| 单词 | gold-filled |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgold-filled gold-filled adj. (a) (of a tooth or dental cavity) containing a filling made from gold or gold alloy; (b) (esp. of jewellery) consisting of a base metal covered with a thin layer of gold. ΚΠ 1848 Knickerbocker Apr. 368 The gold-filled teeth of the victim of a dentist may be worth more than all the rest of his ‘anatomy’. 1890 Puck (N.Y.) 10 Sept. 44/2 The first time I clean your watch it was in a gold case; the next time in a gold-filled case. 1946 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Dec. 982/1 The patient visited his dentist, who removed a gold-filled molar which was somewhat tender on pressure. 1974 Washington Post 25 Jan. a 30/3 (advt.) Our stunning collection of gold-filled earrings. 2001 R. Keefer Grounded in Eire ix. 205 Stanley made the mistake of offering the sentry one of his characteristic grins, displaying several of his twenty-two gold-filled cavities. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 May e5/2 (advt.) Blue-green chalcedony, aquamarine, smoky topaz and coin pearls on a 14K gold-filled chain. < as lemmas |
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