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pearl sth with sth
pearl 此处为及物动词，宾语是被装饰的器物，with 后接装饰材料。
They pearled the box with mother-of-pearl.
他们用珍珠母镶饰这个盒子。
成珠状；凝结成珠
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成珠状；凝结成珠
to form small drops like pearls; to bead
They pearled the box with mother-of-pearl.
他们用珍珠母镶饰这个盒子。
用珍珠或珍珠母镶嵌或装饰
To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
使形状像珍珠；做成小圆粒
To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
使光泽或虹彩像珍珠
To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
像珍珠
To resemble pearl or pearls.
pearl
Base
原形
pearls
3rd person
第三人称单数
pearling
-ing
现在分词
pearled
Past
过去式
pearled
Past participle
过去分词
She pearls her necklace with fine gems.
她用精美的宝石装饰她的项链。
Last summer, he pearled many oysters.
去年夏天，他采了许多珍珠。
The sweat is pearling on his forehead.
汗水正珠状地淌在他的额头上。
规则动词，变化如常见弱变化。
The morning dew pearled on the grass blades.
清晨的露珠在草叶上结成珍珠状的水滴。
She carefully pearled the beads onto the silk thread.
她小心地将珠子串到丝线上，使它们像珍珠一样排列。
Local fishermen have been pearling in these waters for decades.
当地渔民几十年来一直在这片水域采珍珠。
pearl 此处为及物动词，宾语是被装饰的器物，with 后接装饰材料。
They pearled the box with mother-of-pearl.
他们用珍珠母镶饰这个盒子。
此义项中 pearl 是不及物动词，表示“凝成珠状”，主语常为汗珠、水珠等。
Sweat pearled on his forehead.
汗水在他的额头上凝成珠状。
go pearling 是 go + 动名词结构，表示“去从事采珠活动”。
They went pearling near the island.
他们到小岛附近采珍珠。
Not this
The dew pearl on the grass in the morning.
Use this
The dew pearls on the grass in the morning.
动词 pearl 在此表示“凝结成珠”。主语 dew 是不可数名词，视为第三人称单数，一般现在时需加 -s，写成 pearls。汉语动词没有数和人称的变化，学习者容易漏掉这个 -s。
Not this
Tears pearled her cheeks.
Use this
Tears pearled on her cheeks.
表示“凝结成珠”的 pearl 是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语。要说“在……上凝结成珠”，需用介词 on 引出地点，即 pearled on her cheeks。
Not this
Raindrops pearled in the window.
Use this
Raindrops pearled on the window.
液滴在物体表面形成时，介词应使用 on（在……表面上），而不是 in（在……里面）。雨滴在窗户表面，因此要说 on the window。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
汗水凝成珠附在…上
Sweat pearled on her forehead despite the cool breeze.
尽管有凉风，她的额头上仍凝着汗珠。
缀满珠状物；布满露珠般的点点
The spiderweb was pearled with morning dew.
蛛网上缀满晨露。
去采珍珠
Many islanders used to go pearling in the gulf.
过去很多岛民去海湾采珍珠。
珍珠大麦（精加工麦粒）
Pearled barley is a great addition to winter soups.
珍珠大麦是冬季汤品的好配料。
金玉良言；智慧的结晶
My grandmother shared a few pearls of wisdom before I left for college.
我祖母在我去上大学前分享了几句金玉良言。
对牛弹琴；明珠暗投
Explaining the subtle humor to him was like casting pearls before swine.
向他解释那种微妙的笑话就像对牛弹琴。
极有价值之物；无价之宝
This old map is a pearl of great price to the museum.
这张旧地图对博物馆来说是无价之宝。
不要把你们的珍珠丢在猪前。
Biblical proverb from the King James Version (Matthew 7:6). It warns against offering something beautiful or valuable to people who will not appreciate it. The shortened idiom is 'cast pearls before swine.'
出自英王钦定版圣经《马太福音》7:6。这句箴言告诫人们不要将美好贵重之物交给不懂珍惜的人。其缩写习语为 cast pearls before swine。
他的眼睛变成了珍珠。
Ariel's song in Shakespeare's The Tempest (Act 1, Scene 2). It describes the sea change of a drowned body, and the line is frequently quoted or adapted in English literature and film.
出自莎士比亚戏剧《暴风雨》第一幕第二场中精灵爱丽儿的歌。歌词描写溺水者身体所经历的海洋变化，这一句在英语文学和影视中常被引用或改编。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
珍珠pearl圆润光亮，动词时想象水滴在叶片上凝成珍珠般的小珠，一滴一滴，像采珠一样收集起来。
语域：mixed 常见场景：手工珠宝制作、冲浪、电子游戏（如《我的世界》） 该词作动词时含义和语域因场合而异：正式或专业语境多指用珍珠装饰、形成珠状或采珠，冲浪和游戏用语中则有特定含义，使用时应根据上下文判断。
作为动词，及物与不及物含义不同，注意上下文。
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