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fool's gold nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mineral: iron pyrites) | 黄铁矿 huáng tiě kuàng |
| | 黄铜矿 huáng tóng kuàng |
| Hank thought he was rich until he found out his mine was full of fool's gold. |
fool's gold nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sth] mistakenly sought after as valuable) | 误以为宝贵所以追求最后却发现无用之物 wù yǐ wéi bǎo guì suǒ yǐ zhuī qiú zuì hòu què fā xiàn wú yòng zhī wù |
| He worked hard to get her attention, but his reward turned out to be just fool's gold. |
gold bar nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (ingot of solid gold) | 金条 jīn tiáo |
| The USA keeps gold bars at Fort Knox. |
gold digger nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (woman seeking a wealthy partner) (比喻) | 傍大款的女人 bàng dà kuǎn de nǚ rén |
| Gold diggers seek rich men to marry. |
gold digger nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (miner seeking gold) (本义) | 淘金者,金矿矿工
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gold digging nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (search for a wealthy partner) | 采金 cǎi jīn |
| | 掘金 jué jīn |
| Most of her friends disapprove of her because of her gold digging. |
gold dust nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative ([sth] prized as rare and valuable) (比喻) | (如砂金般珍贵的)宝物,财宝
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| Parking spaces are like gold dust in this city. |
gold dust nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (fine grains of gold) (本义) | 砂金,金砂
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| During the California gold rush, many men panned the streams for gold dust. |
gold fever nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (frenzy created by discovery of gold) | 淘金狂 táo jīn kuáng |
| | 采金热 cǎi jīn rè |
| Thousands of men with gold fever streamed into the Yukon. |
gold foil nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sheet of gold) (比金叶厚) | 金箔 jīn bó |
| He is so rich, he gave her a present wrapped in gold foil. |
gold leaf nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (thin sheet of gold) | 金叶 jīn yè |
| It looks like it's solid gold but it's only plaster covered with gold leaf. |
gold medal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (award: first place) | 金牌 jīn pái |
| Flynn won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games. |
gold mine nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (where gold is mined) | 金矿 jīn kuàng |
| | 金山 jīn shān |
| The Kromdraai was one of the first gold mines in South Africa. |
gold miner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] who excavates for gold) | 淘金者 táo jīn zhě |
| | 金矿矿工 jīn kuàng kuàng gōng |
gold mining nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (excavation for gold) | 采金 cǎi jīn |
| | 开金矿 kāi jīn kuàng |
| Gold mining will have a big impact on political stability in the region. |
gold-plate [sth], gold plate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (gild) | 给…镀金 gěi dù jīn |
| The brooch is made of sterling silver that has been gold-plated. |
gold rush nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mass migration to goldmine) | 淘金热 táo jīn rè |
| The gold rush of the early 20th century became a symbol of the American Dream. |
gold standard nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | historical (law: monetary system) | 金本位制
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gold standard nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (supreme example of [sth]) | 完美典范 wán měi diǎn fàn |
gold star nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (award for schoolwork) (对学生的表彰) | 金星 jīn xīng |
| Sylvia got a gold star for her project. |
Gold Star nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (award given in Soviet Union) (苏联颁发的奖章) | 金星勋章
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| The Soviet Union awarded the Gold Star to "heroes" of the communist state. |
gold-filled adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (jewelry: having gold on a base metal) | 镀金的 dù jīn de |
gold-plated adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | literal (coated with gold) | 镀金的 dù jīn de |
gold-plated adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (secure, valuable) | 有价值的 yǒu jià zhí de |
| | 安全的 ān quán de |
| The offer comes with a number of gold-plated guarantees. |
have a heart of gold nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (be kind, generous) | 有美好的心灵
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| | 有一颗金子般的心
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| | 有一颗善良的心
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| He may seem surly at first, but he really has a heart of gold. |
ormolu, mosaic gold nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (golden metal) | 金箔涂料 jīn bó tú liào |
| | 镀金涂料 dù jīn tú liào |
pan for gold v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (extract gold from gravel) | 洗金砂取金
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| | 淘金
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| He panned for gold near San Francisco. |
putting green, gold green, green nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (area around a golf hole) (高尔夫球运动) | 推球区,轻击区,球穴区
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white gold nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (precious alloy) | 人造白金 rén zào bái jīn |
| Instead of diamonds, I want a white gold ring. |
worth its weight in gold adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (very useful) | 极有价值 jí yǒu jià zhí |
| If you use the internet much, a broadband connection is worth its weight in gold. |