metal n. 金屬

例句：This metal is harder than that one.

這種金屬比那種硬。

metallic adj. 金屬(性)的

例句：Fannie' s shovel struck against something metallic when she wasplanting

flowers in the garden.

當芬妮在花園里種花的時候，她的鏟子碰到了一件像金屬的東西。

silver n. 銀，銀子vt. 鍍銀

例句：In a silver frame on the table there is a photograph of Joanna andher parents.

在桌上的銀相框里有張喬安娜和她父母的照片。

mercury n. 水銀，汞

例句：Mercury is a fluid substance.

水銀是流體物質。

mercy n. 仁慈，冤恕，憐憫

例句：The chief commander showed much mercy to the prisoners.

總司令官對戰俘十分憐憫。

aluminum n. 鋁

例句：High quality aluminum alloy can be used to make structure solid andto make weight light.

高質量的鋁合金被用采使結構堅，質量輕。

lead v. 領導，引導，領先 n. 領導，導線，鉛

例句：For the last ten years, our scientists have been leading the way inspace research.

我們的科學家在宇宙探索中處于領先地位。

nickel n. 鎳，鎳幣，（美國和加拿大的）五分錢vt.鍍鎳于

例句：We know that American divisional coins include the dime and thenickel.

我們知道美國零錢包括一角及五分硬幣。

zinc n. 鋅vt. 涂鋅于

例句：Zinc can be used to cover other metals to prevent them from rusting.

鋅可用來涂在其他金屬表面以防銹。