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quicksilver

/ˈkwɪkˌsɪl.vər/

翻译: 形容事物像水银一样快速移动或变化,难以预测;也用来形容本质多变、反复无常或难以捉摸。, 指一种重金属元素,银白色、有毒,是最常见的液态金属,在常温下呈液态,常用于温度计、气压计等。也泛指水银或类似水银的物质。

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adjective

/ˈkwɪkˌsɪl.vər/C2formal已废弃
  • zh形容事物像水银一样快速移动或变化,难以预测;也用来形容本质多变、反复无常或难以捉摸。

An archaic adjective meaning moving or changing quickly and unpredictably, like mercury; also used to describe something mercurial in nature.

  1. Liable to sudden unpredictable changeC1formal

    Describing a person, mood, or situation that is mercurial, volatile, and prone to rapid shifts.

    zh反复无常

    • His quicksilver temperament made him difficult to work with.
    • The stock market has a quicksilver nature, reacting instantly to news.
    • Her quicksilver moods could change from joy to anger in a moment.

    同义词capriciouschangeableerraticfickleflightyinconstantmercurialproteanunstablevolatile

    反义词consistentconstantpredictablestablesteady

词形
  • more quicksilver comparative form
  • most quicksilver superlative form

noun

/ˈkwɪkˌsɪl.vər/C2formalscientific
  • zh指一种重金属元素,银白色、有毒,是最常见的液态金属,在常温下呈液态,常用于温度计、气压计等。也泛指水银或类似水银的物质。

A noun referring to a heavy, silvery, toxic metallic element that is univalent and bivalent, and is the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.

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  1. C1formalscientific

    A heavy, silvery, toxic metallic element that is liquid at ordinary temperatures; also known as mercury.

    zh汞

    • Quicksilver was historically used in thermometers and barometers.
    • The alchemists were fascinated by the properties of quicksilver.
    • Exposure to quicksilver can be harmful to human health.

    同义词hydrargyrummercury

词形
  • quicksilvers plural form
  • quicksilvers' possessive plural form
  • quicksilver's possessive singular form