mother-of-pearl

英 [ˌmʌðər əv ˈpɜːl]

美 [ˌmʌðər əv ˈpɜːrl]

n.  珠母层; 珍珠母

复数：mother-of-pearls　

牛津词典

noun

• 珠母层；珍珠母
  the hard smooth shiny substance in various colours that forms a layer inside the shells of some types of shellfish and is used in making buttons, decorative objects, etc.

柯林斯词典

• 珠母层;珍珠母
  Mother-of-pearlis the shiny layer on the inside of some shells. It is used to make buttons or to decorate things.

英英释义

noun

• the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
  Synonym:nacre

双语例句

• When she entered the store, she already had her heart fixed upon the peculiar little tan jacket with large mother-of-pearl buttons which was all the rage that fall.
  她刚走进店里，就一眼看中了一件黄褐色的小外套，上面缀着大大的珠母钮扣。这种款式这年秋天很新潮。
• The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.
  鹬蚌相争。
• A phonograph record pressed from a master mold or matrix. disc, of mother-of-pearl ( excl. button blanks)
  唱片从唱片模板或母带压制出来的唱片珍珠母制圆片（不包括纽扣坯料）
• A long time I have loved the sunned mother-of-pearl of your body.
  许久以来，我爱上你阳光晒过的珍珠母的身体。
• Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
  关于珍珠或珍珠母，或与之相似，或由其装饰。
• An iridescent oil slick; nacreous ( or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl; a milky opalescent ( or opaline) luster.
  彩色的浮油；看起来像珍珠母一样光芒四射的云彩；乳白色的、像珍珠一样的光泽。
• The varnish was made to imitate wood grain. Black-lacquered Sutra Case Inlaid with Floral and Bird Designs in Mother-of-pearl
  油漆刷出来像木纹。花鸟纹嵌螺钿黑漆经箱
• The delicate discs of authentic mother-of-pearl and the shiny metal plates give the lamp an airy still stylish and glamourous character.
  精致的碟状珍珠贝母和闪亮的金属盘赋予这款灯迷人的风格，如同静止在空气中一般。
• Clinical analysis of hysteroscopic electrotomy in treatment of residual pregnancy tissue in uterine cavity Fragmentary Black Lacquer Tray Inlaid with a Picture of the Moon Palace in Mother-of-pearl
  宫腔镜电切术治疗宫内妊娠物残留的临床分析广寒宫图嵌螺钿黑漆盘残片
• The peculiar little tan jacket with large mother-of-pearl buttons was all the rage that fall.
  那件小巧的皮外套上，上面钉着螺钿的大钮扣，是那年秋天很时行的服装。