gold

noun

/ɡəʊld/

Idioms

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[uncountable]
(symbol Au)
a chemical element. Gold is a yellow precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, beautiful objects, etc.
- gold coins/jewellery
- He always wore a gold chain.
- a gold ring/watch/necklace/bracelet
- a fall in the gold price
- The rubies were set in 18-carat gold.
- made of solid/pure gold
see also fool’s gold
Extra Examples
- He spent weeks panning for gold in the river.
- In the afternoon he struck a rich vein of gold.
Topics Physics and chemistrya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pure
- real
- solid
- …
verb + gold
- extract
- mine
- produce
- …
gold + noun
- mine
- miner
- mining
- …
phrases
- a vein of gold
See full entry
[uncountable] money, jewellery, etc. that is made of gold
- His wife was dripping with (= wearing a lot of) gold.
- They're stockpiling dollars the way nations used to hoard gold.
- the country’s gold reserves
- falling government gold stocks
Topics Clothes and Fashiona2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pure
- real
- solid
- …
verb + gold
- extract
- mine
- produce
- …
gold + noun
- mine
- miner
- mining
- …
phrases
- a vein of gold
See full entry
[uncountable, countable]
(also gold medal [countable])
a medal made of gold that is given to the winner of a race or competition
- The team look set to win Olympic gold.
- He won three golds and a bronze.
Extra Examples
- She got a gold in the long jump.
- She's going for gold this time.
Topics Sports: other sportsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- Olympic
verb + gold
- get
- take
- win
- …
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] the colour of gold
- a sunset of burnished gold
- His hair was a pale gold.
- I love the reds and golds of autumn.
Topics Colours and Shapesa2

Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch goud and German Gold, from an Indo-European root shared by yellow.

Idioms

all that glitters/glistens/glisters is not gold

(saying) not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc.

a crock/pot of gold

a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get

(as) good as gold

(informal) behaving in a way that other people approve of
- The kids have been as good as gold all day.
More Like This Similes in idioms
Similes in idioms
- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots

have a heart of gold

to be a very kind personTopics Personal qualitiesc2

the streets are paved with gold

(saying) used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place

strike gold

to find or do something that brings you a lot of success or money
- He has struck gold with his latest novel.
Topics Successc2

worth your/its weight in gold

very useful or valuable
- A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold.

单词	gold
释义	gold noun /ɡəʊld/ /ɡəʊld/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable] (symbol Au) a chemical element. Gold is a yellow precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, beautiful objects, etc. gold coins/jewellery He always wore a gold chain. a gold ring/watch/necklace/bracelet a fall in the gold price The rubies were set in 18-carat gold. made of solid/pure gold see also fool’s gold Extra Examples He spent weeks panning for gold in the river. In the afternoon he struck a rich vein of gold. Topics Physics and chemistrya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pure real solid … verb + gold extract mine produce … gold + noun mine miner mining … phrases a vein of gold See full entry [uncountable] money, jewellery, etc. that is made of gold His wife was dripping with (= wearing a lot of) gold. They're stockpiling dollars the way nations used to hoard gold. the country’s gold reserves falling government gold stocks Topics Clothes and Fashiona2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pure real solid … verb + gold extract mine produce … gold + noun mine miner mining … phrases a vein of gold See full entry [uncountable, countable] (also gold medal [countable]) a medal made of gold that is given to the winner of a race or competition The team look set to win Olympic gold. He won three golds and a bronze. Extra Examples She got a gold in the long jump. She's going for gold this time. Topics Sports: other sportsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective Olympic verb + gold get take win … See full entry [uncountable, countable] the colour of gold a sunset of burnished gold His hair was a pale gold. I love the reds and golds of autumn. Topics Colours and Shapesa2 Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch goud and German Gold, from an Indo-European root shared by yellow. Idioms all that glitters/glistens/glisters is not gold (saying) not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc. a crock/pot of gold a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get (as) good as gold (informal) behaving in a way that other people approve of The kids have been as good as gold all day. More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms (as) bald as a coot (as) blind as a bat (as) bright as a button (as) bold as brass as busy as a bee as clean as a whistle (as) dead as a/the dodo (as) deaf as a post (as) dull as ditchwater (as) fit as a fiddle as flat as a pancake (as) good as gold (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare (as) miserable/ugly as sin as old as the hills (as) pleased/proud as Punch as pretty as a picture (as) regular as clockwork (as) quick as a flash (as) safe as houses (as) sound as a bell (as) steady as a rock (as) thick as two short planks (as) tough as old boots have a heart of gold to be a very kind personTopics Personal qualitiesc2 the streets are paved with gold (saying) used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place strike gold to find or do something that brings you a lot of success or money He has struck gold with his latest novel. Topics Successc2 worth your/its weight in gold very useful or valuable A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold. gold adjective /ɡəʊld/ /ɡəʊld/ [only before noun] jump to other results bright yellow in colour, like gold The company name was spelled out in gold letters. The performers' faces were covered in gold paint. Topics Colours and Shapesa2 Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch goud and German Gold, from an Indo-European root shared by yellow.
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