mother-of-pearl

noun

1. 珠母层；珍珠母
   the hard smooth shiny substance in various colours that forms a layer inside the shells of some types of shellfish and is used in making buttons, decorative objects, etc.

1. 珠母层;珍珠母
   Mother-of-pearl is the shiny layer on the inside of some shells. It is used to make buttons or to decorate things.

1. The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.
   鹬蚌相争。
2. When she entered the store, she already had her heart fixed upon the peculiar little tan jacket with large mother-of-pearl buttons which was all the rage that fall.
   她刚走进店里，就一眼看中了一件黄褐色的小外套，上面缀着大大的珠母钮扣。这种款式这年秋天很新潮。
3. I did own an antique pair of mother-of-pearl ovals set with a single diamond that I loved very much because they were simple.
   我自己确实拥有一对珍珠母椭圆形古董袖扣，上面镶嵌了一整块钻石，我非常喜欢，因为款式非常简洁。
4. Mother-of-pearl, metal, or ceramics are other types of button for Mens suit.
   珍珠母，金属，陶瓷也是西装纽扣的一些类型。
5. Consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl.
   由珠母层组成的或类似于珠母层的。
6. Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
   关于珍珠或珍珠母，或与之相似，或由其装饰。
7. Black-lacquered Rectangular Dish Inlaid with Interlocking Lotus Design in Mother-of-pearl
   缠枝莲纹嵌螺钿黑漆长方盘
8. Gold and silver couches were on the pavement, which was of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored stones.
   在碧玉、白玉、珍珠和宝石铺砌的地面上，陈设了金银的床榻。
9. Black-lacquered Sutra Case Inlaid with Floral and Bird Designs in Mother-of-pearl
   花鸟纹嵌螺钿黑漆经箱
10. A long time I have loved the sunned mother-of-pearl of your body.
    许久以来，我爱上你阳光晒过的珍珠母的身体。
11. A phonograph record pressed from a master mold or matrix. disc, of mother-of-pearl ( excl. button blanks)
    唱片从唱片模板或母带压制出来的唱片珍珠母制圆片（不包括纽扣坯料）
12. The delicate discs of authentic mother-of-pearl and the shiny metal plates give the lamp an airy still stylish and glamourous character.
    精致的碟状珍珠贝母和闪亮的金属盘赋予这款灯迷人的风格，如同静止在空气中一般。
13. The pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl.
    深色贝壳的珍珠状内部是珍珠母的来源。
14. The varnish was made to imitate wood grain. Black-lacquered Sutra Case Inlaid with Floral and Bird Designs in Mother-of-pearl
    油漆刷出来像木纹。花鸟纹嵌螺钿黑漆经箱
15. Her eyes were more brilliant than ever, and her hands, which were generally white like mother-of-pearl, now more resembled wax, to which time was adding a yellowish hue.
    她的眼睛比以前更明亮，而她的双手，本来象珍珠那样白的，现在则象陈年的白蜡那样有点泛黄了。
16. Clinical analysis of hysteroscopic electrotomy in treatment of residual pregnancy tissue in uterine cavity Fragmentary Black Lacquer Tray Inlaid with a Picture of the Moon Palace in Mother-of-pearl
    宫腔镜电切术治疗宫内妊娠物残留的临床分析广寒宫图嵌螺钿黑漆盘残片
17. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones.
    有金银的床榻摆在红，白，黄，黑玉石铺的石地上。
18. An iridescent oil slick; nacreous ( or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl; a milky opalescent ( or opaline) luster.
    彩色的浮油；看起来像珍珠母一样光芒四射的云彩；乳白色的、像珍珠一样的光泽。
19. The peculiar little tan jacket with large mother-of-pearl buttons was all the rage that fall.
    那件小巧的皮外套上，上面钉着螺钿的大钮扣，是那年秋天很时行的服装。

noun

1. the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell

   Synonym:    nacre