一、详细释义:
n.
珠宝,首饰,珍宝 [U]
例句:
Women like wearing all kinds of jewellery.
女士喜欢佩带各种各样的珠宝首饰。
例句:
You can stow your jewellery away in the bank.
你可以把你的珠宝存到银行里。
二、词义辨析:
jewel,jewellery,stone,gem
这些名词均有“宝石”之意。 jewel多指贵重的宝石,是经过切削打磨,通常镶嵌在胸针、项链或其它装饰物上的玉。 jewellery是珠宝的总称,泛指各类珠宝,既指佩带或衣服的珠宝饰物,又指用普通金属、塑料或假宝石制作的装饰物。 stone特别强调稀少罕见或值钱的矿物。 gem指经切割、磨光的宝石,引申指珍品、佳作。
三、参考例句:
The jewellery was a great success.
这些珠宝大获赞誉。
Jewellery identification is a hard job.
珠宝鉴定不是一件容易的工作。
Women like wearing all kinds of jewellery.
女士喜欢佩带各种各样的珠宝首饰。
The shop sells jewellery as well.
这家商店也销售珠宝。
The burglars cleaned her out of all her jewellery.
贼把她所有的首饰都偷光了。
The thieves stole 1 million worth of jewellery.
窃贼偷走了价值100万英镑的珠宝。
You can stow your jewellery away in the bank.
你可以把你的珠宝存到银行里。
Geneva, a city of watchmaking, jewellery, and chic fashion.
日内瓦,是一个制表业,珠宝业和别致时尚之都。
We manufacture jewellery such as rings, bracelets, and necklaces.
我们生产珠宝首饰,如戒指、手镯以及项链。
The jewellery firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds.
该珠宝公司不过是进行非法的钻石交易的幌子。