| 词汇 | jewellery |
| 释义 | jewellery noun[ U ] mainly UK(US usuallyjewelry)uk /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/ us /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/ A2 decorative objects worn on your clothes or body that are usually made from valuable metals, such as gold and silver, and precious stones: （总称）珠宝，首饰 a jewellery box首饰盒 a piece of gold/silver jewellery一件金／银首饰 loooby/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages The jewellery showed exquisite craftsmanship.这些珠宝展示了精美的制作工艺。 They stole jewellery valued at £50,000. The insurance company said I should have my jewellery valued.保险公司说我应当把我的首饰进行估价。 Divers exploring the wreck managed to salvage some coins and jewellery.探寻沉船的潜水员们设法打捞到了一些硬币和珠宝。 Thieves broke the shop window and carried off jewellery worth thousands of pounds. Jewelry ankle bracelet antihelix antitragus auricle bangle barbell be dripping with somethingidiom bejewelled brooch charm crown jewels cultured pearl diamanté engagement ring gem jewellery box medallion rhinestone tiepin treasure jewellery | Business Englishjewellery noun[ U ] UK(USjewelry)uk /ˈdʒuːəlri/us decorative objects worn on your clothes and body, for example rings, bracelets, and necklaces: A lot of people don't want to go to the high street chains to buy their jewellery. jewellery designers/makers/retailers a jewellery shop/store Examples of jewelleryjewellery It is striking that much of the most elaborate and costly jewellery was clearly made to be worn and displayed by men. Other assets incorporated in the measure included jewellery, various household goods (furniture, bicycle, radios), and livestock. We must remember that masque performances were great occasions, replete with distractions - royalty, nobility, fancy dress, beautiful women, glorious jewellery. Some animals are clothed and some wear jewellery. These included notes, locks of hair and jewellery. Men who intend to participate in the firewalking must not wear shoes or metal objects including rings, buckles or jewellery. Granted, jewellery may be a source of money when necessary-but does it cause more harm than good? Gold and jewellery were more important as potential sources of cash, especially among women in urban areas. My guess is that alliance formation at that time obtains a different meaning which is expressed in the jewellery buried with women as grave goods. Women and girls came to their new homesteads with their own jewellery and were subsequendy buried with them. It seems that on this train some of the prisoners themselves robbed the dead and dying of watches and jewellery. For this domain, there are object specifications for items of jewellery, designers, and places. A substantial group of particularly rich items including silver vessels, fine jewellery and early fine glass are only found in royal contexts. Indeed, paying homage to fashion is a major contribution whether it is 'bling' jewellery, baggy jeans, etc., or displaying the 'in-yer-face' attitude. Most of the working-class respondents made only short-term alloplastic investments, as with their clothing, make-up or jewellery, that quickly satisfied their aesthetic needs. See all examples of jewellery These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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