- [countable]
a small piece of a substance with many even sides, that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid 结晶；晶体 ice/salt crystals 冰／盐的结晶体
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- small
- tiny
- …
- form
- grow
- [uncountable, countable]
a clear mineral, such as quartz, used in making jewellery and attractive objects 水晶（如石英，用于制作珠宝饰物） crystal earrings 水晶耳环
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- small
- tiny
- …
- form
- grow
- [uncountable]
glass of very high quality 水晶玻璃 a crystal chandelier/vase 水晶玻璃枝形吊灯／花瓶 Every table had been set with fine china and crystal. 每张桌子都摆放着精美的瓷器和水晶。
- [countable]
a small piece of a mineral that some people believe has the power to bring health or happiness 结晶；晶体 Smoky Quartz is a powerful healing crystal. 烟熏石英是一种强大的治疗水晶。 She claims that the crystal awakened her mind power and enabled her to win the race. 她声称水晶唤醒了她的精神力量，使她赢得了比赛。
- [countable]
a piece of glass or plastic that covers the face of a watch 石英玻璃表护面；塑料表护面；表蒙子 - (also meth, crystal meth)(informal)
a powerful illegal drug, methamphetamine, that looks like small pieces of glass 冰毒（即甲基苯丙胺）
Word Originlate Old English (denoting ice or a mineral resembling it), from Old French cristal, from Latin crystallum, from Greek krustallos ‘ice, crystal’. The chemistry sense dates from the early 17th cent.