mother-of-pearl
英 [ˌmʌðər əv ˈpɜːl]
美 [ˌmʌðər əv ˈpɜːrl]
n. 珠母层; 珍珠母
牛津词典
noun
- 珠母层；珍珠母
the hard smooth shiny substance in various colours that forms a layer inside the shells of some types of shellfish and is used in making buttons, decorative objects, etc.
柯林斯词典
- 珠母层;珍珠母
Mother-of-pearlis the shiny layer on the inside of some shells. It is used to make buttons or to decorate things.
英英释义
noun
- the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
双语例句
- Gold and silver couches were on the pavement, which was of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored stones.
在碧玉、白玉、珍珠和宝石铺砌的地面上，陈设了金银的床榻。 - Her eyes were more brilliant than ever, and her hands, which were generally white like mother-of-pearl, now more resembled wax, to which time was adding a yellowish hue.
她的眼睛比以前更明亮，而她的双手，本来象珍珠那样白的，现在则象陈年的白蜡那样有点泛黄了。 - When she entered the store, she already had her heart fixed upon the peculiar little tan jacket with large mother-of-pearl buttons which was all the rage that fall.
她刚走进店里，就一眼看中了一件黄褐色的小外套，上面缀着大大的珠母钮扣。这种款式这年秋天很新潮。 - The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.
鹬蚌相争。 - The varnish was made to imitate wood grain. Black-lacquered Sutra Case Inlaid with Floral and Bird Designs in Mother-of-pearl
油漆刷出来像木纹。花鸟纹嵌螺钿黑漆经箱 - Black-lacquered Sutra Case Inlaid with Floral and Bird Designs in Mother-of-pearl
花鸟纹嵌螺钿黑漆经箱 - A long time I have loved the sunned mother-of-pearl of your body.
许久以来，我爱上你阳光晒过的珍珠母的身体。 - An iridescent oil slick; nacreous ( or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl; a milky opalescent ( or opaline) luster.
彩色的浮油；看起来像珍珠母一样光芒四射的云彩；乳白色的、像珍珠一样的光泽。 - Clinical analysis of hysteroscopic electrotomy in treatment of residual pregnancy tissue in uterine cavity Fragmentary Black Lacquer Tray Inlaid with a Picture of the Moon Palace in Mother-of-pearl
宫腔镜电切术治疗宫内妊娠物残留的临床分析广寒宫图嵌螺钿黑漆盘残片 - Black-lacquered Rectangular Dish Inlaid with Interlocking Lotus Design in Mother-of-pearl
缠枝莲纹嵌螺钿黑漆长方盘