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quicksilver

/ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/

Meanings
noun

水银，汞

The metal mercury.

Examples :

"The old thermometer contained quicksilver, which is another name for mercury. "
老式温度计里含有水银，quicksilver 其实就是水银的另一种叫法。
element substance material chemistry

Related Words

Illustration thermometer

thermometer noun

/θəˈmɒmɪtə/ /θɚˈmɑmɪtɚ/

温度计，寒暑表

"The thermometer showed the room temperature was 25 degrees Celsius. "

温度计显示房间的温度是25摄氏度。

Illustration anything

anything noun

/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/

重要人物，要人，重要的事情，要事

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

我女儿在学校取得的成功，绝对是让我最骄傲的要事。

Illustration contained

contained verb

/kənˈteɪnd/

包含，容纳。

"The box contained old photographs. "

这个盒子里装着一些旧照片。

Illustration mercurial

mercurial noun

/məːˈkjʊə.ɹɪ.əl/ /-ˈkjɔ-/

风滚草, 飞蓬.

"The gardener carefully removed the mercurial growing near the tomato plants, as it's known to be a weed. "

园丁小心地移走了番茄植株附近的风滚草，因为它是一种常见的杂草。

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

Illustration mercury

mercury noun

/ˈməː.kjʊ.ɹi/ /ˈmɝkjəɹi/

水银，汞。

"My grandfather's workshop contained many tools made of mercury. "

我爷爷的工作室里有很多水银做的工具。

Illustration nineteenth

nineteenth noun

/ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/

第十九个，第十九位

"In the line for movie tickets, the nineteenth complained about the long wait. "

在排队买电影票的队伍里，第十九个人开始抱怨等待时间太长了。

Illustration craftsman

craftsman noun

/ˈkræftsmən/ /ˈkrɑːftsmən/

工匠，匠人

"The wood craftsman carefully carved a beautiful bird from a block of pine. "

那位木匠工匠小心翼翼地用一块松木雕刻出一只美丽的鸟。

Illustration unpredictable

unpredictable noun

/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ /ˌʌnpɹɪˈdɪktəbəl/

难以预测的事，不可预测的事

"The weather today is an unpredictable. "

今天的天气变化莫测。

Illustration reflective

reflective adjective

/rɪˈflektɪv/ /riˈflektɪv/

反射性的，反光的。

"Mirrors are reflective."

镜子是反光的。

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。