zinc

zinc — 名詞

1. a hard, bluish-white metal that is a pure chemical element. Industries use it to

1.名詞B1
釋義

鋅

一種藍白色金屬化學元素

a hard, bluish-white metal that is a pure chemical element. Industries use it to create alloys such as brass and to give iron or steel a protective layer that stops rust.

例句

The sheets of zinc on the shed roof had weathered to a soft grey colour.

棚房屋頂上的鋅板經過風吹日曬，已經變成柔和的灰色。

collocation: sheets of zinc

Christopher asked why zinc is mixed with copper to create the golden alloy called brass.

Christopher 問為什麼鋅要跟銅混合，來製成稱為黃銅的金色合金。

常見錯誤

❌The garden fence is zinc.
✅The garden fence is coated with zinc.
💡Zinc is the metal itself; the fence is coated or made of it, not 'zinc' as an adjective.

zinc — 動詞