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emerald

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Jewellery
em·e·rald /ˈemərəld/ noun  1. DCJ[countable] a valuable bright green stone that is often used in jewellery 翡翠,绿宝石2. [uncountable] a bright green colour 翠绿色emerald adjective
Examples from the Corpus
emeraldThere are distinct forms, each with its own beautiful shade of brilliant emerald, sap, and yellowish green.The swells slid by, deep emerald on one side, chrome on the other.The sun had found a chink in the clouds, and was gilding emerald meadows and dark woodlands.Beyond the airport lay emerald hills, backlit by lightning.Some of these also fetched a large sum, the emerald necklace making £396,000 and the tiara £275,000.She was naked, except for golden anklets and bracelets set with emeralds.
Origin emerald (1200-1300) Old French emeraude, from Latin smaragdus
em·e·rald nounChineseSyllable
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emerald
emerald /ˈemərəld/ noun
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: emeraude, from Latin smaragdus

1. [countable] a valuable bright green stone that is often used in jewellery
2. [uncountable] a bright green colour
—emerald adjective


em·er·aldBrE /ˈemərəld/ 🔊NAmE /ˈemərəld/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a bright green precious stone 祖母绿;绿宝石;翡翠an emerald ring绿宝石戒指 (also ˌemerald ˈgreen) [uncountable] a bright green colour 翡翠绿;绿宝石色

baste, bind, embroidery, hem, lining, seam, sew, stitch, tack, thread

em·er·ald (also ˌemerald ˈgreen) adjective