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词汇 pearly
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Definition of pearly in English:

pearly

adjectivepearliest, pearlier ˈpəːliˈpərli
  • 1Resembling a pearl in lustre or colour.

    有珍珠光泽的;珠色的

    nice pearly teeth
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘He wouldn't wake up - I had to kick him,’ said Sabriel bluntly, the moonlight illuminating her black hair with its pearly light.
    • She had light pearly skin with rosy cheeks - an angel in everyone's eyes.
    • Her smile, with all her little pearly teeth, was absolutely angelic.
    • A smudge of pearly glitter was left on each cheek.
    • His knuckles turned first a deep red before fading to pearly white.
    • Slick on your lip color, and then grab some pearly gloss.
    • I offered a charming smile of my own, showing pearly teeth.
    • The pearly grey colour and rough texture forms an expressive contrast with the smooth white render.
    • Hector shut his eyes, to see his inner world, a blaze of swirling pearly colours.
    • The head and breast were pearly gray, and the rest of the bird was rusty brown.
    • He smiled and I could see his teeth were straight and pearly white.
    • She has taken the last few days off, however, because she has just had her teeth bleached pearly white.
    • Her teeth were pearly white and surrounded by full lips.
    • The hours ticked by as first a head and then the body and finally the feet of a healthy, powerful, baby boy emerged into a world of pearly dawn light.
    • One half of each was a light pearly green, and the other half was metallic green ringed with gold strips.
    • They're white, pearly, straight, and absolutely gorgeous.
    • In her rosy spring dress and pearly cream gloves, she looked the image of a genteel woman.
    • Translucent lips pulled back from pearly teeth in a wicked grin.
    • She strode to her pearly white dresser and extracted several clothes.
    • Chris's green eyes glittered, and a smile played across his pearly teeth as he ran his hands ran through his short black hair.
    Synonyms
    multicoloured, many-hued, prismatic, rainbow-like, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, lustrous, shimmering, glittering, sparkling, scintillating, variegated, shot, moiré, opaline, milky, nacreous, pearlescent
    1. 1.1 Made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
      含珍珠(或珠母)的;装饰有珍珠(或珠母)的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In his own defence, he discloses that, though he is a Londoner to his pearly suit, he is nevertheless one-eighth Scottish on his mother's side, which doesn't even qualify him for a clan tartan.
      Synonyms
      greyish, silvery
nounPlural pearlies ˈpəːli
  • 1British Pearly kings and queens.

    身穿缀满珠母纽盛装的伦敦小贩

    her mum and dad had been pearlies
    1. 1.1 A pearly king's or queen's clothes or pearl buttons.
      (身穿缀满珠母纽盛装的伦敦小贩的)衣服,珠母纽
      Joe gleaming and sparkling in his pearlies
  • 2informal A person's teeth.

    〈英,非正式〉(人的)牙齿

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She smiled wide, showing off her pearly whites.
    • Then, fully conscious, I could feel the dentist working away at my pearlies and finally pulling them out.
    • I looked at his perfect pearly whites and knew he was just saying that to make me feel better.
    • ‘Nothing,’ came her reply as she showed her pearly whites.
    • But don't think charging off to the private sector will preserve your pearly whites.
    • ‘Of course,’ Cecilia flashed her pearly whites at the bodyguard.
    • Ironically, excessive bleaching can turn pearly whites into an unnatural translucent blue.
    • His teeth were rows of perfectly set pearly whites, and he had a dimple in his left cheek.
    • To keep those pearly whites gleaming, you need to take proper care of your teeth and gums daily.
    • ‘Oh, nothing,’ she winked and exposed her pearly whites.

Derivatives

  • pearliness

  • noun ˈpəːlɪnəsˈpərlinəs

Rhymes

Burghley, Burley, burly, curly, early, girlie, hurley, hurly-burly, Shirley, surly, swirly, twirly

Definition of pearly in US English:

pearly

adjectiveˈpərliˈpərlē
  • 1Resembling a pearl in luster or color.

    有珍珠光泽的;珠色的

    the pearly light of a clear, still dawn

    晴朗、静谧清晨的珠灰色天光。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One half of each was a light pearly green, and the other half was metallic green ringed with gold strips.
    • Chris's green eyes glittered, and a smile played across his pearly teeth as he ran his hands ran through his short black hair.
    • Translucent lips pulled back from pearly teeth in a wicked grin.
    • In her rosy spring dress and pearly cream gloves, she looked the image of a genteel woman.
    • She has taken the last few days off, however, because she has just had her teeth bleached pearly white.
    • Slick on your lip color, and then grab some pearly gloss.
    • She had light pearly skin with rosy cheeks - an angel in everyone's eyes.
    • They're white, pearly, straight, and absolutely gorgeous.
    • The hours ticked by as first a head and then the body and finally the feet of a healthy, powerful, baby boy emerged into a world of pearly dawn light.
    • I offered a charming smile of my own, showing pearly teeth.
    • Her teeth were pearly white and surrounded by full lips.
    • Her smile, with all her little pearly teeth, was absolutely angelic.
    • The head and breast were pearly gray, and the rest of the bird was rusty brown.
    • ‘He wouldn't wake up - I had to kick him,’ said Sabriel bluntly, the moonlight illuminating her black hair with its pearly light.
    • The pearly grey colour and rough texture forms an expressive contrast with the smooth white render.
    • She strode to her pearly white dresser and extracted several clothes.
    • Hector shut his eyes, to see his inner world, a blaze of swirling pearly colours.
    • A smudge of pearly glitter was left on each cheek.
    • His knuckles turned first a deep red before fading to pearly white.
    • He smiled and I could see his teeth were straight and pearly white.
    Synonyms
    multicoloured, many-hued, prismatic, rainbow-like, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, lustrous, shimmering, glittering, sparkling, scintillating, variegated, shot, moiré, opaline, milky, nacreous, pearlescent
    1. 1.1 Containing or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
      含珍珠(或珠母)的;装饰有珍珠(或珠母)的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In his own defence, he discloses that, though he is a Londoner to his pearly suit, he is nevertheless one-eighth Scottish on his mother's side, which doesn't even qualify him for a clan tartan.
      Synonyms
      greyish, silvery

Phrases

  • pearly whites

    • informal A person's teeth.

      〈英,非正式〉(人的)牙齿

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘Of course,’ Cecilia flashed her pearly whites at the bodyguard.
      • Then, fully conscious, I could feel the dentist working away at my pearlies and finally pulling them out.
      • She smiled wide, showing off her pearly whites.
      • Ironically, excessive bleaching can turn pearly whites into an unnatural translucent blue.
      • I looked at his perfect pearly whites and knew he was just saying that to make me feel better.
      • But don't think charging off to the private sector will preserve your pearly whites.
      • ‘Oh, nothing,’ she winked and exposed her pearly whites.
      • ‘Nothing,’ came her reply as she showed her pearly whites.
      • To keep those pearly whites gleaming, you need to take proper care of your teeth and gums daily.
      • His teeth were rows of perfectly set pearly whites, and he had a dimple in his left cheek.
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