bead

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bead /biːd/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  DCJone of a set of small, usually round, pieces of glass, wood, plastic etc, that you can put on a string and wear as jewellery 珠子，小珠 She wore a string of green glass beads around her neck. 她脖子上戴着一串绿色的玻璃珠子。 →5 see picture at 见图 jewellery2  LIQUIDa small drop of liquid such as water or blood 〔液体的〕小珠子，小滴〔如水珠、血滴等〕 Beads of sweat trickled down his face. 他脸上淌着汗珠。3. draw a bead on somebody/something PMWSHOOTto aim carefully before shooting a weapon 〔射击前〕瞄准某人/某物 → worry beads

Examples from the Corpus

bead• Beads of moisture have formed on the inside of the window.• Beads can choke babies if swallowed, and long strings of beads can also half-strangle older children.• Mardi Gras goods can be purchases at the 707 W.. Main St. store, starting at $ 1 for beads.• In several instances hearths associated with workshop waste products were found, particularly for the production of glass beads and bronze jewellery.• Women in a riot of beads, bandannas and provocative bustles followed to centre nave.• Oxfam says it wasn't aware of a warning about the beads, issued seven months ago.• Captures may damage it and the beads of glue exposed to the air may lose some of their stickiness.Origin bead Old English bed, gebed “prayer”; because people counted beads while saying their prayers

bead nounChinese  

pieces round, a set of small, of of Corpus usually one

bead
bead /biːd/ noun [countable]1. one of a set of small, usually round, pieces of glass, wood, plastic etc, that you can put on a string and wear as jewellery:
    She wore a string of green glass beads around her neck.
2. a small drop of liquid such as water or blood:
    Beads of sweat trickled down his face.
3. draw a bead on somebody/something to aim carefully before shooting a weapon
⇨ worry beads

beadBrE /biːd/ 🔊NAmE /biːd/ 🔊 noun

[countable] a small piece of glass, wood, etc. with a hole through it, that can be put on a string with others of the same type and worn as jewellery, etc. （有孔的）珠子◆a necklace of wooden beads一条木珠项链◆A bead curtain separated the two rooms. 一挂珠帘子把两个房间分开。🔊🔊  ➡  see also worry beads beads [plural] a rosary （天主教徒念经时用的）数珠，念珠 [countable] a small drop of liquid （液体的）小滴◆There were beads of sweat on his forehead. 他的额头上挂满汗珠。🔊🔊●draw/get a ˈbead on sb/sth(especially NAmE) to aim carefully at sb/sth before shooting a gun （射击前）瞄准