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porcelain

/pawr-suh-lin, pohr-; pawrs-lin, pohrs-/US // ˈpɔr sə lɪn, ˈpoʊr-; ˈpɔrs lɪn, ˈpoʊrs- //UK // (ˈpɔːslɪn, -leɪn, ˈpɔːsə-) //

瓷器,瓷,陶瓷

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
    • : ware made from this.

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Examples

  • The manual for your model warns against using commercial oven cleaners or metal scouring pads for fear of damaging the porcelain surfaces on the oven interior.

  • When I grew up, the big present my dad gave me was this porcelain figurine of some kid at plate, ready to hit a ball.

  • Ceramic and porcelain retain and regulate heat particularly well without getting too hot or wavering between temperatures.

  • Beyond clothes, Cardin put his stamp on perfumes, makeup, porcelain, chocolates, a resort in the south of France and even the velvet-walled watering hole Maxim’s — where he could often be seen at lunch.

  • Meyer, who shares her brother’s slight build, porcelain features and dark chestnut hair, lobbied Freddie Mac in person on behalf of Kushner Companies in February last year, a timeline of the deal obtained by ProPublica shows.

  • The modest eating area has more than a dozen tables, each punctuated by a small porcelain vase with a plastic flower poking out.

  • She found out on her first day on the job in 1941, when confronted with two bodies laid out on gleaming white porcelain tables.

  • Goldblum, himself looking prim with a porcelain saucer and teacup in hand, says he found this “wildly touching.”

  • But the beautiful porcelain pendant that Agatha (Saoirse Ronan) wears.

  • So how the hell do you work with a Belle Époque, over-the-top, over-gilded house full of French porcelain and furniture?

  • They use those with long, straight stems, and both their clay and porcelain pipes are of the finest form and finish.

  • Many of these like German pipes are made of porcelain, adorned with portraits (p. 149) and landscapes.

  • Then, too, they wanted to fasten the porcelain insulators just right and had to consult one of the books several times.

  • Some are on wood, some on porcelain, some on glass, some on dire deeds intent.

  • That rare and curious being called I is more fragile than any porcelain jar.