bronze

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/bɹɒnz/    /bɹɑnz/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals. uncountable
    — How little gives thee joy or pain; A print, a bronze, a flower, a root.
  2. A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze. countable,uncountable
    — Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.
  3. A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture. countable
    — "This is very good," he continued, addressing himself to the bronze again. "How ever did he do it?" "With his hands." "Naturally. But, I mean, how did he study his model?"
  4. A bronze medal; third place. countable,uncountable
    — She wanted to win the tournament, but had to settle for the bronze after being beaten in the semi-finals.
  5. Boldness; impudence. countable,uncountable
    — Embrown'd with native bronze, lo! Henley stands.
动词 v.
  1. To plate with bronze. transitive
    — My mother bronzed my first pair of baby shoes.
  2. To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan. transitive
    — The sun was so low that its level rays shot through the tunnels of the forest and bronzed its ceiling of woven leaves when Bess returned to the clearing.
  3. To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun. intransitive
    — His skin began to bronze as he worked in our garden each day.
  4. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen. transitive
    — the lawyer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead
  5. To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal. intransitive
    — Louganis' runner-up count was 822.09, and Boggs bronzed at 783.78.
形容词 adj.
  1. Made of bronze metal.
    — The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
  2. Having a reddish-brown colour.
  3. Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.
    — That girl was dynamite. Dark hair with killer blue eyes, bronze skin, and an exquisite full-figured body.

词形变化

bronzes plural more bronze comparative most bronze superlative bronzes present,singular,third-person bronzing participle,present bronzed participle,past bronzed past

词源

词源 1
From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).
词源 2
From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).
词源 3
From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).
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