单词	silvery
释义	silverysil‧ver‧y /ˈsɪlvəri/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a silvery laugh Salmon have pink flesh and silvery skin. Small silvery fish darted through the shallow water of the creek. The hills looked silvery in the moonlight. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But one moonlit night, when the aging Oriental Fedallah is in the lookout, a silvery jet is seen far ahead. Cornish said the guayule shrub, which has silvery green leaves, has long been viewed as a possible source of latex. I am meeting Enya and the Ryans somewhere near her carefully guarded Killiney residence on a silvery wet and foggy autumn day. In the distance now she could see a big silvery building. It was tall and slender and silvery. The river birch trees spread their silvery shade over the slate walkways. Then from her robe she took another chip, silvery and translucent and twice the size of the others. This is a silvery gray fish with five black bars, the first of which passes through the eye. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorhaving a surface that shines like metal► metallic metallic paint shines like metal: metallic blue/green/purple etc: · There was a metallic grey VW Golf parked outside cabin fifteen. ► silvery shiny with a colour like silver: · Small silvery fish darted through the shallow water of the creek.· The hills looked silvery in the moonlight. WORD SETS► Colours amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► hair · He had a lot of straight, silvery hair.· She wore a nightgown, and her silvery hair streamed free over her shoulders.· Dennis's voice was soft like a whisper, like his silvery hair. 1shiny and silver in colour:  her silvery hair the silvery light of the moon2literary a silvery voice or sound is light, pleasant, and musical:  Clara gave a small, silvery laugh.
随便看	fishhook fishing fishing line fishing rod fishing tackle fish kettle fish meal fishmonger fishnet stockings fish slice fish stick fishtail fishwife fishy fissile fission fissure fist fist bump fist fight fistful fisticuffs fist pump fist-pumping fit

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。