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| /ˈbjuːti/ |
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| 1 | U the quality of being beautiful or very good to look at 美；美丽；漂亮 |
| He was impressed by her beauty and charm. 她的美丽和魅力给他留下了深刻印象。 |
| I admired the beauty of the landscape. 我很欣赏这里的美景。 |
| | 1a | the features of something that are beautiful to look at 某物的美 | | the beauties of nature 自然之美 | |
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| 2 | C mainly journalism a beautiful woman 美女 |
| She was a great beauty in her time. 她当年是个大美女。 |
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| 3 | U a quality that something has that gives you pleasure 优美；美感 |
| the beauty of her poetry 她的诗作之美 |
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| 4 | C informal something that you think is very good or a good example of its type 绝妙的东西；典型的例子 |
| I love old cars, and that one’ s a beauty. 我喜欢老爷车，那辆就很不错。 |
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| - | beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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| used for saying that different people have different opinions about what is beautiful |
| 审美观因人而异；情人眼里出西施 |
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| - | the beauty of sth
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| the advantage or good quality that something has |
| 某事物的优点（或好处、妙处） |
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| The beauty of working at home is that you don’ t have to travel. 在家里工作的好处在于不必受舟车劳顿之苦。 |
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| - | you beauty Australian spoken
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| used for expressing your pleasure at something |
| 太棒了；妙极了 |
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