pearl怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音

英语单词:pearl

意思翻译

pearl

noun uk/pɜːl/ us/pɝːl/

[ C or U ]珍珠

a small, round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside the shell of a sea creature, especially an oyster. Pearls are valuable and are used to make jewellery.

a string of pearls 一串珍珠

a pearl necklace 珍珠项链

pearls[ plural ] 珍珠首饰

jewellery made from pearls

He gave her pearls for her birthday. 他送给她珍珠首饰作为生日礼物。

You never saw her without her pearls - even on the beach!

Pearls are a safe bet for wearing with a little black dress.

She was dressed in a cashmere sweater and pearls.

She sat in front of the mirror and fastened her pearls around her neck.

[ C ]人造珍珠

an artificially made pearl

cultured pearls 养殖的珍珠

[ C ] literary液态珠状物

a small drop of liquid

There were pearls of dew on the grass. 草地上有点点露珠。

[ U ]珠灰色，银白色

the white shiny colour of pearl or a pale colour

[ U ]珍珠母（同 mother-of-pearl）

→  mother-of-pearl

pearl buttons 珍珠母纽扣

Idiom

a pearl of great priceUK formal 珍贵罕见之物

something that is very rare and is considered very important

Inexhaustible patience is a pearl of great price. 无尽的耐心是难能可贵的。