| 单词 | precious stone |
| 释义 | precious stone (once / 1343 pages) n WORD FAMILY precious stone: precious stones USAGE EXAMPLESFred Ward photographed pop stars, presidents and precious stones with equal finesse. Time(Dec 30, 2016) And whenever he managed to painfully extract some nugget of wisdom, he would cut and polish it like a precious stone before resuming the search. The Guardian(Nov 11, 2016) According to Padmanabhan, the temple has, along with six main vaults, several secret storage areas in which gold coins, precious stones and carvings are stashed. The Guardian(Sep 24, 2016) n a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry Syn|Hypo|Hyper gem, jewel crown jewel a precious stone that is a valuable part of a sovereign's regalia solitairea gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself diamonda transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem rubya transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem pearla smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel emeralda transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem sapphirea transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem ice, sparklerdiamonds seed pearla small imperfect pearl jewellery, jewelry an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) |
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