名詞 pearl:

1. a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
2. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
   同義詞：bone, ivory, off-white
3. a shape that is spherical and small
   同義詞：drop, bead

動(dòng)詞 pearl:

1. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

1. The pearl sparkled in the moonlight.
   那顆珍珠在月光下閃閃發(fā)光。
2. Next to good judgment, diamond and pearl are the rarest things in the world.
   次于真知灼見(jiàn)者，為鉆石與珍珠為世上最罕有之物耳。
3. A pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament.
   寶石，珍珠珍珠或礦石，已被切割或拋光而作為裝飾品
4. She wears a pearl necklace today.
   今天她戴了一條珍珠項(xiàng)鏈。

pearl

n.（名詞）
A smooth, lustrous, variously colored deposit, chiefly calcium carbonate, formed around a grain of sand or other foreign matter in the shells of certain mollusks and valued as a gem.
珍珠：在幾種軟體動(dòng)物的貝殼中，圍繞著一粒沙子或其他外來(lái)物質(zhì)形成的一種光滑、有色澤、具有不同顏色且主要是碳酸鈣的沉積物，被珍視為寶石
Mother-of-pearl; nacre.
珍珠母；珠母貝
One that is highly regarded for one`s beauty or value.
極珍貴的東西，杰出的人物：被認(rèn)為頗有魅力或具有很高價(jià)值的人或物
Printing A type size measuring approximately five points.
【印刷術(shù)】 珠形活字：尺寸大約5個(gè)點(diǎn)的印刷活字
Color A yellowish white.
【色彩】 珍珠白：微黃的白色
v.（動(dòng)詞）
pearled,pearl.ing,pearls
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To decorate or cover with or as if with pearls.
用珍珠鑲嵌：用珍珠或好象用珍珠裝飾或鑲嵌
To make into the shape or color of pearls.
做成珍珠形狀或顏色：使形成珍珠或珍珠般的形狀或色澤
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To dive or fish for pearls or pearl-bearing mollusks.
采集（珍珠）：潛水捕撈珍珠或帶有珍珠的軟體動(dòng)物
To form beads resembling pearls.
成珠子狀：形成珍珠般的圓珠子

來(lái)源：
Middle English perle
中古英語(yǔ) perle
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin *pernula
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) *pernula
diminutive of perna [ham, seashell (from the shape of the shell)]
perna的小后綴 [后腿，海貝（從貝殼的形狀得名）]

pearl
pearl 2

v.（動(dòng)詞）
n.（名詞）
Variant of purl 2
purl的變體2