jewel
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈdʒuː.əl]
- 美式音标 [ˈdʒuː.əl]
- 国际音标 ['dʒu:əl]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 宝石;珠宝
- vt. 镶以宝石;饰以珠宝
词源解说
- 13世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自古法语的jouel,意为装饰,宝石。
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- jewelry:珠宝;珠宝类。
- jewellery:珠宝(等于jewelry)。
- jeweler:珠宝商;宝石匠;钟表匠;钟表商。
- jeweller:珠宝商;钟表匠,宝石匠。
英汉例句
- Don't you consider it funny to wear jewels borrowed from others to a party?
带着从别人那里借来的珠宝去参加舞会,你难道不认为很可笑吗?
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- add a jewel to 在…上加一颗宝石
- buy 〔find, pawn, set〕 a jewel 买〔发现,典当,镶嵌〕宝石
- covet 〔long for〕 a jewel 妄想〔渴望〕得到宝石
- make a jewel of 把…培养成有出息的人
- put on jewels 佩戴宝石首饰
用作名词 (n.)
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英英字典
- (VALUABLE STONE) a precious stone that is used to decorate valuable objects
- (BEAUTIFUL/IMPORTANT THING) something that is very beautiful or valuable
- (PERSON) a very kind or helpful person
- A jewel is a precious stone used to decorate valuable things that you wear, such as rings or necklaces.
- If you describe something or someone as a jewel, you mean that they are better, more beautiful, or more special than other similar things or than other people.
- If you refer to an achievement or thing as the jewel in someone's crown, you mean that it is considered to be their greatest achievement or the thing they can be most proud of.
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专业释义
- 珠宝
- 宝石
- 珠宝
- 宝石