electroplate
verb [ T ] chemistry specialized uk/iˈlek.trəʊ.pleɪt/ us/iˈlek.troʊ.pleɪt/
电镀（借助点解作用在金属制品表面沉积一层薄的金属或合金的方法）
to cover the surface of a metal object with a thin layer of a different metal, often silver, using electrolysis (= method that uses electric current)
The firm uses chemical baths to electroplate metal products.
The attractive appearance of silver can be achieved by electroplating silver onto an article made from a cheaper metal such as nickel.
electroplated brass 电镀黄铜
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- The copper sulfate acid solution is used to electroplate copper foil.
- The printers electroplated the copper sheets with a micron-thin coating of steel
- These discs could be played as they were or electroplated in copper.
- The base onto which the silver is electroplated is a mix of nickel, copper and zinc.
- His idea was to produce a metal negative of the master cylinder by electroplating a layer of metal onto the wax.
electroplate
noun [ U ] uk/iˈlek.trəʊ.pleɪt/ us/iˈlek.troʊ.pleɪt/
电镀制品
objects that have been electroplated
How do you polish electroplate?
The cutlery was not solid silver; it was electroplate.
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- The two common forms of plated silver are Sheffield plate and silverplate or electroplate.
- Electroplate is formed when a thin layer of pure or sterling silver is deposited electrolytically on the surface of a base metal.