sulphur

名词 sulphur:

1. an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
   同义词：sulfur, S, atomic number 16

动词 sulphur:

1. treat with sulphur in order to preserve
   同义词：sulfur

1. Sulphur was not identified as an element until1810.
   1810年以前还没有认出硫是一种元素。
2. One day, by chance, Goodyear dropped a small piece of molded rubber on to a stove at the same time a piece of sulphur slipped out of his hand.
   有一天，古德伊尔偶然把一小块成型像胶掉在炉子上，同时又有一块硫从他手中滑下。
3. Sulphur can be used to make gunpowder.
   硫磺可以用来制造火药。