n.

1. 珍珠[C]
   The necklace is made of natural pearls.

   这项链是用天然珍珠做成的。

   Most pearls have a soft silvery-white or cream shine.

   珍珠大都有柔和的白色或奶色光泽。

2. 珠状物（如眼泪，皓齿等）[C]
   Pearls of dew glistened on the leaves.

   叶子上露珠晶莹。

3. 珍品；人杰；杰出典型[C]
   She is a pearl among women.

   她是女中豪杰。

4. 珍珠色[U]
5. 珍珠母[U]

vt.

1. 用珍珠装饰
   Morning dew pearled the garden.

   花园里晨露晶莹。

2. 使成珠状
3. 使呈珍珠色

vi.

1. 成珍珠状
   Rain pearled down the window.

   雨珠顺着窗户往下淌。

2. 采珍珠
   He tried gold mining, pearling and fur trapping.

   他尝试过淘金，采珍珠和猎兽皮。

n.

1. a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of an oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem.
   ▸an artificial imitation of a pearl.
   ▸a very pale bluish-grey or white colour.
2. a highly valued person or thing:
   pearls of wisdom.

v.

1. literary form pearl-like drops.
2. [usu. as noun pearling] dive or fish for pearl oysters.

n.