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pearl

美 [pɜːrl]英 [pɜːl]
  • n.珍珠;人造珍珠;(形状或颜色)像珍珠之物;极有价值的东西
  • adj.珍珠(制)的;珍珠似的
  • v.使像珍珠;把(米,麦等)制成小粒;用珍珠装饰;使成珍珠色

复数: pearls

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noun

1

珍珠
a small hard shiny white ball that forms inside the shell of an oyster and is of great value as a jewel

a string of pearls

一挂珍珠

a pearl necklace

珍珠项链

She was wearing her pearls (= a necklace of pearls ) .

她戴着她的珍珠项链。

2

人造珍珠
a copy of a pearl that is made artificially

3


pearl buttons

珍珠母纽扣

4

(形状或颜色)像珍珠之物
a thing that looks like a pearl in shape or colour

pearls of dew on the grass

草上的露珠

5

极有价值的东西
a thing that is very highly valued

She is a pearl among women.

她是红颜俊杰。

习语

to give or offer valuable things to people who do not understand their value

a wise remark

谢谢你的金玉良言。
Thank you for those pearls of wisdom.

pearl

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 珍珠
    A pearl is a hard round object which is shiny and creamy white in colour. Pearls grow inside the shell of an oyster and are used for making expensive jewellery.

    She wore a string of pearls at her throat...

    她戴了一串珍珠项链。

  • 2
    ADJ 珍珠般的
    Pearl is used to describe something which looks like a pearl.

    ...tiny pearl buttons.

    珍珠般的小纽扣

  • 3
    PHRASE 明珠暗投;对牛弹琴
    If you say that someone is casting pearls before swine, you mean that they are wasting their time by offering something that is helpful or valuable to someone who does not appreciate or understand it.

    You do not value what should be valued, I see I was casting pearls before swine.

    你不重视应该重视的东西,我觉得我是在对牛弹琴。

  • 4
    PHRASE 精辟见解,睿智言论,妙语如珠(常指开玩笑的话)
    People describe what someone says as pearls of wisdom to suggest that it is wise or helpful, often when they are joking.

    And what is that pearl of wisdom supposed to mean?...

    那番精辟见解到底是什么意思呢?

noun

1
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
Synonym: bone ivory off-white
2
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster;much valued as a jewel
3
a shape that is spherical and small
he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
beads of sweat on his forehead
Synonym: drop bead

verb

1
gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The readings you heard earlier were excerpted from a new oral history of Pearl Harbor .

    你之前听到的朗读片段节选自一部新的珍珠港口述史。

  2. She was wearing the obligatory sweater and pearl necklace .

    她穿着那件经常穿的毛衣,戴着那串惯常戴的珍珠项链。

  3. She is a pearl among women .

    她是红颜俊杰。

  4. She wore a single strand of pearls around her neck .

    她脖子上戴着单串珍珠。

  5. She would never wear imitation pearls .

    她绝不会戴假珍珠。

  6. Thank you for those pearls of wisdom .

    谢谢你的金玉良言。

  7. She was wearing her pearls .

    她戴着她的珍珠项链。

  8. And what is that pearl of wisdom supposed to mean ?

    那番精辟见解到底是什么意思呢?

  9. On the table sat a box decorated with little pearl triangles .

    桌上有一只用珠子串成的小三角形作装饰的盒子。

  10. She wore a string of pearls around her neck .

    她脖子上戴着一串珍珠。

  11. Her advice includes perfectly true but rather fulsome pearls of wisdom .

    她的建议中有完全正确的金玉良言,但有过于恭维之嫌。

  12. You do not value what should be valued , I see I was casting pearls before swine .

    你不重视应该重视的东西,我觉得我是在对牛弹琴。

  13. She wore a string of pearls at her throat

    她戴了一串珍珠项链。

  14. Pauline wore a silk dress with a strand of pearls .

    保利娜穿了件丝绸长裙,戴了串珍珠。

  15. She was elegantly dressed with a double strand of pearls about her neck .

    她着装典雅,搭配着一条双层珍珠项链。

  16. There was something about Pearl that mesmerised her .

    珀尔身上有什么东西吸引住了她。

  17. A British battleship , which had been damaged severely in the battle of Crete , came limping into Pearl Harbor .

    一艘在克里特岛战役中严重受损的英国战舰艰难缓慢地驶进珍珠港。

  18. A powerful fleet was concentrated at Pearl Harbour .

    一支强大的舰队集结在珍珠港。

  19. The tri-coloured glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty is a shining pearl among ancient Chinese pottery .

    唐三彩是中国古代陶器中一颗璀璨的明珠。

  20. He who would search for pearls must dive below .

    欲索珍珠就要潜到水底。

  21. These facts prove that they are trying to pass fish eyes for pearls .

    这些事实证明他们是在打算鱼目混珠。

  22. An enormously powerful fleet was concentrated at Pearl Harbour .

    一支极其强大的舰队集结在珍珠港。

  23. The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew .

    绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。

  24. Pearls of dew glistened on the grass .

    草地上珠露晶莹。

  25. The garment is studded with pearls .

    衣服上缀满了珠子。

  26. Pearls are not found in the earth .

    珍珠不长在地里。

  27. The notes rang out like a string of pearls .

    声如贯珠。

  28. The necklace consists of three strings of pearls .

    这条项链由三串珍珠组成。

  29. The bride 's hair was adorned with pearls and white flowers .

    新娘的头发用珍珠和白花装饰着。

  30. He bought his girlfriend a Pearl necklace .

    他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。

  • 习语

n.

cast, throw, etc. pearls before swine

明珠暗投;对牛弹琴
to give or offer valuable things to people who do not understand their value

a pearl of wisdom

睿智的语言;隽语;妙语如珠
a wise remark

Thank you for those pearls of wisdom.

谢谢你的金玉良言。