jewellery

noun

/ˈdʒuːəlri/

(US English jewelry)

[uncountable]

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objects such as rings and necklaces that people wear as decoration珠宝；首饰
- silver/gold jewellery银首饰；金首饰
- She has some lovely pieces of jewellery.她有几件漂亮的首饰。
- I don't wear jewellery of any kind.我不戴任何首饰。
- She inherited the family jewellery.她继承了传家珠宝。
- The nurse asked her to remove all her jewellery.护士让她摘下所有的首饰。
- (British English) a jewellery shop珠宝店
- (US English) a jewelry store珠宝店
Collocations Clothes and fashion
Clothes and fashion服装与时尚Clothes衣服
- be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform穿着一身新衣裳／鲜艳的服装／化装舞会服／毛皮衣服／制服
- be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)穿着黑色衣服／红色衣服／牛仔裤和 T 恤／最好的西服／皮衣／丝绸衣服／破衣烂衫
- be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion穿好衣服准备上班／上学／赴晚宴／出席特殊场合
- be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate打扮成男人／女人／小丑／海盗
- wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes穿休闲服／名牌服装／二手衣服
- wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on戴着牛仔帽；穿着红色连衣裙／蓝色西服
- put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet穿上／脱下衣服／外套／鞋子；戴上／取下头盔
- pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks穿上／脱下外套；戴上／脱下手套；穿上／脱下袜子
- change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas
Appearance外貌
- change/enhance/improve your appearance改变／提升／改善形象
- create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look塑造／获得／拥有／给某物以新的／现代的／复古的外貌
- brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair梳／用洗发剂洗／洗／吹头发
- have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle理发；换一个新发型
- have/get a piercing/your nose pierced穿孔；穿鼻孔
- have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed有纹身；在（胳膊上）刺花纹；去除纹身
- have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery做整容手术
- use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics使用化妆品；化妆
Fashion时尚
- follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions追求时尚；赶时髦
- spend/waste money on designer clothes把钱花在／浪费在名牌服装上
- be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed衣着时尚／新潮／考究
- have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes着装很有品味／品味很差
- update/revamp your wardrobe更新服装
- be in/come into/go out of fashion流行；开始流行；不再流行
- be (back/very much) in vogue（又开始／非常）流行
- create a style/trend/vogue for something为…创造了一种风格／趋势／潮流
- organize/put on a fashion show策划／举办时装秀
- show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection展示／首次推出一位设计师的春／夏装系列
- sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway走 T 型台
- be on/do a photo/fashion shoot做专业摄影／时装摄影
see also costume jewelleryTopics Clothes and Fashiona2, Shoppinga2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- expensive
- cheap
- beautiful
- …
… of jewellery
- item
- piece
verb + jewellery/jewelry
- wear
- make
- design
- …
jewellery/jewelry + noun
- box
- case
- shop
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French juelerie, from juelier ‘jeweller’, from joel, from jeu ‘game, play’, from Latin jocus ‘jest’.