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sapphires
蓝宝石
sapphires is the plural of sapphire.
a precious transparent stone of a rich blue color, used as a gem
- 1.
A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
透明深蓝色刚玉,被视为宝石。
- 2.
A stereotype of an aggressive and domineering black woman.
强势专横的黑人女性刻板印象
- 3.
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
一种珍贵的透明蓝色刚玉宝石
- 4.
A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
白色、黄色或紫色刚玉,透明或半透明。
- 5.
a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
经过切割和抛光的透明蓝宝石,作为珍贵宝石
- 6.
A deep blue colour.
深蓝色。
- 7.
a light shade of blue
浅蓝色
- 8.
Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
天蓝色,用于宝石纹章学。
- 9.
Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
产于Hylocharis和Chlorestes属的蜂鸟,以及红喉蓝宝石蜂鸟。
- 10.
Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.
亚洲南部Heliophorus属或非洲Iolaus属的灰蝶。
透明深蓝色刚玉,被视为宝石。;强势专横的黑人女性刻板印象;一种珍贵的透明蓝色刚玉宝石;白色、黄色或紫色刚玉,透明或半透明。;经过切割和抛光的透明蓝宝石,作为珍贵宝石
In use
She wore a necklace with a deep blue sapphire on her birthday.
The ring's sapphire caught the light and sparkled beautifully.
These sapphires came from a small mine in Sri Lanka.
a sapphire
作“蓝宝石”讲时可数,复数形式为 sapphires。
She wore a sapphire on her finger.
她手指上戴着一颗蓝宝石。
sapphire + noun
作“天蓝色”讲时放在名词前作定语。
She wore a sapphire dress to the party.
她穿着一件天蓝色的连衣裙去参加聚会。
Common mistakes
She gave me sapphire as a gift.She gave me a sapphire as a gift.
sapphire 作“蓝宝石”讲是可数名词,单数前需要加 a/an;中文没有冠词,所以学习者容易漏掉。
Connections
Collocations
- blue sapphire
- 蓝色蓝宝石
- She wore a blue sapphire pendant.她戴着一枚蓝色蓝宝石吊坠。
- sapphire ring
- 蓝宝石戒指
- He proposed with a sapphire ring.他用一枚蓝宝石戒指求婚。
- sapphire blue
- 宝蓝色
- The dress was a beautiful sapphire blue.这条连衣裙是漂亮的宝蓝色。
- star sapphire
- 星光蓝宝石
- The star sapphire glowed under the light.星光蓝宝石在光线下闪闪发光。
- sapphire engagement ring
- 蓝宝石订婚戒指
- Her sapphire engagement ring was a family heirloom.她的蓝宝石订婚戒指是一件传家宝。
- sapphire necklace
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想读音像 'saffire':fire 是火,蓝宝石却冷静,是天蓝色刚玉宝石。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:jewelry、gemology、retail 该词作名词表示蓝宝石时,通常为中性语域,广泛用于珠宝、宝石学、商业及日常语境,不具明显正式或随意色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the /aɪər/ sound, matching the final syllable of 'sapphire'. Note that 'sphere' and 'appear' look similar but are pronounced /sfɪər/ and /əˈpɪər/, so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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