sil ver smith /'silvosmiG; NAmE -vers-/ noun a person who
makes, repairs or sells articles made of silver
IIE;
HM
,silver ‘surfer noun (informal) an old person who spends a lot of time
using the Internet HAg ( fa £5
#A:£MW£HA )
silver-tail /'silvateil; A/Am£ 'silvar-/ noun (AustralE, informal) a
famous or socially important person £ A;
.silver 'tongue noun (formal) great skill at
persuading people to do or to believe what you say P A; ^ 7 ►
.silver- tongued adj.
sil-verware /'silvawea(r); NAmE -varwer/ noun [u] 1 objects
that are made of or covered with silver, especially knives, forks, dishes,
etc. that are used for eating and serving food H#|, HHtim ( A faff ft )
: a piece of silverware — ff H 2 (NAmE) = cutlery(I) 3 (BrE, informal) a silver cup that
you win in a sports competition ( )
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.silver wedding (BrE) (
They celebrated their silver wedding in May. ftfeff J73IH {ft TII iff H # 0 o — compare diamond wedding,
GOLDEN WEDDING, RUBY WEDDING sil-very /'silvari/
adj. [usually
before noun] 1 shiny like silver; having the colour of silver HffHAW;
HfeW: silvery light HA o a silvery grey
colour
H#cfe 2 (literary) (especially
of a voice tie It) having a pleasant musical sound Hlt$£W;
sim /sim/ noun (informal) a computer or
video game that simulates (=
artificially creates the feeling of experiencing) an activity such as flying an
aircraft or playing a sport flfSlfeJ® (
SIM card noun a
plastic card inside a mobile phone/ cellphone that stores personal information
about the person using the phone (SIM is the abbreviation of ‘subscriber
identification module’) Jr* fR #] fi A , SIM A (^71 A subscriber
identification module,
sim ian /'simian/ adj. (technical A it) like a monkey, especially an ape; connected
with monkeys or apes ij*)W sim Mar 0-w /'simala(r)/
adj.
~ (to sb/sth) | ~ (in sth) like sb/sth but not exactly
the same H
ft W; ffl ft
W; ^ {U
W: We have very similar interests, fief] AHHI/j ° 0 My teaching
style is similar to that of most other teachers. fieWffc^M
fn ^ ffc (Jrp f@
M 0
o The two houses are similar in size. M J® dr A A H A ^ o 0 The brothers
look very similar. ^ A A A I# H ft o O All our
patients have broadly similar problems. S fH 0fft W Jra A W & A S H fi „ 022 different, DISSIMILAR
similarity /.sima'laerati/ noun (pi. -ies)
1 [U, sing.] ~ (between A and B) | ~ (to sb/sth) | ~ (in
sth) the state of being like sb/sth but not exactly the same f@ ft ft; Hfttt; ^fbf'14 OT71 resemblance The report
highlights the similarity between the two groups. iiffrH # 3S id |H] W fg fm '14 o 0 she
bears a striking similarity to her mother. 0 There is
some similarity in the way they sing, fifef] W MBH M,f& 'ff
A{$.o O They are both doctors but that is where the similarity ends. WAf&filSA,
ffiftfefH B0 2 [C] ~
(in/of sth) | ~ (to/with sb/sth) a feature that things or people have that
makes them like each other Hft&t; HfM; UlflWitfeA SOU resemblance: a study
of the similarities and differences between the two countries 0 similarities in/
of style The
karate bout has many
similarities to a boxing match.
rorra difference, dissimilarity sim Marly 0"w /■
simalali; NAmE -larli/
adv.
1
in almost the same way fgfUife; ^cflilfe;
HA^ilfe: Husband and wife were similarly successful in their chosen careers.
used to say that two facts, actions, statements, etc.
are like each other |f] # ; H : The
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simple
swimming, the top three places went to Americans. H g|
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sim ile /'simali/
noun [C, U] (technical A ip) a word or phrase that compares sth
to sth else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases $} ifj:
ffj *|f
similitude /si'militjuid;
NAmE -tu:d/ noun [U] (formal
~ (between A and B) | ~ (to sb/sth) the state of being
similar to sth fgfl; AfU fIf f/j: the similitude between humans and gorillas AAfH
AfMflWHft
sim mer /'sima(r)/
verb, noun
» verb 1 to
cook sth by keeping it almost at boiling point: to be cooked in this way If] X A i't; 7. : [VN] Simmer the sauce gently for 10
minutes.
fEiJPAi'f A AM 10 jf |'[| 0 o [V] Leave
the soup to simmer, it A % c 2 [V] ~
(with sth; to be filled with a strong feeling, especially anger, which you have
difficulty controlling Aii ( M ill P\ W/iijlt. A ft‘1^0 ) B3U seethe:
She w as still simmering with resentment. Mf&IB!tSlf—0 Anger simmered inside him. fife'L>!.f|$^j|f
;5gAc 3 [V] (of an argument, a disagreement, etc. #- , jf %) to
develop for a period of time without any real anger or
violence being shown ; Is®: This
argument
has been simmering for months. ifeESHIT /I
AH 7 c i^uM .simmer down (informal) to become calm after a period of anger or excitement
AB
: I left
him alone until he simmered down. # fkAf£T^A/53£AA$cftfeo
unoun [sing.] the state when sth is
almost boiling gp
dNA'^: Bring
the sauce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, gjcfll AA, 5
sim nel cake /'simnal
keik/ noun [C,
U] a type of fruit cake that is traditionally eaten in
Simon says /.saiman
'sez/ noun [u] a children’s game in which players should only do
what a person says if he/she says ‘Simon says ... ’ at the beginning of the
instruction
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sim pat ico /sim'paetikeu;
NAmE -kou/ adj.
(informal, from Spanish) 1 (of a person A)
pleasant; easy to like fP # W ; if AI//W 2 (of a person A) with similar
interests and ideas to yours ETiTl compat
ible
sim per /'simpa(r)/
verb to
smile in a silly and annoying way [V] a
silly simpering
girl niRlfi^WA^AoiV
speech] ‘You’re
such a darling,’she simpered. “ f^ SJ ^ if A H1
► sim-per noun [sing.]- sim-per-ing-ly
/'simparirjli/ adv.
sim ple 0-w /'simpl/
adj. (sim-pler, sim-plest) i!hlJ You can
also use more simple and most simple.
more simple ffl most simple0
2
EASY II 1 not
complicated; easy to understand or do
IfllW; B3Z1easy: a simple
solution 0 The
answer is really quite
simple. 0 This
machine is very
simple to use. 0 We lost because
we played badly. It’s as simple as that. ficfl
J^ T AHA ^fll fT # U, Jf. H tfc ftL
X ftl o o Give
the necessary information but keep it simple. i& S 4- 't# #-
3
BASIC/PLAIN At A : ft %
2 basic or plain without
anything extra or unnecessary % W; M W; ^
ift W: simple but elegant
clothes 3|?|
7 — H o o The
accommodation is simple but spacious.
fhffi^^o EOS fancy
4
FOR EMPHASIS fMiJi]
3 used before a noun to emphasize
that it is exactly that and nothing else ( M HU
7flf7fPW: Nobody wanted to believe the simple
truth. if£H7JS;JjC;Hfs]&0JMW^:
s£0 o It
was a matter of simple survival. i4^W|n]Io O It’s nothing to
worry about—just a simple headache. A H ffi
7' o