1. 1nA2/ˈnekləs/ · /ˈneklɪs/項鍊

    A piece of jewellery, such as a chain or a string of beads, worn around the neck.

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei was wearing a coral necklace to the school concert.

    逐字美正在戴著一條珊瑚項鍊去學校音樂會。

    「necklace」是掛在脖子上的飾品——一串珠子、寶石,或一條細細的金/銀鍊。中文常叫「項鍊」。跟 collar 容易搞混:collar 是衣服的領子,necklace 是另外戴上的飾品。常見說法:wear a necklace(戴項鍊)、a pearl necklace(珍珠項鍊)。畫面可以想成「圍在脖子上的一串漂亮小東西」。

    常見搭配

    • wear a necklace

      戴項鍊

      to have a necklace on around your neck

      She wears a thin silver necklace every day.

    • a pearl necklace

      珍珠項鍊

      a necklace made of pearls

      Mum wore a pearl necklace to the family dinner.

    • a gold / diamond necklace

      金項鍊/鑽石項鍊

      a necklace made of gold, or set with diamonds

      Aisha tried on a small gold necklace at the shop.

    • make a necklace

      做一條項鍊

      to create a necklace, often by stringing beads

      We made necklaces from paper beads in art class.

    • a necklace around someone's neck

      掛在某人脖子上的項鍊

      a necklace that sits on a person's neck

      A bright bead necklace hung around Zoe's neck.

    意思相近

    chokerpendantchain

core核心畫面

Picture a loop that hangs around the neck and rests on the — a chain, a row of beads, a string of pearls. The word itself says where it goes and what it is: something that laces the neck.

可以想成一個掛在脖子上、垂到鎖骨的圈:一條鏈子、一串珠子、一串珍珠。這個字本身就把位置和形狀說出來了——neck(脖子)加上 lace(繫帶、細帶),繞著脖子的那條帶子。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

複數 necklaces

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

necklacenoun/ˈnɛkləs/

  • 1

    jewelrylifestyleAn article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.

  • 2

    Anything resembling a necklace in shape.

    • a necklace of coral islands
  • 3

    A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.

    • Necklacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
    • Seven people have been arrested in connection with Saturday's "necklace" murder of three men in the Tjokville informal settlement at Jeffrey's Bay.

necklaceverb/ˈnɛkləs/

  • 1

    To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.

    • Frustrated residents tied the hands of two suspected criminals, put tyres around their necks and then set them alight. In a manifestation of growing disillusionment with the criminal justice system, residents of Bramfischerville, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday abducted and necklaced two suspected burglars.
    • 2002 Buthelezi: A Biography by Ben Temkin Inkatha members have been hacked to death and necklaced, and their houses have been destroyed

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