音标：[pә:l]
n. 珍珠, 珠灰色, 杰出者, 珍贵之物
vt. 用珍珠镶, 使成珠状
vi. 成珠子状, 采珍珠, 用珍珠做
【医】 真珠, 珠; 珠剂
在线英汉词典
pearl的短语、例句：
pearl
n
1
(a) small, hard, round, silvery-white or bluish-grey lustrous mass that forms inside the shells of some oysters and is of great value as a gem 珍珠
a string of pearls 一串珍珠
[attrib 作定语]
a pearl necklace 珍珠项链.
(b) man-made imitation of this 人造珍珠
cultivated pearls 人工养殖的珍珠.
2 thing resembling a pearl in shape or colour （形状或颜色）似珍珠之物
pearls of dew on the grass 草上的露珠.
3 very precious or highly valued person or thing (used esp in the expressions shown) 极宝贵或极有价值的人或事物（尤用於以下示例）
a pearl among women 女子中的杰出者
pearls of wisdom 智慧的结晶.
4 (idm 习语) cast pearls before swine => cast1.
pearl