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a bead of [liquid]
bead 作“滴”讲时是可数名词，常指圆而小的液滴。
A bead of sweat rolled down his cheek.
一滴汗珠顺着他的脸颊滚落下来。
珠子；珠
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珠子；珠
a small ball with a hole through the middle, used in jewellery
A bead of sweat rolled down his cheek.
一滴汗珠顺着他的脸颊滚落下来。
念珠或主祷文珠串中的每一颗小珠。
Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
中间有孔的小球
a small ball with a hole through the middle
小圆形物体。
A small, round object.
小而圆的形状
a shape that is spherical and small
She strung colorful beads onto a necklace.
她把彩色珠子串成了一条项链。
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The bracelet is made of tiny glass beads.
这条手链是由小玻璃珠子制成的。
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Sweat formed beads on his forehead.
汗珠在他额头上形成。
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beads of sweat on his forehead
他额头上的汗珠。
WordNet
bead 作“滴”讲时是可数名词，常指圆而小的液滴。
A bead of sweat rolled down his cheek.
一滴汗珠顺着他的脸颊滚落下来。
复数 beads 常用来描述聚集在表面上的汗珠或水珠。
Beads of water formed on the cold glass.
冰冷的玻璃上形成了水珠。
beads 常以复数形式出现，指成串的小珠。
She wore a necklace of beads to the party.
她戴着一条珠子项链去参加聚会。
Not this
There are many bead on the necklace.
Use this
There are many beads on the necklace.
bead 是可数名词，many 后要接复数名词，所以 bead 应改为 beads。
Not this
She bought a string beads.
Use this
She bought a string of beads.
表达“一串珠子”时，量词 string 与名词 beads 之间要用 of 连接，构成 a string of beads；不能用 string 直接修饰 beads。
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一串珠子
She wore a colorful string of beads around her neck.
她脖子上戴着一串五颜六色的珠子。
念珠
He held his prayer beads while meditating.
他冥想时握着念珠。
玻璃珠
The bracelet is made of tiny glass beads.
这条手链是由细小的玻璃珠制成的。
珠帘
A bead curtain hung in the doorway.
门口挂着一道珠帘。
珠子项链
She bought a wooden bead necklace at the market.
她在市场买了一条木珠项链。
瞄准（某人或某物）
The hunter drew a bead on the wild boar before firing.
猎人开火前瞄准了那头野猪。
掌握；弄懂
Once I got a bead on the basic rules, the game became fun.
一旦我掌握了基本规则，这个游戏就变得有趣了。
汗珠
Beads of sweat rolled down his face after the race.
赛跑后，汗珠顺着他的脸颊滚落下来。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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记忆联想：一颗中间有孔的小圆珠(bead)，像水滴一样圆润，串在线上就是念珠的一颗。
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday jewelry and crafts、rosary prayers、furniture and architectural decoration 日常指珠子、小圆珠时通常为中性词，口语和书面语都常用；但在家具、建筑或木工领域指珠状模具、凸圆线脚等装饰时，多用于专业语境，语域偏正式。建议根据具体搭配和场合判断，不要一概而论。
可数名词，复数形式为 beads。
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