diamond
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural diamonds
plural diamonds
Learner's definition of DIAMOND
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: a very hard usually colorless stone that is a form of carbon and is used especially in jewelry金刚石；钻石 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 — see color picture on this page
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- a necklace studded with diamonds and rubies镶着钻石和红宝石的项链
- Her husband gave her a diamond [=a diamond ring] for her birthday.她过生日时，丈夫送给她一枚钻戒。
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- The ruby was surrounded by a ring of diamond.红宝石周围镶嵌着一圈钻石。
- a diamond mine/ring金刚石矿；钻戒
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[count] : a shape that is formed by four equal straight lines and that has two opposite angles that are smaller than a right angle and two opposite angles that are larger than a right angle菱形 — compare square
- The children cut the fabric into diamonds.孩子们把布剪成一个个菱形。
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a [count] : a playing card that is marked with a red diamond shape（纸牌的）方块 — see picture at playing card
- one heart, two diamonds, and two clubs一张红桃、两张方块和两张梅花
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a : the part of a baseball field that includes the area within and around the three bases and home plate : infield（棒球场的）内野，内场
- The infielders warmed up by throwing the ball around the diamond.内野手在内野传球，做热身运动。
b : the entire playing field in baseball棒球场
- It's sad to see the town's old baseball diamond deserted.看到镇上旧棒球场被废弃真让人伤心。
2 diamond /ˈdaɪmənd/ adjective
2 diamond
/ˈdaɪmənd/
adjective
Learner's definition of DIAMOND
always used before a noun
: of or relating to the 60th or 75th anniversary of an important event (such as a marriage)六十（或七十五）周年纪念的；钻石婚纪念的
- The couple celebrated their diamond (wedding) anniversary a few months ago. = (Brit) They celebrated their diamond wedding.这对夫妻几个月前庆祝了他们的钻石婚。
- the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897*1897年维多利亚女王即位六十周年庆典
◊ It is more common for diamond to refer to the 60th anniversary of something.*diamond多指六十周年纪念。
— compare golden, silver