bronze

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bronze [bronze bronzes bronzed bronzing] noun, adjective BrE [brɒnz] NAmE [brɑːnz]
noun
1. uncountable a dark reddish-brown metal made by mixing ↑copper and tin
•a bronze statue
•a figure cast in bronze
2. uncountable a dark reddish-brown colour, like bronze
3. countable a work of art made of bronze, for example a statue
•a fine collection of bronzes
4. countable, uncountable = ↑bronze medal

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as a verb): from French bronze (noun), bronzer (verb), from Italian bronzo, probably from Persian birinj ‘brass’.

Example Bank:
•She got a bronze in the long jump.
•She works mainly in bronze.
•The figure was cast in bronze.

 
adjective
dark reddish-brown in colour
•bronze skin

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as a verb): from French bronze (noun), bronzer (verb), from Italian bronzo, probably from Persian birinj ‘brass’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bronzy, tan