bead
noun/biːd/
/biːd/
Idioms - [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.
enlarge image（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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionc1- A strand of coral beads hung round her neck.
她脖子上挂着一串珊瑚珠子。 - She threaded the beads carefully.
她小心翼翼地用线将珠子串在一起。 - He wore a string of wooden beads.
他戴着一串木珠。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amber
- glass
- wooden
- …
- strand
- string
- wear
- string
- thread
- …
- hang
- bracelet
- necklace
- curtain
- …
- a necklace of wooden beads
- beads[plural] a rosary
（天主教徒念经时用的）数珠，念珠 - In one of the pews a woman was fingering her beads.
其中一个长凳上，一位女士正在拨弄珠子。
- In one of the pews a woman was fingering her beads.
- [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。 - Little beads of blood seeped out from a cut on her cheek.
小小的血珠从她脸颊上的伤口中渗出。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases- a bead of moisture, perspiration, sweat, etc.
- There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
Word OriginOld English gebed ‘prayer’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bede and German Gebet, also to bid. Current senses derive from the use of a rosary, each bead representing a prayer.
Idioms
draw/get a bead on somebody/something
- (especially North American English) to aim carefully at somebody/something before shooting a gun
（射击前）瞄准 - One of the police officers drew a bead on the gunman and fired.
一名警察在枪手身上画了一颗珠子并开枪。
- One of the police officers drew a bead on the gunman and fired.