- [uncountable]
fine soft thread produced by silkworms （蚕）丝 The caterpillar spins the silk around its entire body. 毛毛虫把丝绕着它的整个身体旋转。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- delicate
- fine
- …
- wear
- produce
- spin
- …
- industry
- mill
- merchant
- …
- in silk
- of silk
- [uncountable, countable]
a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread; a piece of this cloth 丝织物；丝绸 a silk dress/blouse/scarf/tie/sari 丝绸连衣裙/衬衫/围巾/领带/纱丽 silk stockings 长筒丝袜 made of pure silk 纯丝做的 Her skin was as smooth as silk. 她的皮肤像丝绸一样光滑。 fine silks produced in Italy 意大利产上等丝绸
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb2a drawing room decorated in rich blue and purple silks 由华丽的蓝色和紫色丝绸装饰的客厅 the bright silks of saris 莎丽鲜亮的丝绸
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- delicate
- fine
- …
- wear
- produce
- spin
- …
- industry
- mill
- merchant
- …
- in silk
- of silk
- [uncountable]
thread made of silk used for sewing （用于缝纫的）丝线 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- delicate
- fine
- …
- wear
- produce
- spin
- …
- industry
- mill
- merchant
- …
- in silk
- of silk
- silks[plural]
clothes made of silk, especially the coloured shirts worn by people riding horses in a race (= jockeys) 丝绸衣服（尤指骑师在赛马时穿的彩色赛马衫） ladies in silks and satins 穿着锦衣华服的女士
- [countable] (British English,
law 法律 a type of lawyer who represents the government (= a King’s Counsel / Queen’s Counsel) 皇家大律师；王室法律顾问 to take silk (= to become this type of lawyer) 担任皇家大律师
Word OriginOld English sioloc, seolec, from late Latin sericum, neuter of Latin sericus, based on Greek Sēres, the name given to the inhabitants of the Far Eastern countries from which silk first came overland to Europe.
Idioms
(you can't) make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
(you won't) succeed in making something good out of material that does not seem very good at all 用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇