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pearly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Jewellery, Colours
pearl·y /ˈpɜːli $ ˈpɜːrli/ adjective  DCJCCpale in colour and shiny, like a pearl 珍珠色的;珍珠似的 pearly white teeth 珍珠般洁白的牙齿 a pearly grey jacket 带珍珠光泽的灰色短外套
Examples from the Corpus
pearlyThe second celestial apparition was a faint, pearly cone of light slanting up the eastern sky.And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates.It was still misty but the sun was gathering strength and the mist had acquired a pearly hue promising better things.He fills the temple with a pearly, internal light at a gesture.The basic colouration is greyish-blue to green, with a pearly iridescence and blue to green iridescent patches on the scales.He exulted and from the pocket of his long robe withdrew a self-powered Atomo bulb that filled the room with pearly light.Eventually all the shelled forms except the pearly nautilus disappeared.The well-shaped nails were a pearly plum colour this time.a pearly white fish
pearl·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
colour and pale like pearl Corpus a shiny, in


pearly
pearly /ˈpɜːli $ ˈpɜːrli/ adjective
pale in colour and shiny, like a pearl:
    pearly white teeth
    a pearly grey jacket


pearlyBrE /ˈpɜːli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɜːrli/ 🔊 adjectiveof or like a pearl 珍珠的;似珍珠的pearly white teeth珍珠般的皓齿