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zinc

noun
🔊/zɪŋk/
🔊/zɪŋk/
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  1. [uncountable]
    (symbol Zn)
    a chemical element. Zinc is a blue-white metal that is mixed with copper to produce brass and is often used to cover other metals to prevent them from rusting.锌Topics Physics and chemistryc2
  2. [countable] (informal) (in some places in Africa) a sheet of corrugated iron that is used to make a roof, shelter, etc.（非洲某些地方用于搭建屋顶、棚子等的）波纹铁板，瓦楞铁板
    • They built a temporary home out of zincs.他们用瓦楞铁板搭建了一个临时住所。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from German Zink, of unknown origin.