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be the belle of [event/place]
belle 通常与定冠词 the 和 of 短语连用，表示在某场合或群体中最出众的美女。
She was the belle of the ball.
她是舞会上最迷人的女子。
美女
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
美女
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful among several rivals
She was the belle of the ball.
她是舞会上最迷人的女子。
迷人的女子
An attractive woman.
在众多竞争对手中最迷人、最美丽的年轻女子
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
At the summer dance, Maria was the belle of the evening.
在夏季舞会上，玛丽亚是当晚最迷人的美女。
AI contextual example
Every year, the village fair chooses one belle to lead the parade.
每年乡村集市都会选出一位美女来带领游行队伍。
AI contextual example
The two sisters were both belles in their small town.
这对姐妹都是小镇上的美女。
AI contextual example
she was the belle of the ball
她是舞会上最迷人的女子。
WordNet
belle 通常与定冠词 the 和 of 短语连用，表示在某场合或群体中最出众的美女。
She was the belle of the ball.
她是舞会上最迷人的女子。
Not this
She is a belle girl.
Use this
She is a beautiful girl.
belle 是名词，意为“美女”，不能像形容词一样修饰名词；修饰名词应用 beautiful。
Not this
She is belle of the ball.
Use this
She is the belle of the ball.
belle 是可数名词，且 the belle of the ball（舞会之花）是固定搭配，需用定冠词 the。
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舞会之花；舞会上最迷人的女子
She was the belle of the ball at the annual gala.
她在年度盛会上是最迷人的女子。
（美国）南方美女；南方佳丽
He fell in love with a charming southern belle from Georgia.
他爱上了一位来自佐治亚州的迷人的南方美女。
村里最漂亮的姑娘；村花
The innkeeper's daughter was the village belle.
旅店老板的女儿是村里最漂亮的姑娘。
舞会之花；舞会上最迷人的女子
She was the belle of the ball in her elegant gown.
她穿着优雅的长裙，是舞会上最迷人的女子。
看，她走过去了。那个女孩很奇怪，但绝对算不上一位美女。
She was the belle of the ball, and every young man hoped to dance with her.
她是舞会上最迷人的美女，每个年轻男子都希望和她跳舞。
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联想《美女与野兽》里的贝儿 Belle，她就是舞会上最出众的美女；belle 即「美女」。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式场合 通常用于正式或文学语境中，口语中比较常见于指代某场活动中最出众的女性，需注意语气可能显得过时。
These words all rhyme with 'belle' (/bɛl/): bell, sell, tell, well, shell, spell. Note that 'belle' and 'bell' are homophones. Beware of lookalikes that are not rhymes: 'bale' (/beɪl/), 'bile' (/baɪl/), 'ball' (/bɔːl/), and 'belly' (/ˈbɛli/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.