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n.美,美景,美好的东西

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beauty


/'bju:tɪ; `bjutɪ/
n
1 [U] combination of qualities that give pleasure to the senses (esp to the eye or ear) or to the mind 美
*the beauty of the sunset, of her singing, of poetry 日落、她的歌喉、诗作之美
* She was a woman of great beauty. 她曾经是个大美人.
* [attrib 作定语] a beauty competition/contest, ie one in which judges decide on the most beautiful competitor 选美会.
2 [C]
(a) person or thing that is beautiful 美丽的人或事物
*She was a famous beauty in her youth. 她年轻时是个有名的美人.
* That new car is an absolute beauty. 那辆新车漂亮极了.
(b) fine specimen; excellent example 极好的样品; 范例
*Look at these moths
*here's a beauty. 请看这些蛾子
*这是一个珍品.
* That last goal was a beauty. 最後进去的那个球真漂亮.
(c) pleasing or attractive feature 极具魅力或吸引力的特色
*The beauty of living in California is that the weather is so good. 在加利福尼亚居住的好处就在于气候宜人.
* The machine needs very little attention -- that's the beauty of it. 那机器不用怎样看管--好就好在这里.
3 (idm 习语) beauty is only skin `deep (saying 谚) outward appearance is less important than hidden or inner qualities 美貌只是一层皮(外表没有隐蔽的或内在的素质那么重要).

beauty


npluralbeauties
1【appearance】
2【woman】
3【poem/music/emotion etc】
4【advantage】
5
6 beauty is in the eye of the beholder
7 beauty is only skin-deep
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: biauté, from bel, biau 'beautiful', from Latin bellus 'pretty']
【APPEARANCE】[U]
a quality that people, places, or things have that makes them very attractive to look at
 her beauty and grace
 an area of outstanding natural beauty
 Millions of dollars are spent each year on beauty products .
【WOMAN】[C]
a woman who is very beautiful
 She was considered a great beauty in her youth.
【POEM/MUSIC/EMOTION ETC】[U]
a quality that something such as a poem, song, emotion etc has, which gives you pleasure or joy
beauty of
 the beauty of Shakespeare's verse
【ADVANTAGE】
the beauty of sth
a particularly good quality that makes something especially suitable or useful
 The beauty of e-mail is its speed and ease of use.
[C]spoken
a very good, large etc example of something
 You should have seen the boat - a real beauty.
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
used to say that different people have different opinions about what is beautiful
beauty is only skin-deep
used to say that how someone looks is not as important as a good character
1. Beauty in terms of our human meanings is meaningless.
    用对我们人类有意义的词解释美是没有意义的。

2. If, in a word, beauty means something, yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
    一句话,如果美有某种意义的话,我闪千万不要去阐明它的意义。

3. Water is the source of this beauty and the source of life on Earth.
    水是地球上的美丽之源、生命之源。

4. When it comes to beauty who wants to know the truth?
    只要说是美容,谁还管真相如何?

5. Women spend their lives accepting the idea that to be beautiful one must be young, and only beauty saves one from being discarded.
    女人毕其一生接受了这个观点,那就是要想漂亮就得年青,只有漂亮才不致被弃。

6. The travellers were beguiled by the beauty of the landscape.
    游客对这美丽的景色赞叹不已.

7. The white clouds above the Earth add beauty to the picture.
    地球上空漂浮的白云使这幅画变得更美了。

8. To reach more people in the community, some AIDS educational programs operate out of a beauty shop.
    为接触更多的社区居民,有些艾滋病教育计划放在美发店实施。

9. To the Princeton beauty.
    普林斯顿的美人。

10. To give skin care scientific authority, beauty counters have now stolen a thin covering of respectability from the hospital clinic.
    为了使皮肤护理具有科学的权威,销售美容品的柜台现已从医院诊所盗用了体面的外表。

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