noun🔗Share类金属, 准金属 An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially one that exhibits the external characteristics of a metal, but behaves chemically more as a nonmetal."Silicon, a metalloid, is used in making computer chips because it conducts electricity better than a nonmetal but not as well as a metal. "硅是一种类金属，它被用于制造电脑芯片，因为它的导电性能比非金属好，但不如金属。elementchemistrymaterialsubstancescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share类金属, 准金属 The metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; applied to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined."Because early chemists weren't sure about its properties, sodium was once referred to as a metalloid. "因为早期化学家不太确定钠的性质，所以钠曾经被称为“类金属”(lei jin shu)。elementsubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share类金属的，准金属的 Of or relating to the metalloids."The metalloid properties of silicon make it a useful semiconductor in electronics. "硅的类金属特性使其成为电子产品中一种有用的半导体。elementchemistrymaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share金属摇滚的，重金属的 Characteristic of the metal music genre."The concert's atmosphere was intensely metalloid, filled with distorted guitars and aggressive vocals. "演唱会的氛围非常重金属，到处是失真的吉他和极具攻击性的嗓音。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
