silk

🇬🇧 UK/silk/🇺🇸 US
B1

Definitions

n.

A fine, soft, lustrous fiber produced by silkworms; fabric woven from this fiber

蚕丝;丝绸,丝织品

v.

To remove the silk threads from corn

去除(玉米的)丝状须

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
silkother
=silk

Common Collocations

  • 1.silk fabric丝绸面料
  • 2.silk road丝绸之路
  • 3.raw silk生丝
  • 4.silk scarf丝巾

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She wore a stunning silk dress to the evening gala.

  • 2.

    China has been producing silk for thousands of years.

  • 3.

    The merchant traveled the Silk Road trading precious fabrics.

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