copper

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒpə/    美 /ˈkɒpə/|/ˈkɑpəɹ/|/ˈkɔpə/|/ˈkɒ-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element. uncountable
    — Men talke much […] of the Philoſophers ſtone, that it turneth copper into gold; […]
  2. A component of the cop (“conical ball of thread wound on to the spindle”) in a spinning machine. slang,transitive
  3. A police officer, especially one in uniform. Australia,UK,slang,transitive
    — If you're caught by a copper, it's his job to pinch you, isn't it? You can hold him up with a gun, but he's got to come on, even if he gets killed. […] It's not fair on the coppers either; they've got their duty to do, and it's dirty to kill a man for doing his job.
  4. The reddish-brown colour of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1). broadly,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: chestnut, russet
  5. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a private detective or a security guard. US,dated,historical,slang,transitive
    — I went to the phone and asked the girl to send the house copper [of the hotel] up.
  6. The reddish-brown colour of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).; In full copper butterfly: any of various lycaenid butterflies with copper-coloured upperwings, especially those of the genera Lycaena and Paralucia. broadly,countable
  7. An informer.; A person working as an informer for the police; a nark Australia,UK,slang,transitive
  8. An informer.; A prisoner who informs on fellow prisoners. Australia,UK,slang,transitive
  9. Any of various specialized items made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1), where the use of the metal is either necessary or traditional to the function of the item. broadly,countable,dated
    — Coppers are generally good for a year, if the battery is carefully attended; they should, however, be removed before they have increased to such a size that their removal might cause the destruction of the glass jars.
  10. Any of various specialized items made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1), where the use of the metal is either necessary or traditional to the function of the item.; A copper mug used for drinking alcoholic beverages. broadly,countable,dated
    — [H]e slid down from his seat, and darted into the public house, reappearing in a few moments with a copper of ale and a horn in his hand: he and another man held open the horses' mouths, and poured the ale through the horn down their throats.
  11. Any of various specialized items made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1), where the use of the metal is either necessary or traditional to the function of the item.; A copper sheet on which an image or writing is engraved. broadly,countable,dated
    — [H]e went to sleep, taking first out of his pocket a book,[…]. It proved to be my old favorite author, [John] Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, in Dutch, finely printed on good paper, with copper cuts, a dress better than I had ever seen it wear in its own language.
  12. Any of various specialized items made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1), where the use of the metal is either necessary or traditional to the function of the item.; A coin, typically of a small denomination, originally made of copper and now chiefly of other metals such as bronze; specifically, an English or British penny or halfpenny; also, a United States cent; (uncountable) coins made of copper collectively. broadly,countable,dated
    — Light VVenches may proue plagues to men forſ[w]orne, / If ſo our Copper byes no better treaſure.
  13. Any of various specialized items made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1), where the use of the metal is either necessary or traditional to the function of the item.; A coin, typically of a small denomination, originally made of copper and now chiefly of other metals such as bronze; specifically, an English or British penny or halfpenny; also, a United States cent; (uncountable) coins made of copper collectively.; In the game of faro: originally a copper coin, now usually a small disc or token, placed on a playing card to indicate that a player bets against that card. US,broadly,countable,dated
  14. Any of various specialized items made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1), where the use of the metal is either necessary or traditional to the function of the item.; A large pot, originally made of copper but later often of iron, filled with water and heated over a fire for cooking, washing clothes, etc. Australia,UK,broadly,countable,dated
    — Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath.
动词 v.
  1. To coat or sheathe (something) with copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1). transitive
  2. To inform on (someone) to the police; to nark. UK,slang,transitive
  3. To give (something) a colour by applying a copper salt. transitive
  4. To arrest (someone). US,archaic,slang,transitive
  5. To give copper coins to (someone); to pay. dated,transitive
  6. To inform on someone to the police. UK,intransitive,slang,transitive
    — "It's no use your staying here, because I'm not going to copper anybody," said the woman truculently. "My lodgers are respectable people; they keep themselves to themselves, and I keep myself to myself.[…]"
  7. In the game of faro: to place a copper coin, or now usually a small disc or token, on (a playing card) to indicate that a player bets against that card. US,transitive
  8. In the game of faro: to place a copper coin, or now usually a small disc or token, on (a playing card) to indicate that a player bets against that card.; To bet against (something). US,figuratively,transitive
    — [T]hey are going to take this whole Mississippi, and twist it around and make it run several miles up stream. […] [Y]ou have n't got to believe they can do such miracles, have you? And yet you ain't absolutely obliged to believe they can't. I reckon the safe way, where a man can afford it, is to copper the operation, and at the same time buy enough property in Vicksburg to square you up in case they win.
形容词 adj.
  1. Made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
    — Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wall-paper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coolured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
  2. Having the reddish-brown colour of copper.
    — All in a hot and copper sky, / The bloody Sun, at noon, / Right up above the mast did stand, / No bigger than the Moon.

词形变化

coppers plural more copper comparative most copper superlative coppers present,singular,third-person coppering participle,present coppered participle,past coppered past coppers plural coppers present,singular,third-person coppering participle,present coppered participle,past coppered past coppers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antimonial copper arsenical copper Austrian copper Austrian copper rose barium copper disilicate barium copper oxide barium copper silicate barium copper tetrasilicate bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide black copper black copper ore blanched copper blister copper blistered copper blue copper bronze copper BSCCO Bungtown copper calcium copper tetrasilicate cement copper Chessy copper chromated copper arsenate clear one's coppers cool one's coppers copper acetate copper age copper arsenate copper arsenide copper-arsenide copper-arsenite copper arsenite copper aspirinate copperbar copper barilla copper-beech copper beech copper-bellied snake copperbelly copper-belly copperbelt copper belt copper-bit copper-blende copper-bloom copper-bottom copper-bottomed copper-bound copper-butterfly copper-cap copper-captain copper captain copper carbonate copper chloride copper chopper copper-colic copper-cut copper dichloride coppered copper-emerald copperer Copper Eskimo copper-faced copper-fasten copper fasten copperfasten copper-fastened Copperfield copper finch copper-finch copper-foil copper-glance copper globemallow copper-green copper group copper-head copperhead copper-headed copper-hells copper-hops copper-Indian coppering copper iris copper-iron copperise copperish copperize copper-knob copperleaf copperless copper loss copper-man copper-manganese copper-mica copper moki coppern copper-nickel copper nitrate coppernob copper nose copper-nose Copperopolis copper ore copperous copper oxide copper phosphide copper phthalocyanine copper-place copperplate copper-powder copper pyrites copper-rain Copper River copper schist copper shark copperskin copper-skinned copper-slate coppersmith coppersmithing coppersmithy copper-smoke copper-snake copper-spot copper sulfate copper sulfide copper sulphate copper sulphide coppertop copper-top copper-topped copper transport disease copper uranite copper-vitriol copperware copper-wing copperwork copper-work copperworker copperworking copperworks copper-works copperworm coppery cozzer decacopper dicopper disulfide of copper disulphide of copper dry copper electrocopper emerald copper emerald copper ore enamelers' copper enamellers' copper gold-copper ore great copper grey copper grey copper ore heptacopper hexaaquacopper holler copper hot coppers indigo copper japan copper large copper manganese copper multicopper noncopper octacopper octadecacopper octahedral copper octahedral copper ore organocopper peacock copper pentacopper pentadecacopper phosphor copper purple copper purple copper ore pyritous copper radiocopper recopper red copper resin of copper scarce copper silicon copper silver-copper nitrate small copper sulfate of copper sulphate of copper tetracopper tetradecacopper tin-silver-copper tricopper tridecacopper variegated copper variegated copper ore velvet copper velvet copper ore white copper wood-copper YBCO yellow copper yellow copper ore bent copper
相关词
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词源

词源 1
The noun is inherited from Middle English coper, copper (“copper ore; copper metal; bronze”), from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), a contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass or copper”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Κῠ́προς (Kŭ́pros, “Cyprus”) (a major source of copper during the Near East’s Bronze Age), from the name of a Northwest Semitic goddess from the root כ־ב־ר/ك ب ر (k b r) (“related to being big, large; great; or old”). Doublet of kobo.
The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. The verb is also derived from the noun.
cognates
* Dutch koper (“copper”)
* German Kupfer (“copper”)
* Icelandic kopar (“copper”)
词源 2
The noun is probably derived from cop (“(informal, dated) to arrest or capture (someone)”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns), although cop is attested slightly later.
The verb is derived from the noun.
词源 3
From cop (“ball of thread wound on to a spindle in a spinning machine”) + -er (suffix denoting things relating to the words to which the suffix is attached to).
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