pearl /pɜːl/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A pearl is a hard round object that is shiny and creamy white in colour. Pearls grow inside the shell of an oyster and are used for making expensive jewellery. 珍珠

  例：

  She wore a string of pearls at her throat.

  她那时脖子上带着一串珍珠。

• 2. 

  ADJ Pearl is used to describe something that looks like a pearl. 珍珠般的

  例：

  ...tiny pearl buttons.

  …珍珠般的小扣子

• 3. 

  ADJ of, made of, or set with pearl or mother-of-pearl 珍珠的; 贝母的; 镶珠的

• 4. 

  V to set with or as if with pearls 用珍珠镶嵌; 仿珍珠镶嵌