copper

英 [ˈkɒpə(r)]

美 [ˈkɑːpər]

n. 铜; 铜币; 警察

复数：coppers　现在分词：coppering　过去式：coppered　第三人称单数：coppers　过去分词：coppered　

Collins.2 / BNC.3656 / COCA.5053

牛津词典

noun

铜
a chemical element. Copper is a soft reddish-brown metal used for making electric wires, pipes and coins
1. a copper mine
  铜矿
2. copper pipes
  铜管
3. copper-coloured hair
  红棕色的头发
铜币
brown coins that do not have much value
1. I only paid a few coppers for it.
  我只花了几个铜板买下这东西。
警察
a police officer

N-UNCOUNT 铜
Copperis reddish brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.
1. Chile is the world's largest producer of copper.
  智利是世界上最大的产铜国。
2. ...a copper mine.
  铜矿
ADJ 铜色的;紫铜色的;红棕色的
Copperis sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour.
1. His hair has reverted back to its original copper hue.
  他的头发又变回原来的淡红棕色。
铜板;铜币
Coppersare brown metal coins of low value.
N-COUNT 警察
Acopperis a policeman or a policewoman.
1. ...your friendly neighbourhood copper.
  你们友善的社区警察

noun

any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
Synonym:copper color
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Synonym:bullcopfuzzpig
a copper penny
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element
Synonym:Cuatomic number 29

verb

Copper is metal with high ductility.
铜是韧性很高的金属。
Copper turns green as it weathers.
铜暴露在自然环境中就变绿。
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin
青铜是铜和锡的合金。
Copper wire is flexible.
铜丝易弯曲。
Metals commonly mixed with gold are nickel, platinum, and copper.
通常与金混合的金属有镍、铂和铜。
The government pre-empted a threatened strike at the state-owned copper company.
政府先发制人，制止了国有铜矿公司可能发生的一次罢工。
As new mines come on stream, Chile's share of world copper output will increase sharply
新矿投产后，智利在世界铜产量中所占的份额将大幅增加。
A copper salver, plated with silver.
镀了银的铜托盘。
The antiseptic properties of copper sulphate have never been questioned.
硫酸铜具有防腐性，这是不曾有过问题的。
Copper and gold are both metals.
铜和金都是金属。