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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- bronze [brɑnz]
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n
any hard water-resistant alloy consisting of copper and smaller proportions of tin and sometimes zinc and lead
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2.
n
any similar copper alloy containing other elements in place of tin, such as aluminium bronze, beryllium bronze, etc - See also phosphor bronze gunmetal - Compare brass
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3.
n
a yellowish-brown colour or pigment
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4.
n
a statue, medal, or other object made of bronze
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5.
n
short for bronze medal
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6.
adj
made of or resembling bronze
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7.
adj
of a yellowish-brown colour
- a bronze skin
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8.
vb
(esp of the skin) to make or become brown; tan
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to give the appearance of bronze to
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10.
vt.
[Etymology]
C18: from French, from Italian bronzo, perhaps ultimately from Latin Brundisium Brindisi, famed for its bronze
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1.
n
any hard water-resistant alloy consisting of copper and smaller proportions of tin and sometimes zinc and lead
Examples
- a bronze made in ancient times
- 一种古代炼制的青铜 → a
- the Stone/Bronze/Iron Age
- 石器/铜器/铁器时代 → age
- an animalier bronze → animalier
- a bronze skin → bronze
- a Bronze-Age tool → Bronze Age
- 把铜像擦亮
- shine the bronze statue → 擦亮
- 仿古青铜器
- an imitation of an ancient bronze → 仿古
- 一尊铜佛
- a bronze statue of Buddha → 佛
- 这个鼎是青铜铸就的。
- This tripod is made of bronze. → 就
- 我久久地凝视着那尊铜像。
- I fixed my eyes on the bronze statue for a long time. → 凝视
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