- (especially literary)
made of gold 金质的；金的 a golden crown 金冕
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- gleam
- look
- …
- faintly
- softly
bright yellow in colour like gold 金色的；金黄色的 golden hair 金发 miles of golden beaches 数英里长的金色沙滩 Bake for ten minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden. 烤10分钟，直到糕点变脆呈金黄色。
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesb2The walls gleamed golden in the light of the setting sun. 墙壁在落日的余晖中泛着金光。 The whole sky turned golden and red. 整个天空都变成了金红色。 the faintly golden afternoon light 午后昏黄的光线
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- gleam
- look
- …
- faintly
- softly
special; wonderful 特别的；美好的 golden memories 美好的记忆 Businesses have a golden opportunity to expand into new markets. 商界有开拓新市场的良机。 Hollywood’s golden boy 好莱坞的金牌男星
Extra ExamplesHalf-way throught the game, the striker missed a golden opportunity. 比赛进行到一半时，这位前锋错过了一个绝好的机会。 I realized that this was my golden opportunity to say what I thought. 我意识到这是我说出自己想法的黄金机会。 This will be a golden opportunity for you to meet your pop idols. 这将是你遇见流行偶像的黄金机会。
Idioms
be golden
- (North American English, informal)
to be in a situation where you are successful or do not have any problems 大功告成；大获成功；一帆风顺 He thinks once he gets the money he'll be golden. 他认为只要拿到钱就万事大吉了。 If it works this time, we’re golden. 如果这次成功了，我们就是黄金。
the happy/golden mean
- (approving)
a course of action that is not extreme 中庸之道
kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggs
- (saying)
to destroy something that would make you rich, successful, etc. 杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔；自绝财源
silence is golden
- (saying)
it is often best not to say anything 沉默是金