C 珍珠 a hard round small silvery-white mass formed inside the shell of oysters and similar creatures, very valuable as a jewel
C 珠状物 thing resembling a pearl in shape or color
C 珍品,(珍珠般)贵重之物〔人〕 very precious or highly valued person or thing
词汇搭配
动词+~
collect〔cultivate〕 pearls 采集〔养殖〕珍珠
形容词+~
artificial〔false〕 pearls 人造珍珠
black pearls 黑珍珠
genuine〔natural〕 pearls 真〔天然〕珍珠
介词+~
pass off fish eyes for pearls 鱼目混珠
necklace of pearls 珍珠项链
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pearl beyond price 无价之宝
pearls of wisdom 智慧的结晶
常用短语
cast pearls before swine 明珠暗投,对牛弹琴offer beautiful or valuable things to people who cannot appreciate them
He explained the beauty of the music to her but it was just casting pearls before swine.他跟她讲解那音乐的美妙之处,但这只不过是对牛弹琴而已。
句型例句
The necklace consists of three strings of pearls.这条项链由三串珍珠组成。
He bought his girlfriend a pearl necklace.他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。
Pearls of dew glistened on the grass.草地上露珠晶莹剔透。
She is a pearl among women.她是女中豪杰。