Coral
['kɒr(ə)l] or ['kɔrəl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs.
(noun.) a variable color averaging a deep pink.
(noun.) unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces.
(noun.) the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry.
(adj.) of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color .
整理:莱斯利--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa.
(n.) The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color.
(n.) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
校對:蒂米
解釋/意思:
n. a hard substance of various colours growing on the bottom of the sea composed of the skeletons of zoophytes: a child's toy made of coral.—adj. made of or like coral.—n. Cor′al-is′land.—adjs. Corallā′ceous like or having the qualities of coral; Corallif′erous containing coral; Coral′liform having the form of coral; Corallig′enous producing coral; Cor′alline of like or containing coral.—n. a limy seaweed of a delicate pinkish or purplish colour common on British coasts: a coral-like substance.—n. Cor′allite a petrified substance in the form of coral.—adjs. Cor′alloid -al in the form of coral: resembling coral.—ns. Cor′al-rag a limestone rock formed chiefly of petrified coral found in the oolite system; Cor′al-reef a reef or bank formed by the growth and deposit of coral; Cor′al-sea the part of the Pacific between Australia on the west and the New Hebrides on the east; Cor′al-snake a small venomous snake in the same family as the cobra; Cor′al-tree a small tropical tree or shrub producing long spikes of beautiful red flowers resembling coral; Cor′al-wood a hard South American cabinet-wood first yellow then red; Cor′al-wort a cruciferous plant in English woods—called also Tooth-wort or Tooth-violet.
汉丽埃塔整理
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of coral, is momentous of enduring friend ship which will know no weariness in alleviating your trouble. Colored coral is meant in this dream. White coral, foretells unfaithfulness and warning of love.
埃斯特尔校對
例句/造句/用法:
- Even that one touch of colour visible in the red satin pincushion bore affinity to coral; even that dark, shining glass might have mirrored a mermaid. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Another important application is that of fishing for pearl shells, sponges and coral. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Mrs. Shaw's coral couldn't have come in better. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Hermione herself wore a dress of prune-coloured silk, with coral beads and coral coloured stockings. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- It was on the principle of the gradual subsidence (and elevation) of the bed of the Pacific Ocean that Darwin accounted for the formation of coral reefs. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- She kept its weight together by two large coral pins, like small arrows for length. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Red porphyry --verde antique--jasper--oriental agate--alabaster--mother-of-pearl --chalcedony--red coral--lapis lazuli! 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- The great works of the ancients are in the main mere monuments of the patient manual labor of myriads of workers, and can only rank with the buildings of the diatom and coral insect. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Just at this moment, Eva came innocently into the room, with the identical coral necklace on her neck. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- In the coral-producing oceans such sunken islands are now marked by rings of coral or atolls standing over them. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- Diving, aside from the pleasure afforded to good swimmers, is important in many different industries, particularly in fishing for pearls, corals, sponges, etc. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- William was the godfather of the child, and exerted his ingenuity in the purchase of cups, spoons, pap-boats, and corals for this little Christian. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
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