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coral n.珊瑚adj.珊瑚的；珊瑚色的 (1) 珊瑚是由某些水螅体构成的。(2) 海里有许多珊瑚。(3) 珊瑚虽然一动不动,但其实是活体。(4) 那艘船触珊瑚礁失事。(5) 珊瑚礁之外的大海是一片深蓝色。(6) 据报道，珊瑚礁正遭受破坏。(7) 我将穿着珊瑚色的连衣裙。(8) 凯特戴著一条珊瑚项炼。 Though coral looks like stone with little holes, it is actually a kind of sea polyp with a stony, hole filled skeleton. Sometimes the word coral refers to the skeleton itself. Because of the red color of Mediterranean coral, coral is also an adjective meaning pink-red. Shakespeare wrote: “My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more “red than her lips' red.” Coral can also be a noun for unfertilized lobster eggs that turn red when cooking.

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英 ['kɒrəl] 美 ['kɔːrəl] (1) Coral is formed by certain types of polyp.(2) There are lots of coral in the sea.(3) Although the coral is moveless , it is alive.(4) The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.(5) Beyond the coral reef the open sea is dark blue.(6) It is reported that the coral reefs are being destroyed.(7) I was going to wear a coral dress.(8) Kate is wearing a coral necklace. Coral is a marine polyp with a calcareous skeleton that lives in colonies. You probably last saw coral while scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. That or while looking at the coral necklaces in the beach shop. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]珊瑚 Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery. The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise and pink coral.那些女人戴着由绿松石和粉色珊瑚制成的精美项链。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]珊瑚虫 Corals are very small sea animals. 3[COLOUR 颜色词]珊瑚色；珊瑚红；橘红色 Something that is coral is dark orangey-pink in colour. ...coral lipstick.珊瑚红色的唇膏...the coral-colored flower buds.橘红色的花蕾

英语单词	coral
英美音标	英 ['kɒrəl] 美 ['kɔːrəl]
中文释义	n.珊瑚 adj.珊瑚的；珊瑚色的
英语例句	(1) Coral is formed by certain types of polyp. (2) There are lots of coral in the sea. (3) Although the coral is moveless , it is alive. (4) The ship was wrecked on a coral reef. (5) Beyond the coral reef the open sea is dark blue. (6) It is reported that the coral reefs are being destroyed. (7) I was going to wear a coral dress. (8) Kate is wearing a coral necklace.
中文例句	(1) 珊瑚是由某些水螅体构成的。 (2) 海里有许多珊瑚。 (3) 珊瑚虽然一动不动,但其实是活体。 (4) 那艘船触珊瑚礁失事。 (5) 珊瑚礁之外的大海是一片深蓝色。 (6) 据报道，珊瑚礁正遭受破坏。 (7) 我将穿着珊瑚色的连衣裙。 (8) 凯特戴著一条珊瑚项炼。
vocabulary简明	Coral is a marine polyp with a calcareous skeleton that lives in colonies. You probably last saw coral while scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. That or while looking at the coral necklaces in the beach shop.
vocabulary扩展	Though coral looks like stone with little holes, it is actually a kind of sea polyp with a stony, hole filled skeleton. Sometimes the word coral refers to the skeleton itself. Because of the red color of Mediterranean coral, coral is also an adjective meaning pink-red. Shakespeare wrote: “My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more “red than her lips' red.” Coral can also be a noun for unfertilized lobster eggs that turn red when cooking.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]珊瑚 Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery. The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise and pink coral. 那些女人戴着由绿松石和粉色珊瑚制成的精美项链。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]珊瑚虫 Corals are very small sea animals. 3 [COLOUR 颜色词]珊瑚色；珊瑚红；橘红色 Something that is coral is dark orangey-pink in colour. ...coral lipstick. 珊瑚红色的唇膏 ...the coral-colored flower buds. 橘红色的花蕾

Coral Sea Formed Reef Dark Polyp Skeleton Necklaces