[mass noun]a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin 青铜 ■a yellowish-brown colour 青铜色,古铜色,黄褐色 rich, gleaming shades of bronze. 鲜艳的闪闪发光的青铜色。 ■[count noun]a work of sculpture or other object made of bronze 青铜像,青铜制品 ■[count noun]. short for bronze medal bronze medal 的简称
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be bronzed)make (a person or part of the body) suntanned 使(人或人身体某部分)被太阳晒黑 Alison was bronzed by outdoor life. 户外生活使埃利森被晒黑了。 [as adj. bronzed]bronzed and powerful arms. 晒成古铜色的强劲有力的臂膀。 ■give a surface of bronze or something resembling bronze to 镶上青铜面(或仿青铜面) the doors were bronzed with sculpted reliefs. 门饰有青铜浮雕。
派生 bronzy adjective 语源
mid 17th cent. (as a verb): from French bronze (noun), bronzer (verb), from Italian bronzo, probably from Persian birinj 'brass'