You take a material like silver and put it in a glass case and that's the definition of a meter.

你拿某种材料,比如银,把它放进玻璃柜里,那是一米的定义

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The revolutionary war hero and outstanding silversmith made the Sons of Liberty silver bowl in the case.

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Industrial applications for gold account for a far smaller portion of demand for this metal than is the case with silver.

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In the case of silver, the net length in both the disaggregated and legacy reports fell in large part because of fresh selling.

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