dia·mond

noun

/ˈdaɪmənd/

[uncountable, countable] a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewellery and also in industry, especially for cutting glass.金刚石；钻石
- a diamond ring/necklace钻石戒指／项链
- She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it).她戴着钻石首饰。
- a six carat diamond 六克拉钻石
- a diamond mine金刚石矿
- The lights shone like diamonds.灯光像钻石一样闪闪发亮。
see also black diamond, conflict diamond, rough diamond
Extra Examples
- She was dripping with diamonds.她身上镶满了钻石。
- earrings encrusted with diamonds镶有钻石的耳环
- a ring with a diamond in it镶有钻石的戒指
Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- flawless
- perfect
- real
- …
verb + diamond
- cut
- polish
- set
- …
diamond + verb
- glitter
- sparkle
diamond + noun
- mine
- industry
- trade
- …
[countable] a shape with four straight sides of equal length and with angles that are not right angles菱形
- a sweater with a diamond pattern有菱形图案的套头衫
- The eight vehicles assumed a diamond formation. 八辆车呈菱形排列。
Topics Colours and Shapesb1
enlarge image
diamonds
[plural, uncountable] one of the four suits (= sets) in a pack of cards. The cards are marked with red diamond shapes.（扑克牌的）方块
- the ten of diamonds方块十
- Diamonds are/is trumps.钻石是王牌。
Topics Games and toysc2
[countable] one card from the suit called diamonds（扑克牌的）方块
- You must play a diamond if you have one.如果你有方块就必须出。
[countable] (in baseball) the space inside the lines that connect the four bases; also used to mean the whole baseball field内场；棒球场Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French diamant, from medieval Latin diamas, diamant-, variant of Latin adamans from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’.

单词	diamond
释义	dia·mond noun /ˈdaɪmənd/ /ˈdaɪmənd/ [uncountable, countable] a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewellery and also in industry, especially for cutting glass.金刚石；钻石 a diamond ring/necklace钻石戒指／项链 She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it).她戴着钻石首饰。 a six carat diamond 六克拉钻石 a diamond mine金刚石矿 The lights shone like diamonds.灯光像钻石一样闪闪发亮。 see also black diamond, conflict diamond, rough diamond Extra Examples She was dripping with diamonds.她身上镶满了钻石。 earrings encrusted with diamonds镶有钻石的耳环 a ring with a diamond in it镶有钻石的戒指 Topics Clothes and Fashionb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective flawless perfect real … verb + diamond cut polish set … diamond + verb glitter sparkle diamond + noun mine industry trade … [countable] a shape with four straight sides of equal length and with angles that are not right angles菱形 a sweater with a diamond pattern有菱形图案的套头衫 The eight vehicles assumed a diamond formation. 八辆车呈菱形排列。 Topics Colours and Shapesb1 enlarge image diamonds [plural, uncountable] one of the four suits (= sets) in a pack of cards. The cards are marked with red diamond shapes.（扑克牌的）方块 the ten of diamonds方块十 Diamonds are/is trumps.钻石是王牌。 Topics Games and toysc2 [countable] one card from the suit called diamonds（扑克牌的）方块 You must play a diamond if you have one.如果你有方块就必须出。 [countable] (in baseball) the space inside the lines that connect the four bases; also used to mean the whole baseball field内场；棒球场Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French diamant, from medieval Latin diamas, diamant-, variant of Latin adamans from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’.
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