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mother-of-pearl

n.珍珠母

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mother-of-pearl


n [U] (also nacre) hard smooth shiny rainbow-coloured substance that forms the lining of some shells (eg oysters, mussels) and is used for making buttons, ornaments, etc 珠母层; 珍珠母
*[attrib 作定语] a mother-of-pearl ear-ring, necklace, brooch, etc 珠母耳环、项链、饰针等.

mother-of-pearl


.mother-of-'pearl
n[U]
a pale-coloured hard smooth shiny substance that forms the inside of some shellfish, and is used for making buttons, jewellery etc
1. Eliza, John and Georgiana were gathered round their mother in the sitting-room.
    起居室里伊丽莎、约翰、乔治安娜簇拥在他们母亲的周围,

2. Every one of those mothers loves and needs her daughter more than her daughter will ever love or need her mother.
    与女儿对自己母亲的爱和需要相比,每一位母亲更爱更需要自己的女儿。

3. But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother´s grave.
    但他想再见见老乡并且看看我母亲的坟墓。

4. But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother´s grave.
    但是,他想看一看家乡父老乡亲,为我的母亲扫墓。

5. But the worst happened when Rich criticized my mother's cooking, and he didn't even have a clue about what he had done.
    最糟的是当他批评我妈妈的烹饪手艺时,他对自己做的事还一点也没有感觉到。

6. But, my mother noticed everything.
    但是我的妈妈却把什么东西都看在了眼里。

7. By comparison, nearly half of male high-school students express their preference for a traditional, male-headed, one provider, nuclear family, where the wife stays home as mother and housewife.
    与此相比, 几乎有一半男中学生表达了他们对传统的、以男人为家长的、只有一个人养家糊口的核心家庭的偏爱,在这种家庭里妻子作为母亲和家庭主妇呆在家里。

8. But what impressed her most were illustrations from the children's books that her mother read to her.
    但是,给她印象最深的,还是母亲读给她听的儿童书里的插图。

9. But while she was at college, my mother met my father, who was blue-eyed and yellow-haired and not Jewish.
    可是我妈妈上大学时认识了我爸爸。他蓝眼睛,黄头发,而且不是犹太人。

10. We fostered the young girl while her mother was in hospital .
    当这小女孩的母亲在医院时,我们照顾她。

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