pearl
n
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.
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.
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.
4 (idm 习语) cast pearls before swine => cast1.
snapvt.& vi. 猛地咬住;呵斥;折断;
vt. 拍照;用子母扣扣;[棒球]快速传(球);拍…的快照;
n. (树枝等的)突然折断;严厉的话;突然的撕咬;尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声;
vi. 啪啪作响;(目光)闪耀;(牙齿等)咯咯作响;(精神)突然崩溃;
adj. 容易的;喀嗒一声扣下的;仓促的;
adv. 噼啪作响地;啪嗒一声;猛然;