英语词汇“coral”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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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.

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.

WORD FAMILY

coral: corally, corals

USAGE EXAMPLES

The larvae of fish that live in coral reefs are tiny, and they are not very good swimmers.

New York Times(Dec 28, 2016)

Enthusiasts of garage architecture will also appreciate the perforated walls, like coral, or a cheese grater, of the six-story car park next door.

Slate(Dec 30, 2016)

Miami recruits internationally, and one of the things in the Hurricanes’ favor is that students from around the world already flock to Coral Gables.

Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016)

1n marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

Hypo|Hyper

gorgonian, gorgonian coral

corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton

madrepore, madriporian coral, stony coral

corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands

sea feather

corals forming featherlike colonies

sea fan

corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton

red coral

corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry

brain coral

massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface

stag's-horn coral, staghorn coral

large branching coral resembling antlers

mushroom coral

flattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and unattached)

actinozoan, anthozoan

sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

2n the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

Syn|Hyper

precious coral, red coral

opaque gem

a gemstone that is opaque

1n a variable color averaging a deep pink

Hyper

pink

a light shade of red

2adj of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

Syn

chromatic

being or having or characterized by hue

n unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces

Hyper

hard roe, roe

fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

单词	coral
释义	coral (once / 621 pages) 1n 2nadj 3n 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. 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. WORD FAMILY coral: corally, corals USAGE EXAMPLES The larvae of fish that live in coral reefs are tiny, and they are not very good swimmers. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Enthusiasts of garage architecture will also appreciate the perforated walls, like coral, or a cheese grater, of the six-story car park next door. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) Miami recruits internationally, and one of the things in the Hurricanes’ favor is that students from around the world already flock to Coral Gables. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs Hypo\|Hyper gorgonian, gorgonian coral corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton madrepore, madriporian coral, stony coral corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands sea feather corals forming featherlike colonies sea fan corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton red coral corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry brain coral massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface stag's-horn coral, staghorn coral large branching coral resembling antlers mushroom coral flattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and unattached) actinozoan, anthozoan sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed 2n the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry Syn\|Hyper precious coral, red coral opaque gem a gemstone that is opaque 2 1n a variable color averaging a deep pink Hyper pink a light shade of red 2adj of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color Syn chromatic being or having or characterized by hue 3 n unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces Hyper hard roe, roe fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
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