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单词 jewellike
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
jew•el /ˈdʒuəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Jewelrya cut and polished precious stone;
    gem.
  2. Jewelryan ornament worn for beauty that is made of or with such a cut and polished stone.
  3. a person or thing that is treasured:She was a jewel to work with.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
jew•el  ( jo̅o̅əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
n. 
  1. Jewelrya cut and polished precious stone;
    gem.
  2. Jewelrya fashioned ornament for personal adornment, esp. of a precious metal set with gems.
  3. a precious possession.
  4. a person or thing that is treasured, esteemed, or indispensable.
  5. Timea durable bearing used in fine timepieces and other delicate instruments, made of natural or synthetic precious stone or other very hard material.
  6. an ornamental boss of glass, sometimes cut with facets, in stained-glass work.
  7. something resembling a jewel in appearance, ornamental effect, or the like, as a star.

v.t. 
  1. to set or adorn with jewels.
  • Vulgar Latin *jocāle plaything, noun, nominal use of neuter of *jocālis (adjective, adjectival) of play, equivalent. to Latin joc(us) joke + -ālis -al1
  • Anglo-French jeul, Old French jouel, joel
  • Middle English jouel juel 1250–1300
jewel•like′, adj. 

Jew•el  ( jo̅o̅əl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name.

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