名詞 bead:

1. a small ball with a hole through the middle
2. a shape that is spherical and small
   同義詞：drop, pearl
3. a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
   同義詞：beading, beadwork, astragal

動詞 bead:

1. form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
2. decorate by sewing beads onto
3. string together like beads

1. Decorated or covered with beads.
   飾以小珠的，綴有珠子的飾有或綴滿珠子的
2. His back was beaded with sweat.
   他的背上布滿了汗珠。
3. He took a bead on the hare and then fired.
   他瞄準(zhǔn)了野兔，然后開槍。
4. The hat was decorated with colored beads.
   那頂帽子上飾有彩色珠子。

bead

n.（名詞）

A small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading.
珠子：小而圓的材料（如玻璃、塑料、木材），其上有可穿在線上的孔
beads A necklace made of such pieces.
beads 項(xiàng)鏈：以這種珠子穿成的項(xiàng)鏈
beads Roman Catholic Church A rosary.
beads 【羅馬天主教】 念珠
Obsolete A prayer. Often used in the plural.
【廢語】 禱告，多用復(fù)數(shù)
A small, round object, especially:
小而圓的物質(zhì)，尤指：
A drop of moisture:
水珠：
例句：
beads of sweat.
汗珠

A bubble of gas in a liquid.
液體中心的氣泡
A small metal knob on the muzzle of a firearm, such as a rifle, used for sighting.
準(zhǔn)星：槍炮口上，瞄準(zhǔn)用的小圓金屬突起，如來福槍上的準(zhǔn)星
A strip of material, usually wood, with one molded edge placed flush against the inner part of a door or window frame.
密封條：一片材料（常為木料），磨制過的一邊嚴(yán)密地置于門框、窗框內(nèi)，使門窗打不開
Architecture
【建筑學(xué)】
A decoration consisting of a usually continuous series of small spherical shapes, as on a convex molding.
珠緣：常為一串小圓球連成的裝飾線，用于凸形邊緣上
Beading.
小飾珠
A projecting rim or lip, as on a pneumatic tire.
輪胎卷邊：突出的外圍或邊緣，如充氣輪胎的邊緣突起
A line of continuously-applied ductile material, such as solder or caulking compound.
焊料：可延伸、拉長的金屬線，尤指焊料或粘性添充物
Chemistry A globule of fused borax or other flux used in a bead test.
【化學(xué)】 熔珠：熔化的硼砂或其他珠狀熔接劑，用于珠子的化驗(yàn)
v.tr.intr.（及物動詞和不及物動詞）
bead.ed,bead.ing,beads
To furnish with or collect into beads.
用小珠裝飾或聚珠成串

<習(xí)慣用語>draw a bead on 或
get a bead on
To take careful aim at.
仔細(xì)瞄準(zhǔn)
來源：
Middle English bede [rosary bead, prayer]
中古英語 bede [數(shù)念珠禱告，祈禱]
from Old English bed, bedu, gebed [prayer] * see g whedh-
源自 古英語 bed, bedu, gebed [祈禱] *參見 g whedh-