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necklace

/ˈnɛkləs/

Meanings
noun

项链，颈链

An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.

Examples :

"My grandmother wore a beautiful pearl necklace to the family dinner. "
我的奶奶在家庭聚餐时戴了一条漂亮的珍珠项链。
appearance style item wear thing art culture
noun

汽油轮胎项链 (qìyóu lúntāi xiàngliàn), 火刑项链 (huǒxíng xiàngliàn)

A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.

Examples :

"The news report described the horrific crime, showing how the victim was killed with a necklace. "
新闻报道描述了这起骇人听闻的罪行，展示了受害者如何被“汽油轮胎项链”处死的。
politics culture inhuman weapon war society

Related Words

Illustration execution

execution noun

/ˌek.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/

执行，实行，实施。

"The dancer's execution of the pirouette was graceful and precise. "

那位舞蹈演员旋转的动作，既优雅又精准，展现了她精湛的技巧。(Nèi wèi wǔdǎo yǎnyuán xuánzhuǎn de dòngzuò, jì yōuyǎ yòu jīngzhǔn, zhǎnxiàn le tā jīngzhàn de jìqiǎo.)

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration protection

protection noun

/pɹəˈtɛkʃən/

保护，防护.

"Raincoats give protection from rain."

雨衣可以提供防雨保护。

Illustration informally

informally adverb

/ɪnˈfɔrməli/ /ɪnˈfɔrməli/

随便，非正式地。

"We informally discussed the project at lunch, without a formal meeting. "

我们在午餐时随便聊了聊那个项目，没有正式开会。

Illustration precious

precious noun

/ˈpɹɛʃəs/

心肝宝贝, 珍爱的人

"My little sister is my precious. "

我妹妹是我的心肝宝贝。

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

类似，像。

"The twins resemble each other."

这对双胞胎长得很像。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration threatened

threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

威胁，恐吓

"He threatened me with a knife."

他用刀威胁我。

Illustration necklacing

necklacing verb

/ˈnɛkləsɪŋ/

火烧项圈处决，轮胎火刑。

Illustration described

described verb

/dɪˈskraɪbd/ /dəˈskraɪbd/

描述，描写。

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

这种感觉很难用语言描述，但并不令人不快。

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

美人，美女

"Hey, beautiful!"

美女，你好！

Illustration businessman

businessman noun

/ˈbɪznəsmən/ /ˈbɪznəsmæn/

商人，生意人。

"My father is a businessman who owns a small electronics store. "

我爸爸是个商人，他拥有一家小电子产品店。