Word · Frequency #23904
beady
如珠般晶亮的;圆而闪亮的
small, round, and shiny like a shiny bead or button
- 1.
Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming.
像珠子的;小而圆且发亮的
- 2.
Bright and penetrating. (of eyes or a look)
明亮而锐利的(眼睛或目光)
- 3.
Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads.
用珠子或类似珠子装饰的
- 4.
Characterized by beads.
具有珠子特征的
饰有珠子、珠宝或亮片的;像珠子的;小而圆且发亮的;明亮而锐利的(眼睛或目光);用珠子或类似珠子装饰的;具有珠子特征的
In use
The owl sat on the fence, watching the field with round, beady eyes.
In the flashlight beam, the raccoon's eyes looked beady and alert.
Of the three kittens, the one with the beadiest eyes is the boldest.
beady + noun
beady 作定语时,最常见的搭配是 eyes,形容小而圆、闪闪发亮。
The dog's beady eyes followed the stranger.
那只狗亮晶晶的小眼睛盯着陌生人。
be + beady
beady 也可放在系动词后作表语,描述主语的特征。
His eyes are beady.
他的眼睛亮晶晶的。
beadier than + noun
beadier 是 beady 的比较级,用于比较两者的特征。
Connections
Collocations
- beady eyes
- 珠子般晶亮的小眼睛
- The bird watched the cat with its beady eyes.那只鸟用珠子般亮晶晶的小眼睛盯着猫。
- beady stare
- 亮晶晶的盯视
- The old woman gave me a beady stare from behind her glasses.那位老妇人从眼镜后面用亮晶晶的小眼睛盯着我。
Idioms & figurative uses
- beady eyes
- 珠子般的小眼睛(常含机警、贪婪或专注的意味)The old man's beady eyes watched every move I made.那老头珠子般的小眼睛盯着我的一举一动。
- beady-eyed
- 目光锐利(或贪婪)的,眼睛滴溜溜转的A beady-eyed clerk was checking every receipt.一个目光锐利的店员在检查每张收据。
Synonyms
- beaded
- 缀有珠子的 · 最直接的对应词;现代英语中多用 beaded,beady 较少用于此义。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆:beady 由 bead(珠子)+ y 构成,想象一颗颗圆亮闪光的小珠子,即'晶亮如小珠的'。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:describing a person's eyes、describing small shiny objects beady 多用于描述小而圆、亮晶晶的眼睛或小物件,语气中性,通常在日常描述和文学作品中都较为自然。
Grammar Note
该形容词的比较级为 beadier,最高级为 beadiest。
Pronunciation & Spelling
needy、seedy、greedy 与 beady 押韵(/iːdi/);ready、steady、heady 拼写相似但发 /ɛdi/,元音不同。
Learn the forms together
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