n.[C]

1. 有孔小珠
2. （一串）念珠；（一串）珠子项链[P]
   Alice was wearing a string of beads.

   艾丽斯挂着一串珠子项链。

   a bead curtain

   珠帘

3. 汗珠；泪珠；露珠；水滴
   Beads of sweat stood on his forehead.

   他额上有滴滴汗珠。

4. （酒等的）气泡，泡沫
5. 【美】【俚】命运[P]

vt.

1. 使成串珠状
   Tears were beaded on her cheeks.

   她双颊挂着成串的泪珠。

2. 用珠装饰

vi.

1. 形成珠状；起泡
   Sweat beaded up on his forehead.

   他额头上渗出点点汗珠。

n.

1. a small, rounded piece of glass, stone, plastic, etc., perforated and typically threaded in a string with others to make a necklace or rosary.
2. a drop of a liquid on a surface.
3. a small knob forming the foresight of a gun.
4. the reinforced inner edge of a tyre.
5. an ornamental plaster moulding resembling a string of beads or having a semicircular cross section.

v.

1. decorate or cover with beads.
2. form into a string like beads.