bronze
bronze — noun
1. a hard reddish-brown metal produced by mixing copper with tin.
a hard reddish-brown metal produced by mixing copper with tin.
The worker poured melted bronze into a stone mould for the bell.
bronze as a material noun
Museum lights reflected off the bronze shield beside the king's sword.
Bao polished the bronze door handle until visitors could see their faces.
Ancient traders carried bronze tools across the mountains on wooden carts.
文法句型
made of bronze
cast in bronze
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when you mean the metal itself. Common after 'made of' or 'cast in' when naming what an object is formed from.
常見錯誤
2. a deep orange-brown shade with the look of old bronze.
a deep orange-brown shade with the look of old bronze.
The sunset turned the river a warm bronze before the storm arrived.
turn + bronze
Hana chose bronze for the kitchen wall instead of pale yellow.
choose bronze for + surface
By noon, the dry grass had faded from green to bronze.
The artist mixed red and brown to get a soft bronze.
- pale
describes a much lighter colour effect
文法句型
turn bronze
paint something bronze
用法筆記
Used mainly in design, painting, and descriptions of colour change. Distinguish from adjective sense 1, which directly describes a noun: 'bronze curtains'.
常見錯誤
3. a sculpture or similar art piece cast in bronze.
a sculpture or similar art piece cast in bronze.
Visitors stopped to sketch the bronze in the middle of the hall.
the bronze = bronze artwork
The gallery borrowed a bronze of a dancing horse from Rome.
a bronze of + subject
Rain ran down the bronze in the museum courtyard all evening.
A small label beside the bronze named the artist and the year.
文法句型
a bronze of somebody
display a bronze
用法筆記
Countable in museum and art-writing contexts. The word often names the finished work, not just the material it is made from.
常見錯誤
4. a medal, or the third-place result it represents, in a race or contest.
a medal, or the third-place result it represents, in a race or contest.
Rohan won bronze in the school swim meet on Saturday.
win bronze in + event
The relay team missed silver by one second and took bronze.
take bronze
Noa hung the bronze beside her older sister's gold medal.
After two falls, the skater still earned a bronze.
- bronze medal
full form that emphasizes the physical prize
- third place
focuses on the result rather than the medal
文法句型
win bronze
take a bronze
用法筆記
Often uncountable after verbs like 'win', 'take', and 'earn'. Use the countable form when the physical medal itself is the focus.
常見錯誤
bronze — adjective
1. having the dark orange-brown look of bronze.
having the dark orange-brown look of bronze.
The lamp gave her skin a bronze glow in the photo.
bronze + glow
Diego bought bronze curtains to match the wooden floor.
bronze + noun
Under the evening sun, the clouds turned bronze and red.
A bronze dress hung beside the black boots in the shop.
- pale
describes a much lighter appearance
文法句型
bronze + noun
用法筆記
Most often comes before a noun in descriptions of clothes, light, skin, or decoration. Distinguish from noun sense 2 when the colour itself is named as a thing.
常見錯誤
bronze — verb
1. to make something look as if it were bronze, usually by colouring or coating it.
to make something look as if it were bronze, usually by colouring or coating it.
The factory bronzed the metal frame before sending it to the shop.
bronze + object
A thin spray bronzed the statue for the school play.
bronze by coating
The artist bronzed the vase so it matched the old mirror.
Workers bronzed the sign to give the hotel entrance a richer look.
- strip
to remove a surface layer rather than add one
文法句型
bronze + object
用法筆記
Takes a direct object such as a frame, statue, vase, or sign. This sense is about appearance or surface treatment, not about winning a medal or becoming tan.