| 词汇 | pearly-king |
| 释义 | pearly king noun[ C ] UKuk /ˌpɜː.li ˈkɪŋ/ us /ˌpɝː.li ˈkɪŋ/ a man from London who has the right to dress in special black clothes covered with pearl buttons, in order to collect money for charity: 珠母纽王（伦敦的一项传统，获授权身穿缀满珠母纽扣服装，为慈善机构收集捐款的男子） Pearly kings and queens were plentiful all over cockney South London. 在伦敦南部的贫民区，珠母纽王和珠母纽后比比皆是。 There were more buttons than you'd find on the back of a pearly king.这里的纽扣比你能在珠母纽王背上找到的还要多。 Barry Lewis/In Pictures/GettyImages The pearly king's cap, jacket and trousers sparkled in the sunshine. The cover photo shows Jack and Meg in pearly king and queen costumes. He wore a pearly king beret covered with hundreds of buttons. Organizations - charities aid benevolence benevolent benevolent society button day charitable charity charity begins at homeidiom charity box drive foreign aid foundation good cause goodwill non-profit non-profit-making not-for-profit Oxfam the Peace Corps the Red Crescent |
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