[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]美丽；漂亮Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
...an area of outstanding natural beauty...
自然美景美不胜收的景区
Everyone admired her elegance and her beauty.
人人都羡慕她的优雅和美丽。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]美女；美人 A beauty is a beautiful woman.
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
She is known as a great beauty.
她是出了名的大美女。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]极好的事物 You can say that something is a beauty when you think it is very good.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The pass was a real beauty, but the shot was poor.
传得非常漂亮，但是临门一脚太臭了。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]魅力；美好；吸引人之处 The beauties of something are its attractive qualities or features.
[usu pl]
[LITERARY 文]
He was beginning to enjoy the beauties of nature.
他开始享受大自然之美。
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[ADJ 形容词]美容的Beauty is used to describe people, products, and activities that are concerned with making women look beautiful.
[ADJ n]
Additional beauty treatments can be booked in advance.
额外的美容服务可以提前预订。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]好处；妙处；优点 If you say that a particular feature is the beauty of something, you mean that this feature is what makes the thing so good.
[usu the N of n]
There would be no effect on animals—that's the beauty of such water-based materials.
对动物毫无影响——水基材料妙就妙在这儿。
Oxford
beauty★/ˈbjuːti; NAmEˈbjuːti/noun(pluralbeauties)1★[uncountable ]the quality of being pleasing to the senses or to the mind 美；美丽◆the beauty ofthe sunset/of poetry/of his singing 落日╱诗作╱他的歌声之美◆a woman of great beauty大美人◆The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.这片森林被划定为超级自然美景区。◆beauty products/treatment(= intended to make a person more beautiful)美容产品；美容2[countable ]a person or thing that is beautiful 美人；美好的东西◆She had been a beauty in her day.她年轻时是个美人。3[countable ]an excellent example of its type 极好的榜样；典型的例子◆That last goal was a beauty!最后进的一球真绝！4[countable ]a pleasing feature 好处；优点SYN
advantage
◆One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful.在这里生活的好处之一是安宁。◆The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it.这项工程几乎不需要启动工作，好就好在这里。IDIOMSbeauty is in the eye of the ˈbeholder( saying) people all have different ideas about what is beautiful 情人眼里出西施；对美的判别因人而异beauty is only skin-ˈdeep( saying) how a person looks is less important than their character 美貌不过一张皮；貌美不如心灵美beautybeautiesbeauty/ˈbjuːti; NAmEˈbjuːti/
1appearance [uncountable] a quality that people, places, or things have that makes them very attractive to look at: her beauty and grace an area of outstanding natural beauty Millions of dollars are spent each year on beauty products.2woman [countable] a woman who is very beautiful: She was considered a great beauty in her youth.3poem/music/emotion etc [uncountable] a quality that something such as a poem, song, emotion etc has that gives you pleasure or joybeauty of the beauty of Shakespeare’s verse4advantage the beauty of something a particularly good quality that makes something especially suitable or useful: The beauty of e-mail is its speed and ease of use.5[countable] spoken a very good, large etc example of something: You should have seen the boat – a real beauty.6beauty is in the eye of the beholder used to say that different people have different opinions about what is beautiful7beauty is only skin-deep used to say that how someone looks is not as important as a good characterTHESAURUSbeauty the quality of being very attractive to look at – used about people, objects, and places: · She was greatly admired for her beauty and intelligence.· the natural beauty of the landscape.· The Ancient Greeks created statues of outstanding beauty and dignity.somebody’s good looks someone’s attractive appearance, especially their face and features: · With his dark good looks, Jason could have been a film star.glamour an exciting quality which makes someone or something seem attractive and connected with wealth and success: · Men loved her for her beauty and her glamour.· Add a black lace top for a touch of glamour.aesthetic adjective connected with beauty and the study of beauty: · The aesthetic value of their work is easy to appreciate.· the declining aesthetic standards of our civilization· The aesthetic qualities in a Buddhist sculpture are similar to those in any other work of art.
WDF
beauty
[ˈbju:ti]
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beauties[2192]
美丽(79%)，美人(16%)，美的东西(5%)
n.美；美丽；美人；美好的东西
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