pearl

名词 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
   同义词：bone, ivory, off-white
3. a shape that is spherical and small
   同义词：drop, bead

动词 pearl:

1. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

1. The pearl sparkled in the moonlight.
   那颗珍珠在月光下闪闪发光。
2. Next to good judgment, diamond and pearl are the rarest things in the world.
   次于真知灼见者，为钻石与珍珠为世上最罕有之物耳。
3. A pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament.
   宝石，珍珠珍珠或矿石，已被切割或抛光而作为装饰品
4. She wears a pearl necklace today.
   今天她戴了一条珍珠项链。

pearl

n.（名词）
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：在几种软体动物的贝壳中，围绕着一粒沙子或其他外来物质形成的一种光滑、有色泽、具有不同颜色且主要是碳酸钙的沉积物，被珍视为宝石
Mother-of-pearl; nacre.
珍珠母；珠母贝
One that is highly regarded for one`s beauty or value.
极珍贵的东西，杰出的人物：被认为颇有魅力或具有很高价值的人或物
Printing A type size measuring approximately five points.
【印刷术】 珠形活字：尺寸大约5个点的印刷活字
Color A yellowish white.
【色彩】 珍珠白：微黄的白色
v.（动词）
pearled,pearl.ing,pearls
v.tr.（及物动词）
To decorate or cover with or as if with pearls.
用珍珠镶嵌：用珍珠或好象用珍珠装饰或镶嵌
To make into the shape or color of pearls.
做成珍珠形状或颜色：使形成珍珠或珍珠般的形状或色泽
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To dive or fish for pearls or pearl-bearing mollusks.
采集（珍珠）：潜水捕捞珍珠或带有珍珠的软体动物
To form beads resembling pearls.
成珠子状：形成珍珠般的圆珠子

来源：
Middle English perle
中古英语 perle
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin *pernula
源自 拉丁语 *pernula
diminutive of perna [ham, seashell (from the shape of the shell)]
perna的小后缀 [后腿，海贝（从贝壳的形状得名）]

pearl
pearl 2

v.（动词）
n.（名词）
Variant of purl 2
purl的变体2