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aquamarine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Jewellery, Colours
aq·ua·ma·rine /ˌækwəməˈriːn◂ $ ˌæ-, ˌɑː-/ noun  1. aquamarine.jpg [countable, uncountable]DCJ a greenish blue jewel, or the type of stone it comes from 海蓝宝石(首饰)2. [uncountable]CC a greenish blue colour 蓝绿色,海蓝色aquamarine adjective
Examples from the Corpus
aquamarineDeep rose merged with the turquoise and aquamarine of fast-fading night.The television screen became a rectangle of icy aquamarine.Luckily it had short sleeves, and she knew that the subtle shade of pale aquamarine suited her colouring.
Origin aquamarine (1500-1600) Latin aqua marina sea water
aq·ua·ma·rine nounChineseSyllable
greenish or jewel, blue stone the of type a Corpus


aquamarine
aquamarine /ˌækwəməˈriːn◂ $ ˌæ-, ˌɑː-/ noun
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: aqua marina 'sea water'

1. [uncountable and countable] a greenish blue jewel, or the type of stone it comes from
2. [uncountable] a greenish blue colour
—aquamarine adjective


aqua·mar·ineBrE /ˌækwəməˈriːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌækwəməˈriːn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a pale greenish-blue semi-precious stone 海蓝宝石 [uncountable] a pale greenish-blue colour 海蓝色;浅蓝色 aqua·mar·ine adjectivean aquamarine sea蓝色的大海