gold 1 S2 W2 / ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld / 名词 #

1 [不可数名词] a valuable soft yellow metal that is used to make coins, jewellery etc. It is a chemical element : symbol Au :

a gold ring

pure/solid gold

solid gold watches

9/18/22/24 carat gold (= a measurement used to show how pure gold is ) → strike gold at strike 1 ( 14 )

2 [不可数名词] coins, jewellery etc made of gold :

She came to the party dripping with gold (= wearing a lot of gold ) .

3 [可数和不可数名词] the colour of gold :

The room was decorated in golds and blues.

Gold looks good on people with dark hair.

4 [可数名词] informal a gold medal → have a heart of gold at heart ( 2 )

5 the pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow) ( also the crock of gold British English ) great wealth or something very good which someone hopes or tries hard to get, but is not very likely to get

gold 2 S3 W3 adjective #

1 made of gold gold watch/chain/ring etc 2 having the colour of gold :
a gold jacket → golden