won three golds and a
bronze.
f$ o ITiTOl all that
.glitters/,glistens is not gold
(saying) not everything that seems good,
attractive, etc. is actually good, etc. |^|X]A3fc#j A
# A ff] a crock/pot of 'gold a large prize or
reward that sb hopes for but is unlikely to get A A oj
W A^^® ( ) (as) good as 'gold (informal)
behaving in a way that other
people approve of
?: The kids have been as
good as gold all day. & A (U — H A IP tS 3# 0 — more at heart,
STREET, STRIKE V., WORTH adj. m adj. [only before noun] bright
yellow in colour, like gold £ ftfj : The company name was
spelled out in gold letters.
' gold brick noun (US, informal) a person who is lazy
and tries to avoid work by pretending to be ill/sick
A;
(1D1SMA
gold-brick /'gauldbrik; NAmE 'gould-/ verb [V] (US, informal) to be lazy and try to
avoid work by pretending to be ill/sick Mft; ( mm ) MI# gold card noun a type of credit card
that enables a person to buy more goods and services than a normal card does AA#iIA )
gold-crest /'gauldkrest; NAmE 'gould-/ noun a very small bird with
yellow feathers sticking up from the top of its head ( AM )
'gold-digger noun (informal, disapproving) a
woman who uses the fact that she is attractive to get money from men A^HtWAA
.gold 'disc noun a gold record that is given to a singer or
group that sells a particularly high number of records &P1A ( M&mlAWM#3i]Alft«fcA^APA ) 'gold dust noun [U] gold in the form of
powder
3&A lEIflil like 'gold dust (BrE) difficult to find
or obtain )(f£ \>X 3\: Tickets for the final are
like gold dust.
gold en /'gauldan; NAmE 'gouldan/ adj. 1 (especially literary) made of gold [ft; a golden crown &
M 2 bright yellow in colour like gold Jt'fe
: golden hair &%. 0 miles
of golden beaches |j[AS ^ 3 special; wonderful # %\\ W ; Ji :
golden memories H£F 0 Businesses have a golden
opportunity to expand into new
markets. F§[ rfcWJ&fllo
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'golden age noun [usually sing.] ~ (of sth) a period during which
sth is very successful, especially in the past (' ft the golden age
of
cinema
.golden 'ager noun (informal) an old person ^ A .golden anni'versary noun (US) = golden jubilee,
GOLDEN WEDDING
.Golden De'licious noun (pi. .Golden De licious) a type of yellowish-green
apple
.golden 'eagle noun a large bird of prey (= a bird that kills
other creatures for food) of the eagle family,
with brownish feathers, that lives in northern parts of the world &M (
fifc, )
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.golden ‘goal noun (in some football (soccer) competitions ^ & tfc #) the first goal scored during
extra time, which ends the game
and gives victory to the team that scores the goal A^AJc ( fTA/n
.golden 'goose noun something that
provides sb with a lot of money, that they must be very careful with in order
not to lose it
) : An increase in crime
could kill the golden goose of tourism.
.golden 'handcuffs noun [pi.] a large sum of
money and other financial benefits that are given to sb to persuade them to
continue working for a company rather than leaving to work for another company
MJ)
.golden 'handshake noun a large sum of money
that is given to sb when they leave their job, or to persuade them to leave
their job ( —A^l ) iilRjfe,
.golden hel'lo noun a large sum of money
that is given to sb for accepting a job il )
.golden 'jubilee (BrE) (US golden anniversary) noun the 50th anniversary
of an important event * 50 j§] Queen
DIAMOND JUBILEE, SILVER JUBILEE
.golden 'oldie noun (informal) 1 a song or film/movie
that is quite old but still well known and popular £5 A (
&**#)-; 2 a person
who is no longer young
but still successful in their particular career, sport, etc. ( I5 )
.golden 'parachute noun (informal) part of a work
contract in which a business person is promised a large amount of money if they
have to leave their job ffc
)
.golden 'raisin noun (NAmE) = sultana(I)
.golden re'triever noun a large dog with
thick yellow
hair^fcSI, &€#[ajA, ( -#****
Ii^AA )
.golden 'rule noun [usually sing.] an
important principle that should be followed when doing sth in order to be
successful Jflh The golden rule
in tennis is to keep
your eye on the ball. JT#?
.golden 'section noun (technical A in) the proportion
that is considered to be the most attractive to look at when a line is divided
into two JfiHHliJ .golden 'syrup (also trea-de) (both BrE) noun [U] a very sweet
thick yellow liquid made from sugar jklk& .golden 'wedding (BrE) (US .golden anniversary)
(also
.golden
wedding anniversary NAmE, BrE) noun the 50th anniversary
of a wedding 50 A ) : The couple celebrated their golden
wedding in January. —{^Afrl^Ml] #J^j#AAo
— compare diamond
wedding, ruby wedding, silver
WEDDING
gold-field /'gauldfi:ld; NAmE 'gould-/ noun an area where gold is
found in the ground jfelTlX; gold-finch /'gauldfintj; NAmE 'gould-/ noun a small brightly
coloured European bird of the finch family,
with yellow feathers on its wings gold-fish /'gauldfij; NAmE 'gould-/ noun (pi. gold-fish) a small orange or red
fish. Goldfish are kept as pets in bowls or ponds.
'goldfish bowl (also fish-bowl) noun 1 a glass bowl for
keeping fish in as pets H to 2 a situation in which people can see
everything that happens and nothing is private &&&. ( MmZ) :
Living in this goldfish bowl of publicity would crack
the strongest marriage. bJ b
T,
.gold 'leaf (also .gold 'foil) noun [U] gold that has
been made into a very thin sheet and is used for decoration
&fS; &u+
.gold 'medal noun (also gold [U, C]) a medal made of gold that is given to the
winner of a race or competition jjf-; ^ M ^ :
an
Olympic gold medal winner
— compare bronze
medal, silver medal ► .gold 'medallist (BrE) (NAmE .gold medalist) noun: an Olympic gold
medallist 'gold mine noun 1 a place where gold is
dug out of the ground if 2 a business or an activity that makes a
large profit MiH; This restaurant
is a potential
gold mine.
.gold 'plate noun [U] 1 dishes, etc. made of
gold ^ 2 a
thin layer of gold used to cover another metal; objects made in this way