Mother of pearl
[化] 珍珠母; 贝壳
🧩 词语组成解析
mother
['mʌðɚ]
n. 母亲，妈妈;女修道院院长;大娘;
vt. 像母亲般地照顾;养育;溺爱;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
pearl
[pɝl]
n. 珍珠;珍品;人造珍珠;珠状物;
vi. 采珍珠;
vt. 使成珠状;用珍珠装饰;
🗣️ 情景例句
There is no one here by that name.
这里没有玲玲这个人。
What number should I dial to get the operator?
我应该拨什么号码找到接线员？
No, it's too small. Let's go to the farthest instead. It's more interesting.
不，那个太小了。还是去最远的那个吧。那更有趣！