英语释义
1. any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides especially one that is a chemical element as distinguished from an alloy
2. mettle sense 1a
3. the substance out of which a person or thing is made
4. glass in its molten state
5. printing type metal
6. matter set in metal type
7. road metal
8. heavy metal sense 2
9. to cover or furnish with metal
10. a substance (such as gold, tin, or copper) that usually has a shiny appearance, is a good conductor of electricity and heat, can be melted, and is usually capable of being shaped
11. a substance (as gold, tin, copper, or bronze) that has a more or less shiny appearance, is a good conductor of electricity and heat, and usually can be made into a wire or hammered into a thin sheet
12. mettle