2ADJ [usually ADJ n]金的;金制的Golden things are made of gold. 金的;金制的
...a golden chain with a golden locket.
带有金制盒式链坠的金项链
3ADJ [ADJ n]极好的;有发展前途的;有益的 If you describe something as golden, you mean it is wonderful because it is likely to be successful and rewarding, or because it is the best of its kind. 极好的;有发展前途的;有益的
He says there's a golden opportunity for peace which must be seized.
4PHRASE 大受欢迎(或十分成功)的人 If you refer to a man as a golden boy or a woman as a golden girl, you mean that they are especially popular and successful. 大受欢迎(或十分成功)的人
When the movie came out the critics went wild, hailing Tarantino as the golden boy of the 1990s.