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ruby

[ˈɹuːbi]

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noun

红宝石，红玉。

A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.

Examples :

"My grandmother's ring featured a beautiful ruby. "

我奶奶的戒指上镶嵌着一颗漂亮的红宝石。

mineral geology material value

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noun

红宝石，刚玉

Examples :

"The jeweler explained that the antique ring contained a ruby, a type of red spinel, rather than a true ruby. "

这位珠宝商解释说，这枚古董戒指上镶嵌的红宝石其实是一种红色尖晶石，并非真正的红宝石。

mineral material

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noun

红宝石色，深红色.

A deep red colour.

Examples :

"The dress was a beautiful ruby red. "

这条裙子是漂亮的红宝石色。

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noun

红宝石，红玉。

The tincture red or gules.

Examples :

"The artist used a ruby-colored paint to highlight the details in the drawing. "

艺术家用了红宝石色的颜料来突显绘画中的细节。

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noun

五号半字体

The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.

Examples :

"The cookbook recipe called for a ruby-sized font for the ingredient list. "

这本食谱要求配料表使用五号半大小的字体。

type writing point number

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noun

红宝石蜂鸟，红尾蜂鸟

A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda.

Examples :

"While hiking in the Andes, the ornithologist spotted a ruby, its red tail flashing in the sunlight. "

在安第斯山脉徒步时，那位鸟类学家发现了一只红宝石蜂鸟，它红色的尾巴在阳光下闪闪发光。

animal bird nature

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noun

红宝石天堂鸟

A red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra.

Examples :

"The ruby is a beautiful, red bird, and my sister loves to watch them at the zoo. "

红宝石天堂鸟是一种美丽的红色鸟类，我妹妹很喜欢在动物园里观看它们。

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verb

染红，使变红。

To make red; to redden.

Examples :

"The chef rubbed the sauce into the meat, ruby-ing the surface. "

厨师把酱汁揉进肉里，把表面染得通红。

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adjective

宝石红色的，深红色的。

Of a deep red colour.

Examples :

"The sunset painted the sky in ruby hues. "

日落将天空染成了宝石般深红的色彩。

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noun

注音, 拼音标注

A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters.

Examples :

"The student used the ruby to understand the pronunciation of the difficult Japanese word. "

学生用注音标注来理解这个难的日语单词的发音。

language writing character communication linguistics word education