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topaz

/toh-paz/US // ˈtoʊ pæz //UK // (ˈtəʊpæz) //

黄玉,黄宝石,黄玉色,黄晶

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem.
    • : citrine.
    • : either of two South American hummingbirds, Topaza pella or T. pyra, having chiefly red and crimson plumage and a yellowish-green throat with a topaz sheen.

Examples

  • A cluster of streets preserves the memory of the time in their names: Topaz Street, Diamond Street, Emerald Square.

  • And at the eleventh hour, Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) saves the company by landing an account with Topaz Pantyhose.

  • It consisted in a couple of snakes in old gold clenching an enormous topaz between their heads.

  • Her topaz eyes started to glow and she said, "Just what do you mean by coming up here and—"

  • They circled fast about her long fingers, the nails of which held topaz yellow polish.

  • The lounge was now almost empty of people, though the shaded electric light threw a topaz-coloured radiance over everything.

  • And then the topaz-shaded lights over the lamps—it's all so dreadfully wearing.