| 单词 | jewellery |
| 释义 | Related topics: Jewelleryldoce_174_hjew·el·lery British English, jewelry American English /ˈdʒuːəlri/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] DCJsmall things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces 珠宝，首饰 She wears a lot of gold jewelry. 她戴了许多金首饰。 → costume jewellery →5 See picture of cameo 多彩浮雕宝石, bead 珠子, bracelet 手链 ... →4 See picture of 见图 jewellery5 GRAMMAR 语法• Jewellery is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it. jewellery是不可数名词，没有复数形式，后接动词的单数形式All her jewellery was taken.她所有的珠宝都被拿走了。• You can refer to one or more pieces/items of jewellery. 表示一件或几件珠宝，可以说 piece(s)/item(s) of jewelleryShe also lost several pieces of jewellery.她还丢失了好几件珠宝。n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Jewellery is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: The thieves stole all my jewellery. ✗Don’t say: The thieves stole all my jewelleries.• Jewellery is always followed by a singular verb: Their jewellery is very fashionable.• When talking about one ring, necklace etc, you say a piece of jewellery or an item of jewellery: She bought an expensive piece of jewellery.Examples from the Corpusjewellery• They made off with a video recorder, music centre and jewellery from the property in Turker Lane.• Wearing beautiful jewellery, or luscious colours and wonderful fabrics, is an ancient pleasure: that of self-adornment.• Bao Van Brandenburg started her career in jewellery design in Geneva, where she opened her first boutique in 1978.• She now makes jewellery boxes, pencil holders, and Christmas decorations.• Burglars strike: Police are investigating a burglary in which a quantity of jewellery was stolen.• Some of my aunt's jewellery has gone missing.• The many specialist jewellery and silverware and watch shops in the famous Jewellery Quarter offer quality craftsmanship at amazing prices.• Already, she wore on her arms all the jewellery she could ever have dreamed of.jew·el·lery noun →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable as that Corpus for things you such small decoration, wear |
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