a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry同义词:gemstone, stone
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection同义词:treasure
a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry同义词:jewel
a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan同义词:muffin
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry同义词:jewel, precious stone
例句
A smooth, lustrous, variously colored deposit, chiefly calcium carbonate, formed around a grain of sand or other foreign matter in the shells of certain mollusks and valued as a gem.珍珠在几种软体动物的贝壳中,围绕着一粒沙子或其他外来物质形成的一种光滑、有色泽、具有不同颜色且主要是碳酸钙的沉积物,被珍视为宝石
The price of this gem is expensive -- as much so as astronomical figures.这个宝石的价格十分昂贵--简直是个天文数字。
My secretary is an absolute gem.我的秘书真是个难能可贵的人。
详细解释
gem n.(名词)A pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament.宝石,珍珠:珍珠或矿石,已被切割或抛光而作为装饰品 Something that is valued for its beauty or perfection:珍品:由于其美丽或完美而被珍藏的东西:例句:a little gem of a book.一本宝书 A beloved or highly prized person.受到宠爱或评价很高的人A type of muffin.一种小松糕v.tr.(及物动词)gemmed,gem.ming,gems To adorn with or as if with precious or semiprecious stones.装饰:用宝石修饰,或用看起来是宝石或半宝石的东西装饰 来源:Middle English gemme 中古英语 gemme from Old French 源自 古法语 from Latin gemma * see gembh- 源自 拉丁语 gemma *参见 gembh-