metal
US /ˈmɛtəl/
Definition
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The factory produces metal parts for the car industry.
Word Family
NounNoun
metal gốc
VerbVerb
metal gốc
AdjectiveAdj
metal gốc
metallic
AdverbAdv
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Collocations
- Easy scrap metalto scrap metal, meaning to dispose of (something useless or old)
- Medium precision sheet metal fabricationdescribing precision sheet metal fabrication (the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance)
- Hard heavy metal contamination in industrial runoffdescribing heavy metal contamination in industrial runoff (an actor who plays villainous roles)
- Very Hard put pedal to the metal to beat targetto put pedal to the metal to beat target, meaning to put into a certain place or abstract location
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