diamond

noun

/ˈdaɪmənd/

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[uncountable, countable] a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewellery and also in industry, especially for cutting glass.
- a diamond ring/necklace
- She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it).
- a six carat diamond
- a diamond mine
- The lights shone like diamonds.
see also black diamond, conflict diamond, rough diamond
Extra Examples
- an old woman dripping with diamonds
- earrings encrusted with diamonds
- a ring with a diamond in it
Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- flawless
- perfect
- real
- …
verb + diamond
- cut
- polish
- set
- …
diamond + verb
- glitter
- sparkle
diamond + noun
- mine
- industry
- trade
- …
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[countable] a shape with four straight sides of equal length and with angles that are not right angles
- a sweater with a diamond pattern
- The eight vehicles assumed a diamond formation.
Topics Colours and Shapesb1
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diamonds
[plural, uncountable] one of the four suits (= sets) in a pack of cards. The cards are marked with red diamond shapes.
- the ten of diamonds
- Diamonds are/is trumps.
Topics Games and toysc2
[countable] one card from the suit called diamonds
- You must play a diamond if you have one.
[countable] (in baseball) the space inside the lines that connect the four bases; also used to mean the whole baseball fieldTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French diamant, from medieval Latin diamas, diamant-, variant of Latin adamans from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’.

单词	diamond
释义	diamond noun /ˈdaɪmənd/ /ˈdaɪmənd/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewellery and also in industry, especially for cutting glass. a diamond ring/necklace She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it). a six carat diamond a diamond mine The lights shone like diamonds. see also black diamond, conflict diamond, rough diamond Extra Examples an old woman dripping with diamonds earrings encrusted with diamonds a ring with a diamond in it Topics Clothes and Fashionb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective flawless perfect real … verb + diamond cut polish set … diamond + verb glitter sparkle diamond + noun mine industry trade … See full entry [countable] a shape with four straight sides of equal length and with angles that are not right angles a sweater with a diamond pattern The eight vehicles assumed a diamond formation. Topics Colours and Shapesb1 enlarge image diamonds [plural, uncountable] one of the four suits (= sets) in a pack of cards. The cards are marked with red diamond shapes. the ten of diamonds Diamonds are/is trumps. Topics Games and toysc2 [countable] one card from the suit called diamonds You must play a diamond if you have one. [countable] (in baseball) the space inside the lines that connect the four bases; also used to mean the whole baseball fieldTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French diamant, from medieval Latin diamas, diamant-, variant of Latin adamans from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’.
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