2 ( the silver) objects made of silver银器ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILVERADJECTIVEfamily (especially BrE, oftenfigurative) 家传银器◆He was forced to sell the family silver to pay for the repairs to the house.他被迫变卖家传银器来支付维修房子的费用。◆They accused the government of selling off the family silver to pay for their policies.他们指责政府为推行自己的政策把老祖宗留下的东西都变卖了。VERB + SILVERpolish擦亮银器