名詞 gold:

1. coins made of gold
2. a deep yellow color
   同義詞：amber
3. a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
   同義詞：Au, atomic number 79
4. great wealth--Ben Jonson
5. something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.

形容詞 gold:

1. made from or covered with gold
   同義詞：golden, gilded
2. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
   同義詞：aureate, gilded, gilt, golden

1. The Olympic winner received a gold medal as an award.
   奧林匹克的優(yōu)勝者獲得一枚金質(zhì)獎(jiǎng)?wù)伦鳛楠?jiǎng)賞。
2. A reliable car is worth its weight in gold.
   靠得住的汽車(chē)就是無(wú)價(jià)之寶。
3. Gold, slaves and ivory were sent north.
   黃金、奴隸和象牙被運(yùn)送到北方。
4. All that glitters is not gold.
   發(fā)閃光的不全是黃金。
5. The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.
   過(guò)去有些國(guó)家的貨幣制度是金本位制的。
6. She wore so much jewellery that she seemed to be covered in gold.
   她戴了那么多首飾，看上去象是包在金子里似的。
7. All is not gold that glitters.
   閃閃發(fā)光的未必都是黃金。

gold

n.（名詞）

Symbol Au A soft, yellow, corrosion-resistant element, the most malleable and ductile metal, occurring in veins and alluvial deposits and recovered by mining or by panning or sluicing. A good thermal and electrical conductor, gold is generally alloyed to increase its strength, and it is used as an international monetary standard, in jewelry, for decoration, and as a plated coating on a wide variety of electrical and mechanical components. Atomic number 79; atomic weight 9'.9'7; melting point ,0'3.0=C; boiling point 2,9''.0=C; specific gravity 9.32; valence , 3.See table at element
符號(hào) Au 黃金：一種軟的，黃色的，抗腐蝕的物質(zhì)，是最具有延展性的金屬并能抽成絲，產(chǎn)于礦藏和沖積層中，通過(guò)開(kāi)采或淘砂可以找到它，是熱和電的良好導(dǎo)體。黃金中一般摻入其他物質(zhì)以增加強(qiáng)度，經(jīng)常被用作衡量國(guó)際貨幣的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，也被制成珠寶作為裝飾品，同時(shí)被廣泛用作各種電子和機(jī)械元件的鍍層材料。原子序數(shù)79；原子量9'.9'7；熔點(diǎn),0'3.0=C；沸點(diǎn)2,9''.0=C；比重9.32；化合價(jià)為，3參見(jiàn) element
Coinage made of this element.
金幣：用黃金制成的鑄幣
A gold standard.
金本位制
Money; riches.
金錢(qián)；財(cái)富
Color A light olive-brown to dark yellow, or a moderate, strong to vivid yellow.
【色彩】 金色，金黃色：介于褐色和暗黃之間或鮮黃的中強(qiáng)色度之間的顏色
Something regarded as having great value or goodness:
黃金似的東西：被認(rèn)為是具有極大價(jià)值或美德的東西：
例句：
a heart of gold.
一顆黃金般的心

A medal, as in the Olympics, made of gold:
金牌：
例句：
won 9 golds in 3 events.
在十三個(gè)項(xiàng)目中獲得九塊金牌

A gold record.
金唱片
adj.（形容詞）
Having the color of gold.
金色的

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English * see ghel- 2
源自 古英語(yǔ) *參見(jiàn) ghel- 2