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IELTS BNC: 1668 COCA: 1574

metal

metal /ˈmɛtl̟/ noun
plural metals
metal
/ˈmɛtl̟/
noun
plural metals
Learner's definition of METAL
: a substance (such as gold, tin, or copper) that usually has a shiny appearance, is a good conductor of electricity and heat, can be melted, and is usually capable of being shaped金属
[noncount]
[count]
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
see also heavy metal, sheet metal, precious metal at precious

put the pedal to the metal

see 1pedal
IELTS BNC: 1668 COCA: 1574

metal

1 of 2

noun

met·​al ˈme-tᵊl How to pronounce metal (audio)
often attributive
1
: any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides
especially : one that is a chemical element as distinguished from an alloy
2
b
: the substance out of which a person or thing is made
3
: glass in its molten state
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a
: printing type metal
b
: matter set in metal type
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metal

2 of 2

verb

metaled or metalled; metaling or metalling

transitive verb

: to cover or furnish with metal

Example Sentences

Noun a mixture of various kinds of metal sculptors who work in metal and clay a mixture of different metals
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
So the staff has mapped the entire east woods into a giant grid and is surveying each square with metal detectors. Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2022 The man filming the scene remarks that audience members did not pass through metal detectors before the show. Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2022 The poll found large support for student mental health screenings, metal detectors, and armed police in schools. Peter Greene, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Russians passed through four metal detectors to enter the hall where the memorial took place. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Visitors don't pass through metal detectors or undergo bag checks. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 At its main amphitheater, which regularly hosts popular musical acts and celebrity speakers and where Rushdie was scheduled to speak, there are no bag checks or metal detectors. Hurubie Meko, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 In that case, here’s betting a piece of metal that major leaguers would rush to rally around the minor league cause. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Copper bowls leach tiny amounts of the metal as the eggs are being whisked. Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 25 Aug. 2022
Verb
Masks, for instance, have metal nose clips, polypropylene filters and elastic headbands. Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2022 The particles of glass and/or metal the company found in some drinks are likely very small. Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Nov. 2021 The silicone holder attaches to metal vehicle surfaces (don’t try it on aluminum or fiberglass). Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, 2 May 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin metallum mine, metal, from Greek metallon

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1617, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of metal was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 1668 COCA: 1574
metal

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF METAL | VERB + METAL | METAL + VERB | METAL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEsoft軟金屬pure純金屬ferrous, non-ferrous黑色/有色金屬base, heavy, noble, precious, rare, trace, transition賤金屬;重金屬;抗腐蝕金屬;貴金屬;稀有金屬;痕量金屬;過渡金屬cold, hot冰冷的/滾燙的金屬the sudden pressure of cold metal against her cheek冰冷的金屬突然壓在她面頰上的感覺bare裸金屬solid固體金屬gleaming, polished, shining, shiny, silver, silvery閃閃發光的金屬;拋光的金屬;有光澤的金屬;銀金屬;銀色的金屬dull無光澤的金屬rusted, rusty生銹的/銹跡斑斑的金屬scrap廢金屬to recycle scrap metal回收廢金屬twisted扭曲變形的金屬The bomb left a pile of jagged glass and twisted metal.炸彈留下了一堆斷口參差的玻璃碎片和扭曲變形的金屬。ductile可鍛造的金屬liquid, molten液態/熔化的金屬sheet金屬板corrugated波紋金屬galvanized鍍鋅金屬toxic有毒金屬... OF METALchunk, hunk, lump, piece, shard, sheet, slab, strip一大塊金屬;一片金屬;一塊金屬碎片;一張金屬板;一塊金屬板;一長條金屬heap, pile一堆金屬a heap of scrap metal一堆廢金屬VERB + METALbe cast in, be made from/of/out of用金屬鑄成;用金屬製成a statue cast in metal用金屬鑄成的雕像The doors are made of metal.門都是用金屬做的。melt, melt down熔化金屬weld焊接金屬recycle回收金屬METAL + VERBcontract, expand金屬收縮/膨脹rust金屬生銹clang, clash金屬噹啷作響/碰撞作響the sound of metal clanging against metal金屬碰撞金屬的噹啷聲響METAL + NOUNalloy金屬合金hydride, oxide金屬氫化物/氧化物band, bar, frame, mesh, plate, pole, rod, sheet, tube金屬箍;金屬條;金屬架;金屬網;金屬板;金屬杆;金屬棒;金屬薄板;金屬管object金屬物體box, door, fence, gate, railing, roof, etc.金屬盒、金屬門、金屬柵欄、金屬大門、金屬欄杆、金屬屋頂等fatigue金屬疲勞detector金屬探測器PREPOSITIONin metal用金屬a sculptor who works in metal用金屬創作的雕塑家PHRASESthe clang of metal, the clash of metal金屬撞擊的噹啷聲

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