gem
n. 珠宝, 宝石, 珍贵之物 vt. 饰以宝石
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教材释义与例句
宝石，珍宝； 精华；受人重视者
点缀； 用宝石装饰； 饰以宝石
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A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
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Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
可数 比喻 不可数She's an absolute gem.
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Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.
可数 不可数a gem of wit
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A gemma or leaf bud.
可数 废旧 不可数1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. xcii, In about twelve days the sprouts from the gems of the planted cane are seen […]
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A geometrid moth of the species Orthonama obstipata.
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A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
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A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
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A strong, dominating pitching performance.
可数 不可数 体育 游戏2025, Associated Press, Crochet gets 1st career shutout and complete game as Red Sox beat Rays for 9th straight win by Associated Press, He didn’t walk a batter in his 100-pitch gem
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Internet content of good quality.
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To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
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Inherited from Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic *gimmu (“gem”) and Old French gemme (“gem”), both from Latin gemma (“a swelling bud; jewel, gem”). Doublet of gemma and Gemma.
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