| 单词 | pearl |
| 释义 | pearl From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishDaily lifepearlpearl /pɜːl $ pɜːrl/ ●●○ noun1 jewel [countable] a small round white object that forms inside an oyster, and is a valuable jewela pearl necklacea string of pearls (=a necklace made of pearls)2 hard substance [uncountable]DDECORATE a hard shiny substance of various colours formed inside some shellfish, which is used for making buttons or to make objects look attractive SYN mother-of-pearl3 → pearls of wisdom4 → cast/throw pearls before swine5 liquid [countable] literaryALLIQUID a small round drop of liquidthe pearls of the morning dew 6 excellent thing/person [countable usually singular] old-fashionedGOOD/EXCELLENT someone or something that is especially good or valuablepearl amongShe’s a pearl among women.Examples from the Corpuspearl• pearl buttons• Pearls of dew sparkled on the grass.• a pearl-colored dress• a pearl of a wife• He noticed she was wearing a string of cheap pearls about her neck.• Island craftsmen make everything from leather goods and raffia to local pottery and beautiful hand-made jewellery using the famous Majorcan pearls.• a string of pearls• If their complexion was their most celebrated feature, then perhaps a long necklace of perfect pearls.• The sight of those fracturing red pearls comforted Gao Ma.pearl necklace• A pearl necklace had broken and two liveried servants scrabbled on hands and knees to retrieve the jewels.• Anne's pearl necklace adorned her throat, and her gold ring the third finger of Joan's left hand.• It's as if somebody put June Cleaver's pearl necklace and apron on Madonna.• She washed clothes and dealt in smuggled electronic goods, rabbit-fur hats, sunflower seeds, pearl necklaces and noodles.• In her most notorious photographs she wears only her triple-string pearl necklace.Origin pearl (1300-1400) Old French perle, from Vulgar Latin pernula, from Latin perna “mussel” |
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