英语单词 | gem |
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英美音标 | 英 [dʒem] 美 [dʒem] |
中文释义 | n.宝石;珍品;受到宠爱或评价很高的人;松糕 vt.用宝石装饰 |
英语例句 | (1) He beguiled me into parting with the gem. (2) Saphhire is a very hard blue gem. (3) This picture is the gem of the collection. (4) My secretary is an absolute gem. |
中文例句 | (1) 他诱骗我把那枚宝石割爱。 (2) 一种蓝色的非常坚硬的宝石。 (3) 这幅画是收藏的珍品. (4) 我的秘书真是个难能可贵的人。 |
vocabulary简明 | A gem is a precious or semi-precious stone, or a jewel. A silversmith might experiment with adding gems to her rings and necklaces. |
vocabulary扩展 | The sparkly gem in your grandmother's fancy ring might be a diamond, while your aunt appears to prefer the polished greenish-blue gems called turquoise. If you're trained to identify and put a value on gems, you can call yourself a gemologist. Gem is from the Old French gemme, which has a Latin root, gemma, "precious stone or jewel." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]宝石 A gem is a jewel or stone that is used in jewellery.
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]难能可贵的人(或物);令人非常惬意的人(或事物);精品 If you describe something or someone as a gem, you mean that they are especially pleasing, good, or helpful. [oft N [INFORMAL 非正式]
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