| 单词 | pearl |
| 释义 | pearl (once / 235 pages) nv A pearl is a white, round gem formed inside an oyster or clam. Pearl can also refer to something that resembles the gem in color or shape, like a pearl of sweat that forms on your forehead when you're hot. Why is a pearl called a pearl? It isn't clear where the Medieval Latin word perla comes from. Some believe it refers to the shape of the shell in which pearls are found: either pear, like the shapely fruit, or perna, literally "ham," because the shell is shaped like a pig's leg. WORD FAMILYpearl: pearled, pearler, pearling, pearls, pearly+/pearler: pearlers/pearly: pearlies, pearliest USAGE EXAMPLESMore than 50 of Pearl’s 80 or so employees worked for the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant at some point. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) It is like reacting to Pearl Harbor by not eating sushi. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) “It’s like hearing the day of Pearl Harbor that some imperial Japanese airplanes crashed before reaching Pearl Harbor,” he said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel Hypo|Hyper seed pearl a small imperfect pearl gem, jewel, precious stone a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry 2n a shade of white the color of bleached bones Syn|Hyper bone, ivory, off-white white, whiteness the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) 3n a shape that is spherical and small Syn|Hypo|Hyper bead, drop dewdrop a drop of dew teardropanything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring) sphere a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) 4v gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean Hyper collect, garner, gather, pull together assemble or get together |
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