一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

珠寶,首飾,珍寶 [U]


例句:

Women like wearing all kinds of jewellery.

女士喜歡佩帶各種各樣的珠寶首飾。


例句:

You can stow your jewellery away in the bank.

你可以把你的珠寶存到銀行里。


二、詞義辨析:


jewel,jewellery,stone,gem

這些名詞均有“寶石”之意。 jewel多指貴重的寶石,是經(jīng)過切削打磨,通常鑲嵌在胸針、項鏈或其它裝飾物上的玉。 jewellery是珠寶的總稱,泛指各類珠寶,既指佩帶或衣服的珠寶飾物,又指用普通金屬、塑料或假寶石制作的裝飾物。 stone特別強調(diào)稀少罕見或值錢的礦物。 gem指經(jīng)切割、磨光的寶石,引申指珍品、佳作。


三、參考例句:


The jewellery was a great success.

這些珠寶大獲贊譽。


Jewellery identification is a hard job.

珠寶鑒定不是一件容易的工作。


Women like wearing all kinds of jewellery.

女士喜歡佩帶各種各樣的珠寶首飾。


The shop sells jewellery as well.

這家商店也銷售珠寶。


The burglars cleaned her out of all her jewellery.

賊把她所有的首飾都偷光了。


The thieves stole 1 million worth of jewellery.

竊賊偷走了價值100萬英鎊的珠寶。


You can stow your jewellery away in the bank.

你可以把你的珠寶存到銀行里。


Geneva, a city of watchmaking, jewellery, and chic fashion.

日內(nèi)瓦,是一個制表業(yè),珠寶業(yè)和別致時尚之都。


We manufacture jewellery such as rings, bracelets, and necklaces.

我們生產(chǎn)珠寶首飾,如戒指、手鐲以及項鏈。


The jewellery firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds.

該珠寶公司不過是進行非法的鉆石交易的幌子。