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pearl 1 AHD[pûrl] D.J.[pɜːl]K.K.[pɝl]n.(名词) freshwater (left) and cultured pearls (right)© School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company- A smooth, lustrous, variously colored deposit, chiefly calcium carbonate, formed around a grain of sand or other foreign matter in the shells of certain mollusks and valued as a gem.珍珠:在几种软体动物的贝壳中,围绕着一粒沙子或其他外来物质形成的一种光滑、有色泽、具有不同颜色且主要是碳酸钙的沉积物,被珍视为宝石
- Mother-of-pearl; nacre.珍珠母;珠母贝
- One that is highly regarded for one's beauty or value.极珍贵的东西,杰出的人物:被认为颇有魅力或具有很高价值的人或物
- Printing A type size measuring approximately five points.【印刷术】 珠形活字:尺寸大约5个点的印刷活字
- Color A yellowish white.【色彩】 珍珠白:微黄的白色
v.(动词)pearled, pearl.ing, pearls v.tr.(及物动词)- To decorate or cover with or as if with pearls.用珍珠镶嵌:用珍珠或好象用珍珠装饰或镶嵌
- To make into the shape or color of pearls.做成珍珠形状或颜色:使形成珍珠或珍珠般的形状或色泽
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To dive or fish for pearls or pearl-bearing mollusks.采集(珍珠):潜水捕捞珍珠或带有珍珠的软体动物
- To form beads resembling pearls.成珠子状:形成珍珠般的圆珠子
- Middle English perle 中古英语 perle
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin *pernula 源自 拉丁语 *pernula
- diminutive of perna [ham, seashell (from the shape of the shell)] perna的小后缀 [后腿,海贝(从贝壳的形状得名)]
pearl 2 AHD[pûrl] D.J.[pɜːl]K.K.[pɝl]v.(动词)n.(名词)- Variant of purl 2 purl的变体2
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