bead
n.（名词）
A small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading.珠子：小而圆的材料（如玻璃、塑料、木材），其上有可穿在线上的孔beads A necklace made of such pieces. beads 项链：以这种珠子穿成的项链beads Roman Catholic Church A rosary. beads 【罗马天主教】 念珠Obsolete A prayer. Often used in the plural.【废语】 祷告，多用复数A small, round object, especially:小而圆的物质，尤指：A drop of moisture:水珠：例句：beads of sweat.汗珠
A bubble of gas in a liquid.液体中心的气泡A small metal knob on the muzzle of a firearm, such as a rifle, used for sighting.准星：枪炮口上，瞄准用的小圆金属突起，如来福枪上的准星A strip of material, usually wood, with one molded edge placed flush against the inner part of a door or window frame.密封条：一片材料（常为木料），磨制过的一边严密地置于门框、窗框内，使门窗打不开Architecture 【建筑学】 A decoration consisting of a usually continuous series of small spherical shapes, as on a convex molding.珠缘：常为一串小圆球连成的装饰线，用于凸形边缘上Beading.小饰珠A projecting rim or lip, as on a pneumatic tire.轮胎卷边：突出的外围或边缘，如充气轮胎的边缘突起A line of continuously-applied ductile material, such as solder or caulking compound.焊料：可延伸、拉长的金属线，尤指焊料或粘性添充物Chemistry A globule of fused borax or other flux used in a bead test.【化学】 熔珠：熔化的硼砂或其他珠状熔接剂，用于珠子的化验v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）bead.ed,bead.ing,beads To furnish with or collect into beads.用小珠装饰或聚珠成串
<习惯用语>draw a bead on 或
get a bead on
To take careful aim at.仔细瞄准来源：Middle English bede [rosary bead, prayer] 中古英语 bede [数念珠祷告，祈祷] from Old English bed, bedu, gebed [prayer] * see g whedh- 源自 古英语 bed, bedu, gebed [祈祷] *参见 g whedh-
