- mining
- …
- a vein of gold
- [uncountable]
money, jewellery, etc. that is made of gold 金币；金饰品；黄金制品 His wife was dripping with (= wearing a lot of) gold. 他的妻子穿金戴银。 They're stockpiling dollars the way nations used to hoard gold. 他们像过去各国囤积黄金一样囤积美元。 the country’s gold reserves 这个国家的黄金储备 falling government gold stocks 下降的政府黄金储备
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- real
- solid
- …
- extract
- mine
- produce
- …
- mine
- miner
- mining
- …
- a vein of gold
- [uncountable, countable] (also gold medal [countable])
a medal made of gold that is given to the winner of a race or competition 金牌；金质奖章 Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa2She got a gold in the long jump. 她得到一块跳远金牌。 She's going for gold this time. 这次她是冲着金牌去的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Olympic
- get
- take
- win
- …
- [uncountable, countable]
the colour of gold 金色；金黄色 a sunset of burnished gold 金光闪闪的夕阳 His hair was a pale gold. 他的头发是淡金色的。 I love the reds and golds of autumn. 我喜欢秋天的火红色和金黄色。
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch goud and German Gold, from an Indo-European root shared by yellow.
Idioms
all that glitters/glistens/glisters is not gold
- (saying)
not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc. 闪闪发光的未必都是金子；中看未必中用
a crock/pot of gold
a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get 不大可能得到的大笔奖赏（或报酬）
(as) good as gold
- (informal)
behaving in a way that other people approve of 规规矩矩；很乖；表现好 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
have a heart of gold
to be a very kind person 有金子般的心；心肠很好
the streets are paved with gold
- (saying)
used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place （表示在某地挣钱容易）遍地都是黄金
strike gold
to find or do something that brings you a lot of success or money 打开成功（或财富）之门；踏上通往成功（或财富）之路
worth your/its weight in gold