专业释义英英释义
quicksilver [ 'kwik,silvə ]
- n. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
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adj.
liable to sudden unpredictable change
"a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
quicksilver /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvə/
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N-UNCOUNT Quicksilver is the same as . 同mercury [老式]
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2.
ADJ Quicksilver movements or changes are very fast and unpredictable. 瞬息万变的 [ADJ n]
例：...her quicksilver changes of mood.
...她瞬息万变的情绪变化。
双语例句权威例句
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For tips on cleaning up a broken CFL, see "Concerned About Quicksilver."
而关于清理破碎节能灯泡的小贴士，请参见“关于水银的知识”。
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Quick as quicksilver to change, he was mercurial in nature and therefore unreliable.
变得像水银那样快，他天性善变，因此不可靠。
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ELEMENTAL MERCURY: The "quicksilver" pictured here in a miner's hand is used to bond to gold in a slurry.
汞元素：画面中矿工手上的“水银”放入泥浆中用来和金结合。
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