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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

aluminium [ælju'mɪnɪəm]
  1. 1. noun [US] [u]

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

aluminium [.æljə'mɪnɪəm] [ælju'mɪnjəm]
  1. 1. noun aluminum的英体

Collins English-English Dictionary

aluminium ["æljυ'mɪnɪəm] [ə'luːmɪnəm]
  1. 1. n a light malleable ductile silvery-white metallic element that resists corrosion; the third most abundant element in the earth's crust (8.1 per cent), occurring only as a compound, principally in bauxite. It is used, esp in the form of its alloys, in aircraft parts, kitchen utensils, etc Symbol: Al; atomic no: 13; atomic wt: 26.9815; valency: 3; relative density: 2.699; melting pt: 660.45°C; boiling pt: 2520°C

Examples

Huge savings of energy are made through recycling aluminium cans.
回收铝罐节约了大量能源。
These bastard devices are the size of a small aluminium briefcase.
这些假货像一个小的铝公文包那么大。
The initial idea was to produce an aluminium bodied version of the car.
最初的想法是制作一个铝制的车身。
Aluminium is the best, as it virtually lasts for ever and is easily cleaned.
铝是最好的,因为它能永久保持,并且很容易清洗。
Aluminium and other metals are normally badly corroded by alkalis.
铝和其他金属通常会被碱严重腐蚀。
镀铝钢
aluminium-plated steel
钢精锅
aluminium pan
这是一家卖箔材的商店。
This is a shop that sells materials such as aluminium foil, and tin foil.
这些吕制板,可以用铆钉枪固定在一起。
These aluminium boards can attached with rivets.

nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as a conveyor of coordination

Paired conjunctions as a conveyor of coordination

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" búdàn...érqiě... (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" rúguǒ...jiù... (if… then…), and "总而言之" zǒng'éryánzhī (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.

The paired conjunctions such as "又……又……" yòu...yòu..., "一面……一面……" yímiàn...yímiàn..., "不是……而是……" búshì...ér shì... , "既……又……" jì...yòu..., "一边……一边……" yìbiān...yìbiān... and "……还……" ...hái... are used to show coordination in sentence.
(1) 他抽烟,喝酒。
(2) 他一边吃饭,一边看电影。
(3) 他不是学生,而是老师。
(4) 他乱丢纸屑,随地吐痰。
(5) 他爱吃水果,爱吃蔬菜。

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