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Porcelain Made White Make Plates Delicate Word Shiny

英语单词 porcelain
英美音标 英 ['pɔːsəlɪn] 美 ['pɔːrsəlɪn]
中文释义 n.瓷器;瓷
英语例句 (1) The museum displays the specimen of ancient Chinese porcelain.
(2) I don't know enough about porcelain to be able to price these plates.
(3) The porcelain is fine and glossy.
(4) There is a porcelain figure on the table.
中文例句 (1) 这个博物馆展出中国古瓷器标本。
(2) 我不太懂得瓷器,估计不出这些盘子的价钱。
(3) 瓷质细润。
(4) 桌子上有一个瓷像。
vocabulary简明 Your mom's favorite white china plates are probably made out of porcelain. Porcelain is a nearly translucent ceramic material used to make plates, bowls, and cups.
vocabulary扩展 The dishes at a fancy restaurant are often porcelain, a fine, delicate kind of china. Sometimes knickknacks, dolls, and art objects are also made from porcelain. The word comes from the Italian word for "cowrie shell," porcellana, which compares the shiny look of porcelain to the polished inside of a shell. Porcelain has a tricky spelling — although it ends with ain, it rhymes with ten, not rain.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词] Porcelain is a hard, shiny substance made by heating clay. It is used to make delicate cups, plates, and ornaments.
  • There were lilies everywhere in tall white porcelain vases.

    高高的白色瓷瓶上绘满了百合花。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]瓷器 A porcelain is an ornament that is made of porcelain. You can refer to a number of such ornaments as porcelain .
  • ...decorative 17th and 18th century porcelains.

    17和18世纪装饰用的瓷器

  • ...a priceless collection of English porcelain.

    一批价值连城的英国瓷器藏品

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