pearl
n
1
(a) small, hard, round, silvery-white or bluish-grey lustrous mass that forms inside the shells of some oysters and is of great value as a gem 珍珠
a string of pearls 一串珍珠
[attrib 作定語]
a pearl necklace 珍珠項鏈.
(b) man-made imitation of this 人造珍珠
cultivated pearls 人工養殖的珍珠.
2 thing resembling a pearl in shape or colour (形狀或顏色)似珍珠之物
pearls of dew on the grass 草上的露珠.
3 very precious or highly valued person or thing (used esp in the expressions shown) 極寶貴或極有價值的人或事物(尤用於以下示例)
a pearl among women 女子中的杰出者
pearls of wisdom 智慧的結晶.
4 (idm 習語) cast pearls before swine => cast1.