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。
用珍珠(或珍珠母)镶嵌;饰以珍珠;采珠;捞珍珠;使成珍珠状;使有珍珠光泽;似珍珠;(冲浪)板头扎进水里;插水;(水生植物在光合作用时)冒泡;释放气泡
to form small drops like pearls; to bead
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.
形成珠状;形成水滴
To bead; to form droplets.
采珍珠
To hunt for pearls
使冲浪板前端入水,常在起乘时
To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
指冲浪板前端这样入水
Of the nose of the surfboard: to sink in this manner.
指水生植物在光合作用时于茎叶上产生可见气泡,通常在鱼缸等模拟环境中
Of aquatic plants: to produce visible bubbles on the stems and leaves during photosynthesis, usually in a simulated environment like an aquarium.
使用末影珍珠通过投掷进行传送
To use an ender pearl to teleport by throwing it.
一般现在时
She pearls her necklace with fine gems.
她用精美的宝石装饰她的项链。
一般过去时
Last summer, he pearled many oysters.
去年夏天,他采了许多珍珠。
现在进行时
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。
用法提示:作为不及物动词,意为‘成珠状’,描述露水形成小珠。
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。
用法提示:作为及物动词,意为‘使成珠状’,这里指把珠子串成珍珠状。
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。
用法提示:作为不及物动词,意为‘采珍珠’,描述捕珠活动。
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。
最贴近的同义动词,常以 sweat、water 等液体作主语;bead 更直白常用,pearl 偏文学书面,二者多为不及物用法。
condense 强调气体冷却变成液体的物理过程,不一定呈一粒粒珠状;pearl 和 bead 只描述液滴成形,不解释成因,替换时需看语境是否涉及冷凝。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dew pearl on the grass in the morning.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子Tears pearled her cheeks.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子Raindrops pearled in the window.
正确表达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。
pearl 强调像珍珠那样圆润且有光泽,常带文学色彩;bead 更通用,指任何细小水滴或珠子,不特指珍珠。
purl 与 pearl 同音但拼写和意思完全不同:purl 描述水流声或编织针法,与珍珠/珠状物无关,注意拼写和语境。
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。
珍珠在牡蛎体内形成,是采珠的主要对象。
采珠常由潜水员潜入海中完成。
珍珠母来自贝壳内层,与珍珠关系密切。
珍珠和牡蛎产自海洋,采珠活动也在海上进行。
珍珠常被制成项链,是常见的珍珠制品。
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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