silk
noun uk/sɪlk/ us/sɪlk/
(CLOTH)
B1 [ U ]丝绸；丝线
a delicate, soft type of cloth made from a thread produced by silkworms, or the thread itself
a silk dress 丝绸连衣裙
a silk shirt 丝绸衬衫
silks[ plural ] （骑手在赛马时穿的）彩色丝绸赛马服
the brightly coloured shirts worn by jockeys (= people who ride horses in a race)
- More examples
- Her hair was so soft it was like silk.
- He was wearing a suit made from pure silk.
- I've been lusting after one of their silk shirts for ages.
- White silk panels were inset into the sides of the dress.
- She wore a dress of crimson silk to the dinner and was the belle of the ball.
(LAWYER)
[ C ] law UK specialized王室律师
a QC : a lawyer of high rank in some countries
Idioms
take silkidiom law UK specialized 成为王室律师
to become a QC
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's earidiom saying 劣材难成器;朽木不可雕
used to mean that you cannot make something good out of something that is naturally bad