jewellery
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_174_hjew·el·lery British English, jewelry American English /ˈdʒuːəlri/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
DCJsmall things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces 珠宝，首饰 She wears a lot of gold jewelry. 她戴了许多金首饰。 → costume jewellery5 GRAMMAR 语法• Jewellery is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it. jewellery是不可数名词，没有复数形式，后接动词的单数形式All her jewellery was taken.她所有的珠宝都被拿走了。• You can refer to one or more pieces/items of jewellery. 表示一件或几件珠宝，可以说 piece(s)/item(s) of jewelleryShe also lost several pieces of jewellery.她还丢失了好几件珠宝。n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Jewellery is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: The thieves stole all my jewellery. ✗Don’t say: The thieves stole all my jewelleries.• Jewellery is always followed by a singular verb: Their jewellery is very fashionable.• When talking about one ring, necklace etc, you say a piece of jewellery or an item of jewellery: She bought an expensive piece of jewellery.
DCJsmall things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces 珠宝，首饰 She wears a lot of gold jewelry. 她戴了许多金首饰。 → costume jewellery5 GRAMMAR 语法• Jewellery is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it. jewellery是不可数名词，没有复数形式，后接动词的单数形式All her jewellery was taken.她所有的珠宝都被拿走了。• You can refer to one or more pieces/items of jewellery. 表示一件或几件珠宝，可以说 piece(s)/item(s) of jewelleryShe also lost several pieces of jewellery.她还丢失了好几件珠宝。n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Jewellery is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: The thieves stole all my jewellery. ✗Don’t say: The thieves stole all my jewelleries.• Jewellery is always followed by a singular verb: Their jewellery is very fashionable.• When talking about one ring, necklace etc, you say a piece of jewellery or an item of jewellery: She bought an expensive piece of jewellery.Examples from the Corpus
jewellery• They made off with a video recorder, music centre and jewellery from the property in Turker Lane.• Wearing beautiful jewellery, or luscious colours and wonderful fabrics, is an ancient pleasure: that of self-adornment.• Bao Van Brandenburg started her career in jewellery design in Geneva, where she opened her first boutique in 1978.• She now makes jewellery boxes, pencil holders, and Christmas decorations.• Burglars strike: Police are investigating a burglary in which a quantity of jewellery was stolen.• Some of my aunt's jewellery has gone missing.• The many specialist jewellery and silverware and watch shops in the famous Jewellery Quarter offer quality craftsmanship at amazing prices.• Already, she wore on her arms all the jewellery she could ever have dreamed of.jew·el·lery noun →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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jewellery
jew‧el‧lery
British English, jewelry American English /ˈdʒuːəlri/ noun [uncountable]
small things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces:
She wears a lot of gold jewelry. ⇨ costume jewellery
GRAMMAR
Jewellery.is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
▪All her jewellery was taken. You can refer to one or more pieces/items of jewellery:
▪She also lost several pieces of jewellery.
jew‧el‧lery
British English, jewelry American English /ˈdʒuːəlri/ noun [uncountable]small things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces:
GRAMMAR
Jewellery.is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
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Clothes 衣服
be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform穿着一身新衣裳／鲜艳的服装／化装舞会服／毛皮衣服／制服 be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)穿着黑色衣服／红色衣服／牛仔裤和 T 恤／最好的西服／皮衣／丝绸衣服／破衣烂衫 be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion穿好衣服准备上班／上学／赴晚宴／出席特殊场合 be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate打扮成男人／女人／小丑／海盗 wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes穿休闲服／名牌服装／二手衣服 wear jewellery/( jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfumeespecially
佩戴珠宝首饰／饰品／手表／眼镜／隐形眼镜；喷香水 have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suiton 戴着牛仔帽；穿着红色连衣裙／蓝色西服 put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet穿上／脱下衣服／外套／鞋子；戴上／取下头盔 pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks穿上／脱下外套；戴上／脱下手套；穿上／脱下袜子 change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas/( your pajamasespecially
换上牛仔裤／睡衣
Appearance 外貌
change/enhance/improve your appearance改变／提升／改善形象 create/get/have/give sth a new/contemporary/retro look塑造／获得／拥有／给某物以新的／现代的／复古的外貌 brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair梳／用洗发剂洗／洗／吹头发 have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle理发；换一个新发型 have/get a piercing/your nose pierced穿孔；穿鼻孔 have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed有纹身；在（胳膊上）刺花纹；去除纹身 have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery做整容手术 use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics使用化妆品；化妆
Fashion 时尚
follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions追求时尚；赶时髦 spend/waste money on designer clothes把钱花在／浪费在名牌服装上 be fashionably/stylishly/welldressed 衣着时尚／新潮／考究 have good/great/terrible/awfultaste in clothes着装很有品味／品味很差 update/revamp your wardrobe更新服装 be in/come into/go out of fashion流行；开始流行；不再流行 be (back/very much) in vogue（又开始／非常）流行 create a style/trend/vogue for sth为…创造了一种风格／趋势／潮流 organize/put on a fashion show策划／举办时装秀 show/unveil a designer's spring/summer collection展示／首次推出一位设计师的春／夏装系列 sashay/strut down the catwalk/( runwayNAmE also
走 T 型台 be on/do a photo/fashion shoot做专业摄影／时装摄影