diamond

名词 diamond:

1. a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
2. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
   同义词：adamant
3. a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it
4. the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
   同义词：baseball diamond, infield
5. the baseball playing field
   同义词：ball field, baseball field

1. She wore a diamond clip on her new dress.
   她在新衣服上戴了一枚钻石别针。
2. She selected a diamond ring from the collection.
   她从收藏品中挑选了一枚钻石戒指。
3. Lost: one diamond ring. Finder will be rewarded.
   寻物: 遗失钻戒一枚，寻得者将获重酬。
4. The chief interchanged the diamond with some pieces of glass.
   那首领拿一些玻璃块替换了那些钻石。
5. The diamond ring on her finger glittered in the light.
   她手指上的钻石戒指在灯光下闪闪发光。
6. The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.
   这颗钻石在阳光下显得色彩斑斓。
7. Diamond cut diamond.
   强中更有强中手。
8. She wears a diamond ring on her left hand.
   她左手上戴着一枚钻石戒指。

di.a.mond

n.（名词）
An extremely hard, highly refractive crystalline form of carbon that is usually colorless and is used as a gemstone and in abrasives, cutting tools, and other applications.
钻石：一种极其坚硬，高折射率的结晶形状的碳素，常常近于无色，被当作宝石并用于研磨、切割工具以及其它用途上
A figure with four equal sides forming two inner obtuse angles and two inner acute angles; a rhombus or lozenge.
菱形（物）：一种带有四个等边构成两个内钝角和两个锐角的图形；菱形或菱形物
Games
【游戏】
A red, lozenge-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
方块：特定的扑克牌上红色菱形图案
A playing card with this figure.
方块牌：带有这种图形的纸牌
diamonds (used with a sing. or pl. verb)The suit of cards represented by this figure.
diamonds （与单数或复数动词连用）由这种花色代表的一组纸牌
Baseball
【棒球】
An infield.
内野
The whole playing field.
（棒球或垒球的）整个比赛场地
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
经常用来修饰另一个名词：
例句：
a diamond bracelet; diamond jewelry.
钻石手镯；钻石宝石

v.tr.（及物动词）
di.a.mond.ed,di.a.mond.ing,di.a.monds
To adorn with or as if with diamonds.
用钻石装饰：用钻石装饰或好象用钻石装饰

来源：
Middle English diamaunt
中古英语 diamaunt
from Old French diamant
源自 古法语 diamant
from Medieval Latin diamas diamant-
源自 中世纪拉丁语 diamas diamant-
alteration of Latin adamas * see adamant
拉丁语 adamas的变化 *参见 adamant