gem
n
1 precious stone or jewel, esp when cut and polished 宝石(尤指经切割打磨的)
a crown studded with gems 镶宝石的皇冠.
2 (fig 比喻) thing highly valued for beauty or some other special quality 宝物; 精华; 珍品; 美丽绝伦的事物
This picture is the gem (ie the best) of the collection. 这幅画是收藏的珍品.
a gem of a place, ie an excellent place 胜地
That restaurant is a little gem. 那餐厅是个小乐园.
She's a real gem! 她美如仙子!
It seems she was in class on Friday afternoon, but no one has seen her since.
好象她星期五还在教室,但从那以后没人看见过她。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
Gandhi was thrown off a train and later a mail bus for insisting on travelling in the whites-only section.