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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

silk [sɪlk]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] 丝绸
  2. 2. cpd [+scarf] [ shirt etc] 丝绸

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

silk [sɪlk]
  1. 1. n.[u] 丝绸丝织品
    The material seemed to her to be a thick heavy silk.
    这块布料对她来说似乎就是厚实沉重丝织品
  2. 2. n.[u]
    Some species of spider weave a broad band of silk across the middle of their web.
    有些种类蜘蛛编织一个宽丝带穿过网中心。
  3. 3. n.[c] [Spoken] 御用律师王室律师
    The silks entered the courtroom dressed in their unique silk gowns.
    王室律师们穿着他们特有的律师袍进入法庭
  4. 4. adjective 丝的,丝状的,丝制的
    She went on to the balcony, pulling on her silk kimono over her naked body.
    她走上阳台穿上丝制的和服

Collins English-English Dictionary

silk [sɪlk]
  1. 1. n the very fine soft lustrous fibre produced by a silkworm to make its cocoon
  2. 2. n thread or fabric made from this fibre
  3. 3. n (as modifier)
    a silk dress
  4. 4. n a garment made of this
  5. 5. n a very fine fibre produced by a spider to build its web, nest, or cocoon
  6. 6. n the tuft of long fine styles on an ear of maize
  7. 7. n [Brit] the gown worn by a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
  8. 8. n [Spoken] a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
  9. 9. vi. [intr] [US and Canadian] (of maize) to develop long hairlike styles
  10. 10. vi. [Etymology] Old English sioluc; compare Old Norse silki, Greek serikon, Korean sir; all ultimately from Chinese ssu silk

Examples

Thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn.
捻丝是用两股捻成一股的生丝。
chatoyant silk
闪光丝
This is a real Chinese all-silk shirt, I'm sure you can notice it.
这是一件真正的中式真丝衬衫,我相信你看得出来。
My graduation dress was made from a pink shot silk.
我毕业典礼时穿的衣服是用粉色闪绸做的。
I bought white silk sheets.
我买了些白色丝质床单。

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