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pearly

/pur-lee/US // ˈpɜr li //UK // (ˈpɜːlɪ) //

珠光宝气,珠光体,珠光宝气的,珠光体的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    pearl·i·er, pearl·i·est.

    • : like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth.
    • : adorned with or abounding in pearls or mother-of-pearl.

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Examples

  • Will these resurrected animals be house-trained and know to exit the pearly gates before doing their business?

  • It is a good-sized quarter pounder of pearly meat spiced and rolled in Japanese breadcrumbs, then pan-fried to a crisp.

  • To keep your pearly whites bright and shiny, visit Dr. David Poiman at the NY Center for Esthetic and Laser Dentistry.

  • Charles Darwin, how was your theory of evolution received when you arrived at the Pearly Gates?

  • I hadn't the nerve to stand there and tell her she'd never see her father again this side of the pearly gates.

  • The species is peculiar for its yellow pearly internal coat, and purplish rays.

  • Overhead a bird chirped in loneliness, and the sky slowly turned pearly hued as the paralysis left him.

  • Her short black curls were bound about three times with strands of pearly beads, her slim white arms were loaded with bracelets.

  • His teeth were of the most pearly whiteness, and he made a constant display of them, grinning and chattering continually.