n.

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

   這項鍊是用天然珍珠做成的。

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

   珍珠大都有柔和的銀白色或奶色光澤。

2. 珠狀物（如眼淚，皓齒等）[C]
   Pearls of dew glistened on the leaves.

   葉子上露珠晶瑩。

3. 珍品；人傑；傑出典型[C]
   She is a pearl among women.

   她是女中豪傑。

4. 珍珠色[U]
5. 珍珠母[U]

vt.

1. 用珍珠裝飾
   Morning dew pearled the garden.

   花園裡晨露晶瑩。

2. 使成珠狀
3. 使呈珍珠色

vi.

1. 成珍珠狀
   Rain pearled down the window.

   雨珠順著窗戶往下淌。

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

   他嘗試過淘金，採珍珠和獵獸皮。

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.