| [/pɜːl; pəl/] n 用法:
1 (a) small, hard, round, silvery-white or bluish-grey lustrous mass that forms inside the shells of some oysters and is of great value as a gem 珍珠:
a string of pearls 一串珍珠 *
[attrib 作定语] a pearl necklace 珍珠项链.
(b) man-made imitation of this 人造珍珠:
cultivated pearls 人工养殖的珍珠. 用法:
2 thing resembling a pearl in shape or colour （形状或颜色）似珍珠之物:
pearls of dew on the grass 草上的露珠. 用法:
3 very precious or highly valued person or thing (used esp in the expressions shown) 极宝贵或极有价值的人或事物（尤用於以下示例）:
a pearl among women 女子中的杰出者 *
pearls of wisdom 智慧的结晶. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) cast pearls before swine => cast1. |