n.(名词)

1. 钻石，金刚石
2. 【数】菱形
3. （纸牌中的）方块牌，方片
4. 金刚钻，钻刀
5. 【棒】内野，（棒球）内场
6. 【棒】球场
7. 菱饰
8. 【印】钻石体活字
9. 戴蒙德（音译名）

adj.(形容词)

1. 菱形的
2. 金刚钻的
3. 镶钻石的
4. 钻石的，钻石制成的
5. 60或75周年纪念的

v.(动词)

1. 饰钻石于，用钻石把...装饰起来，镶钻石于

n.(名词)

1. [U][C]金刚石,钻石 transparent precious stone of pure carbon in crystallized form, the hardest substance known
2. [C]菱形 figure with four equal sides and with angles that are not right angles
3. [C]方块牌 suit of playing-cards marked with red diamond shapes

Noun:

1. a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

2. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

3. a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

4. a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it;

   "he led a small diamond"
   "diamonds were trumps"
   

5. the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

6. the baseball playing field

1.金刚石;钻石
Adiamond is a hard, bright, precious stone which is clear and colourless. diamonds are used in jewellery and for cutting very hard substances.

e.g. ...a pair ofdiamond earrings.
一对钻石耳环
e.g. ...a sphere made ofdiamond without impurity or flaw.
用钻石制成的完美无瑕的圆球

2.钻石首饰;钻石饰物
diamonds are jewellery such as necklaces and rings which have diamonds set into them.

e.g. Nicole loves wearing her diamonds, even with jeans and a white T-shirt.
妮科尔很喜欢戴她的钻石首饰，即使穿的是牛仔裤和白色T恤衫。

3.◇. 菱形
Adiamond is a shape with four straight sides of equal length where the opposite angles are the same, but none of the angles is equal to 90˚:

e.g. He formed his hands into the shape of adiamond.
他双手合成菱形。

4.(纸牌中四种花色之一的)方块
diamonds is one of the four suits of cards in a pack of playing cards. Each card in the suit is marked with one or more red symbols in the shape of a diamond.

e.g. He drew the seven of diamonds.
他摸了一张方块 7。

5.(棒球场的)内场
In baseball, thediamond is the diamond-shaped area of the playing field between the four bases.

1. 菱形：并重写(override)Shape类里的Draw()方法,这样我们就可以使用同样的接口(Shape抽象类)绘制出不同的图形,如下图:这样的设计更符合高内聚和低耦合原则,虽然后来我们又增加了一个菱形(diamond)类,对整个系统结构也没有任何影响,

She wore a diamond clip on her new dress.

她在新衣服上戴了一枚钻石别针。

The diamond ring on her finger glittered in the light.

她手指上的钻石戒指在灯光下闪闪发光。

Her bedroom curtains have a diamond pattern.

她卧室的窗帘有菱形的图案。

Mr Smith laid off a baseball diamond on the vacant lot.

史密斯先生在空地上划出棒球内场的界线。

You must play a diamond if you have one.

如果你有方块就必须出。

the ten of diamonds

方块十

You must play a diamond if you have one.

如果你有方块就必须出。

The lights shone like diamonds.

灯光像钻石一样闪闪发亮。

a ring with a diamond in it

钻石戒指

a diamond ring'/necklace

钻石戒指 / 项链

She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it) .

她戴着钻石首饰。

...a pair of diamond earrings.

一对钻石耳环

...a sphere made of diamond without impurity or flaw.

用钻石制成的完美无瑕的圆球

Nicole loves wearing her diamonds, even with jeans and a white T-shirt.

妮科尔很喜欢戴她的钻石首饰，即使穿的是牛仔裤和白色T恤衫。

He formed his hands into the shape of a diamond.

他双手合成菱形。

He drew the seven of diamonds.

他摸了一张方块 7。

The skill with which Mr. Smith faceted the diamond is remarkable.

史密斯先生在钻石上雕刻小平面的精湛技巧真是了不起.

Remember: the longer you keep the mouse drawing over the same area , the darker area gets.

记住: 鼠标停留的时间越长, 该区域的颜色加深就越多.

I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.

我刚刚下了船,一个想卖给我钻石戒指的人便向我发动了进攻.

The diamond ring glittered on his finger.

钻戒在他的手指上闪闪发亮.

Charcoal and diamond are allotropes of carbon.

木炭和金刚石都是炭的同素异形物

The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.

金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒.

They stated the diamond to have been stolen.

他们宣称钻石已被偷了.

' Oh , thank you!'she enthused gratefully. ' You're a real gem, a diamond of the first water. 'u201d

“ 谢谢! ” 她表示感激热情洋溢地说, “ 你真是一个被人尊敬的人, 第一流的好人. ”

The jeweller pronounced the diamond to be genuine.

珠宝商宣称这金刚石是真的.

There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.

当她的钻石戒指遇到光时,有阵突然的闪耀.

She keeps flashing that diamond about to show everyone that she is going to be married.

为了使人们都知道她要结婚了,她到处炫耀那颗钻石.

Though the man I introduced to you last night looks somewhat boorish, he is a diamond in the rough.

我昨天晚上介绍给你认识的那个人虽然看上去有点没礼貌, 可他是个外粗内秀的人.

He is a diamond of the first water, always obliging.

他是第一流的好人, 总是乐于帮助别人.

The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws .

宝石商人仔细察看钻石有无瑕 庇

The customs inspector was on the watch for diamond smugglers.

海关检查员正监视着钻石走私的活动.

The diamond must have got knocked out of my ring when I dropped it.

我把戒指掉在地上时,钻石一定是被摔掉了.

With regard to hardness, the diamond is in a class by itself.

讲硬度, 金刚钻是独一无二的.

1. The diamond sparkles with brilliant light.
   钻石闪烁出灿烂的光芒。
2. It's a synthetic diamond.
   这是人造钻石。
3. The ring has a diamond in it.
   这枚戒指上镶着一颗钻石。
4. He gave her a diamond ring on the day when they were engaged.
   他们订婚那天他送她一枚钻石戒指。
5. These diamonds are fake.
   这些钻石是假的。
6. Shall I wear my diamonds tonight?
   我今晚要戴钻石首饰吗?
7. Things such as diamonds are expensive to buy.
   钻石这类的东西是很贵的。
8. The value of diamonds has gone up in recent years.
   近年来钻石的价格上涨了。
9. They are in a great need of industrial diamonds.
   他们需要大量的工业用金刚石。
10. This is a diamond.
    这是菱形。
11. It was made of three diamonds.
    它由3个菱形组成。
12. diamonds are trumps.
    方块为王牌。
13. I've got only four diamonds in my hand.
    我手里仅有4张方块牌。

a diamond in the rough

外粗内秀的人 a man looks rude but his〔her〕 heart is good

diamond cut diamond

棋逢对手 a game that none of the number can win

diamond of the first water

第一流的好人 the best man

动词+～

• diamond">contain diamond镶钻石
• diamond">cut diamond雕琢钻石
• diamond">grind diamond磨光钻石
• diamond">polish diamond磨光钻石
• diamond">set diamond镶钻石
• diamond">wear diamond戴钻石

形容词+～

• diamond">big diamond大钻石
• diamond">black diamond黑金刚石
• diamond">flawless diamond完美无瑕的钻石
• diamond">industrial diamond工业用钻石
• diamond">rough diamond未经雕琢的钻石

名词+～

• diamond">imitation diamond人造钻石

• He was betraying a diamond like John Tully to the filth.

  出自：G. F. Newman

Before Leaving Home-(离家前)

A：Susan, good evening. Why are you so dressed up??
苏珊，晚上好。你怎么打扮成这样？

B：I am on my way out to a New Year’s banquet. How do I look? Is my make-up OK?
我要去参加一个新年宴会。我看上去怎么样？我的妆可以吗？

A：You look great. Your make-up is perfect.
你看上漂亮极了。你的妆也是无可挑剔的。

B：Do you think I should wear a different dress?
你觉得我要换件礼服吗？

A：No, the one you have on looks fabulous, especially with your hair like that.
不用，你穿这件衣服非常漂亮，尤其是配着你的发型。

B：Thanks for saying. Do you have any ideas which necklace I should wear?
谢谢你这么说。你觉得我应该戴哪条项链呢？

A：With that dress I’d say your whitediamond necklace would look perfect.
我不得不说这条白钻项链配你的衣服堪称完美

B：Thanks for helping out?. Now that I’m ready, what are you doing tonight?
谢谢你的帮忙。我已经准备好了，你今天晚上干什么？

A：Not much, just a house party? with some friends.
没什么。只是在家里和朋友们聚一聚。

B：Sounds fun. Anyone I know?
听起来很有趣。有我认识的人吗？

A：Yeah, most of the people are from our office.
有，大多数人是我的同事。

B：Sounds Like I'm missing out on? a good time. Oh, well, there is always next year.
听起来我要错过一段开心的时刻了。算了，还有明年呢。

A：I’m sure you’ll have fun no matter where you go. Remember to take your bag.
我保证无论你去哪里都会玩得很开心的。记得带上你的包。

n.(名词)

1. diamond的基本意思是“钻石,金刚石”,指一种已知的最坚硬的矿物质,可用于多种用途(如装饰首饰等); 还可以指类似于方块状,但又不是完全直角的形状,即“菱形”。diamond还可用来指纸牌游戏中的“方块”。
2. diamond多为可数名词,当作“金刚石,钻石”解时也可用作不可数名词。

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的diamant，意为金刚石。