n. 珀尔〔女子名〕。 n. 1.珍珠;珍品;优秀典型,精华;〔pl.〕珍珠项链。 2.珍珠状物〔露、泪、雪白的牙齿等〕;(铁、煤等的)小片,微粒。 3.珍珠色。 4.【印刷】珍珠型铅字〔5点小型活字〕;〔方言〕【医学】白内障,星眼。 短语和例子 an artificial [a false, an imitation] pearl 人造珍珠,赛珍珠。 culture(d) pearl 养殖的珍珠。 a mother of pearl 珍珠母,珍珠贝。 the pearl of his country 国家的精华[杰出人物]。 cast pearls before swine 明珠暗投;把珍贵物送给不识货的人。 adj. 珍珠(制)的;珍珠似的。 vt. 1.使呈珠状,使成小圆粒,使像珍珠;把(米、麦等)制成小粒。 2.用珍珠装饰,用珍珠镶嵌。 3.使成珍珠色,使发珍珠光泽。 4.珠子似地散布于。 vi. 1.采珍珠。 2.珠子般地滴下;变成珍珠形[色]。 短语和例子 go pearling 去采珍珠。 n., =purl2.
a shade of white the color of bleached bones 同义词:bone, ivory, off-white,
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" 同义词:drop, bead,
gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusc. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.
例句与用法
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It's the pearl in the oyster, anyway . 这是蚌里的明珠,不管怎么说。
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They wanted to pass off fish eyes for pearls . 他们试图鱼目混珠。
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"she's a fool," said pearl bitterly . “她是个糊涂虫。”波儿狠狠地说。
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He who would search for pearls must dive below ... 欲索珍珠就要潜到水底。
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He doesn't believe in "casting pearls before swine" . 他不相信“明珠暗投”。
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He bought her a bracelet beset with pearls . 他给她买了一只镶嵌着珍珠的手镯。
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She would be coming along to pearl harbor in due course . 她不久就要到珍珠港来。
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Pearls of dew glistened on the grass . 草地上露珠晶莹。
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The garment is studded with pearls . 衣服上缀满了珠子。
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The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew . 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。