Any of a class of heavy, lustrous substances, capable of being drawn into fine threads or beaten or hammered into thin plates, of being melted by heat, and of carrying electricity; also, a mixture of such substances.

金属；合金。

Material; substance.

材料；物质。

Hence, spirit; temper.

精神；性情；气质。

Molten glass.

熔化的玻璃。

The rails of a railroad.

【英】【俚】铁轨。

Any element that can replace the hydrogen of an acid.

【化】金属元素(能代替酸中氢原子的元素)。

To cover with metal, such as gold, silver, iron, lead, and copper.

覆以金属(金、银、铁、铅、铜等)。