silken

英 [ˈsɪlkən]

美 [ˈsɪlkən]

adj.  丝绸一样的; 柔软光洁的; 柔和的; 温和的; 轻柔的; 丝制的; 丝质的; 丝绸的

BNC.16576 / COCA.17768

牛津词典

adj.

• 丝绸一样的；柔软光洁的
  soft, smooth and shiny like silk
  1. silken hair
     柔软光滑的头发
• 柔和的；温和的；轻柔的
  smooth and gentle
  1. her silken voice
     她那柔和的嗓音
• 丝制的；丝质的；丝绸的
  made of silk
  1. silken ribbons
     丝带

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 光洁柔软的;丝绸般的
  Silkenis used to describe things that are very pleasantly smooth and soft.
  1. ...her long silken hair.
     她那丝滑的长发
  2. ...her long, silken legs.
     她那光洁修长的双腿
• ADJ 丝质的;丝绸(般)的
  Asilkengarment, fabric, or rope is made of silk or a material that looks like silk.
  1. ...a silken nightshirt.
     丝绸睡衣
  2. ...silken cushions.
     丝绸垫子

英英释义

adj

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  1. glossy auburn hair
  2. satiny gardenia petals
  3. sleek black fur
  4. silken eyelashes
  5. silky skin
  6. a silklike fabric
  7. slick seals and otters
  Synonym:satinysleeksilkysilklikeslick

双语例句

• Though its hands are silken, its heart is of iron.
  虽然它的手柔如丝，可是心却硬似铁。
• The mechanical bird was placed on a silken cushion close to the emperor's bed.
  这只机械鸟被放置在靠近皇帝床边的丝制垫子上。
• The princess in the fairy story had long silken hair.
  童话故事里的公主有着柔丝般的长发。
• In a beautiful room lay a sick boy on a silken couch.
  漂亮的房间里，一个病男孩躺在柔软的沙发上。
• The silken robe which was the privilege of nobility.
  丝绸礼服者，高贵身份的特权也。
• Beneath her long dress, a glimpse could be caught of her tiny foot shod in a silken boot.
  在她的长裙袍下，能隐约看见一双缎靴紧裹着两只纤巧的脚。
• The purse-web spider spins a silken tube like a crooked finger of a glove sticking out of the ground.
  囊网蜘蛛织出的丝网是管状的，就像手套上一个弯曲的指头戳出地面。
• In the holiday time in October father will come home and, thinking that I am still a baby, will bring for me from the town little shoes and small silken frocks.
  当十月里放假的时候，爸爸将要回家，他会以为我还是一个小孩子，为我从城里带了小鞋子和小绸衫来。
• She was sitting at a spinning wheel, spinning silken threads of many colors.
  她正坐在一辆纺车前，织着各种颜色的丝线。
• Young spiders spin silken threads on which they "balloon" through the air.
  小蜘蛛能纺出许多光滑的细丝，使它们能像气球一样在空中漂动。