mercury 详细解释

mercury

['mə:kjuri]

n.水银, 水星, 精神

n.

1. 【化】汞 (80号元素, 符号Hg), 水银

2. 水银柱; 水银剂; 温度表, 晴雨表

The mercury dropped last night.

昨夜气温下降了。

3. 精神, 元气

He has no mercury in him.

他没有精神。

4. 【罗神】(首字母大写) 墨丘利 (诸神的使神; 掌管商业的神)

5. 【天】(首字母大写) 水星

6. (首字母大写) 默寇利, 谋克利 (美国产轿车品牌名)

词义辨析

同义:

n.水银, 汞

quicksilver

n.信使, 传令官

messenger  herald  envoy  courier  

英英释义

名词 mercury:

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

同义词:quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80

(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes

the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun

temperature measured by a mercury thermometer

补充

mercurymercury[ˈmə:kjuri]n.1.〈化〉汞, 水银The liquid we can see in thermometers is mercury.我们看到的温度计里的液体是水银。

例句

1. the mercury rises, the skies steam, and the nights swelter.水银柱升高,天空多水汽,晚间闷热。 2. "In the summer, the mercury can reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit."夏天,水银柱可超过100华氏度。 3. "By late afternoon, the mercury had dropped (to) below zero."傍晚时,气温降到了零度以下。