silk

noun

/sɪlk/

Idioms

[uncountable] fine soft thread produced by silkworms（蚕）丝
- The caterpillar spins the silk around its entire body.毛毛虫把丝绕着它的整个身体旋转。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- delicate
- fine
- …
verb + silk
- wear
- produce
- spin
- …
silk + noun
- industry
- mill
- merchant
- …
preposition
- in silk
- of silk
[uncountable, countable] a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread; a piece of this cloth丝织物；丝绸
- a silk dress/blouse/scarf/tie/sari丝绸连衣裙/衬衫/围巾/领带/纱丽
- silk stockings长筒丝袜
- made of pure silk纯丝做的
- Her skin was as smooth as silk.她的皮肤像丝绸一样光滑。
- fine silks produced in Italy意大利产上等丝绸
see also watered silk, wild silk
- a drawing room decorated in rich blue and purple silks由华丽的蓝色和紫色丝绸装饰的客厅
- the bright silks of saris莎丽鲜亮的丝绸
Topics Clothes and Fashionb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- delicate
- fine
- …
verb + silk
- wear
- produce
- spin
- …
silk + noun
- industry
- mill
- merchant
- …
preposition
- in silk
- of silk
[uncountable] thread made of silk used for sewing（用于缝纫的）丝线
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- delicate
- fine
- …
verb + silk
- wear
- produce
- spin
- …
silk + noun
- industry
- mill
- merchant
- …
preposition
- in silk
- of silk
silks
[plural] clothes made of silk, especially the coloured shirts worn by people riding horses in a race (= jockeys)丝绸衣服（尤指骑师在赛马时穿的彩色赛马衫）
- ladies in silks and satins穿着锦衣华服的女士
[countable] (British English, law法律) a type of lawyer who represents the government (= a King’s Counsel / Queen’s Counsel)皇家大律师；王室法律顾问
- to take silk (= to become this type of lawyer)担任皇家大律师

词源Old English sioloc, seolec, from late Latin sericum, neuter of Latin sericus, based on Greek Sēres, the name given to the inhabitants of the Far Eastern countries from which silk first came overland to Europe.

Idioms

(you can't) make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear

(you won't) succeed in making something good out of material that does not seem very good at all用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇Topics Successc2

词汇	silk
释义	silk noun /sɪlk/ /sɪlk/ Idioms [uncountable] fine soft thread produced by silkworms（蚕）丝 The caterpillar spins the silk around its entire body.毛毛虫把丝绕着它的整个身体旋转。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy delicate fine … verb + silk wear produce spin … silk + noun industry mill merchant … preposition in silk of silk [uncountable, countable] a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread; a piece of this cloth丝织物；丝绸 a silk dress/blouse/scarf/tie/sari丝绸连衣裙/衬衫/围巾/领带/纱丽 silk stockings长筒丝袜 made of pure silk纯丝做的 Her skin was as smooth as silk.她的皮肤像丝绸一样光滑。 fine silks produced in Italy意大利产上等丝绸 see also watered silk, wild silk a drawing room decorated in rich blue and purple silks由华丽的蓝色和紫色丝绸装饰的客厅 the bright silks of saris莎丽鲜亮的丝绸 Topics Clothes and Fashionb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy delicate fine … verb + silk wear produce spin … silk + noun industry mill merchant … preposition in silk of silk [uncountable] thread made of silk used for sewing（用于缝纫的）丝线 Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy delicate fine … verb + silk wear produce spin … silk + noun industry mill merchant … preposition in silk of silk silks [plural] clothes made of silk, especially the coloured shirts worn by people riding horses in a race (= jockeys)丝绸衣服（尤指骑师在赛马时穿的彩色赛马衫） ladies in silks and satins穿着锦衣华服的女士 [countable] (British English, law法律) a type of lawyer who represents the government (= a King’s Counsel / Queen’s Counsel)皇家大律师；王室法律顾问 to take silk (= to become this type of lawyer)担任皇家大律师词源Old English sioloc, seolec, from late Latin sericum, neuter of Latin sericus, based on Greek Sēres, the name given to the inhabitants of the Far Eastern countries from which silk first came overland to Europe. Idioms (you can't) make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear (you won't) succeed in making something good out of material that does not seem very good at all用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇Topics Successc2
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