gem
US: /ˈdʒɛm/
UK: /dʒˈɛm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
gem /dʤem/- danh từ
- viên ngọc
- đá chạm, ngọc chạm
- (nghĩa bóng) vật quý nhất
- the gem of the whole collection: cái quý nhất trong toàn bộ sưu tập
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) bánh bơ nhạt
- nội động từ
- dát ngọc
- the night sky gemmed with stars: bầu trời đêm nay đầy sao như dát ngọc
- dát ngọc
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 (also less frequent gemstone ) a precious stone that has been cut and polished and is used in jewellery: a crown studded with gems
2 a person, place or thing that is especially good: This picture is the gem (= the best) of the collection. + a gem of a place + She's a real gem!
Compare: JEWEL
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 gemstone, jewel, stone, precious or semiprecious stone:
The crown was set with rubies and other precious gems.
2 ideal, quintessence, perfect example; pearl (of great price), marvel, flower, élite, cream, crème de la crème, pick, nonpareil, treasure, prize, masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre:
This is a perfect gem of a painting. The vale of Grasmere is a gem in the diadem of the Lake District.
Collocation
1 jewel
ADJ.
precious, priceless
PHRASES
dripping with gems
a millionairess dripping with gems and pearls
| encrusted/studded with gems
a belt studded with priceless gems
2 person/thing
ADJ.
little | absolute, real
The second side of their new album contains some real gems.
| hidden
She worked in the antiques trade, searching out hidden gems in the most unlikely places.
| architectural
architectural gems like York Minster
PHRASES
a gem of a sth
This is a little gem of a flower.
Concise dictionary
gemmed|gemming|gemsdʒemnoun
+a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
+art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
+a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
+a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
+a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
