| 单词 | golden |
| 释义 | golden (once / 85 pages) adj Something that's golden is made out of gold. A queen in a fairy tale might wear an elaborate golden crown. Aside from golden ornaments and jewelry, things the color of gold are also golden, like a boy's golden hair or golden fields of wheat. If you talk about a golden time or a golden opportunity, you mean something marked by luck, peace, and happiness. In Old English, it was common to add the suffix -en to mean "made of," but golden is one of just a few of these words in modern English (including wooden and waxen). WORD FAMILYgolden: goldener, goldenest, goldenly USAGE EXAMPLESA fourth-year veteran, Hyde intercepted a pass at the goal line intended for Golden Tate with 1:35 left in the game. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “To see where I started and to see where we’re ending with our last game in the Rose Bowl is surreal,” Golden said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) The honor of Miss Golden Globe is also an openly nepotistic one. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj made from or covered with gold the golden calf Syn gilded, gold metal, metallic containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal 2adj having the deep slightly brownish color of gold Syn aureate, gilded, gilt, gold chromatic being or having or characterized by hue 3adj suggestive of gold a golden voice Syn euphonious, euphonous having a pleasant sound 4adj marked by peace and prosperity a golden era Syn halcyon, prosperous happy enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure 5adj supremely favored golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust Syn fortunate blessed, blest highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace) 6adj presaging or likely to bring good luck Syn favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous propitious presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success |
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