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kohl

/kɔʊl/ /koʊl/

Meanings
noun

黛, 锑黑粉.

A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "She carefully applied kohl to her eyelids before the wedding, enhancing the beauty of her eyes." "
婚礼前，她小心地在眼睑上涂抹黛粉，使她的眼睛更加明艳动人。
appearance culture material substance tradition body

Related Words

Illustration dramatic

dramatic adjective

/dɹəˈmætɪk/

戏剧性的，引人注目的。

"The school play was a dramatic performance, full of exciting action and emotional scenes. "

学校的戏剧表演非常精彩，戏剧性十足，充满了激动人心的情节和充满感情的场面。

Illustration stibnite

stibnite noun

/ˈstɪbnaɪt/

辉锑矿，硫化锑。

"The ancient Egyptians used ground stibnite as kohl eyeliner to darken their eyelids. "

古埃及人将研磨成粉末的辉锑矿当作眼影粉（kohl）来使用，使他们的眼睑颜色加深。

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sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

判决，宣判

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

法庭对第一项指控宣判有罪，但对第二项指控宣判无罪。

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powdered verb

/ˈpaʊdəd/ /ˈpaʊdərd/

磨成粉末，粉碎

"The chef powdered the sugar to make a delicate topping for the cake. "

厨师把糖磨成粉末，为蛋糕制作精致的顶饰。

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countries noun

/ˈkʌntɹiz/

地区，区域

"The rolling hills and quaint villages are typical features of the countries surrounding Oxford. "

牛津周边地区的丘陵起伏和古朴村庄是其典型的特征。

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

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usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

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carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

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decorate verb

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/

装饰，装点

"We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles."

我们用金属箔条和小饰品装饰了圣诞树。

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antimony noun

/ˈæn.tɪ.mə.niː/ /ˈæn.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/

锑

"The fire retardant in some older mattresses contained antimony. "

一些老式床垫里的防火材料含有锑。

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eastern adjective

/ˈiːstən/

东方的，东部的

"The eastern part of the park has the best views of the sunrise. "

公园东部是观看日出的最佳地点。

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enhancing verb

/ɪnˈhænsɪŋ/ /ɛnˈhænsɪŋ/

提升，提高。

"The construction crew is enhancing the height of the bridge with steel beams. "

建筑工人正在用钢梁来提升这座桥的高度。