gem

英 [dʒem]

美 [dʒem]

n. (经切割打磨的)宝石; 难能可贵的人; 风景优美的地方; 美妙绝伦的事物
v. 点缀; 用宝石装饰; 饰以宝石

复数：gems　

Collins.1 / BNC.7690 / COCA.7808

牛津词典

noun

（经切割打磨的）宝石
a precious stone that has been cut and polished and is used in jewellery
1. a crown studded with gems
  镶有宝石的皇冠
难能可贵的人；风景优美的地方；美妙绝伦的事物
a person, place or thing that is especially good
1. This picture is the gem (= the best) of the collection.
  这幅画是收藏中的极品。
2. a gem of a place
  胜地
3. She's a real gem!
  她真是难能可贵！

N-COUNT 宝石
Agemis a jewel or stone that is used in jewellery.
1. ...a gold mask inset with emeralds and other gems.
  一张镶有翡翠和其他宝石的金面具
N-COUNT 难能可贵的人（或物）；令人非常惬意的人（或事物）；精品
If you describe something or someone as agem, you mean that they are especially pleasing, good, or helpful.
1. ...a gem of a hotel, Castel Clara...
  卡斯特尔·克拉拉酒店，酒店中的明珠
2. Miss Famous, as she was called, was a gem.
  “知名小姐”人如其名，是个尤物。

noun

art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
Synonym:treasure
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
Synonym:jewelprecious stone
a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
Synonym:muffin
a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
Synonym:jewel
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
1. he had the gem set in a ring for his wife
2. she had jewels made of all the rarest stones
Synonym:gemstonestone

The book is a gem of Victorian idiosyncrasy.
这本书展现了维多利亚时代特色的精华。
This corundum type of gem is formed from a variety of aluminum oxide.
这刚玉类宝石的形成从氧化铝品种。
Reconciling and resolving gem dependencies is something of a knotty problem.
协调和解决gem依赖性是个棘手的问题。
In2000 and2001 more companies listed on GEM than on the Main Board.
而在2000年和2001年，在创业板上市的公司的数量是超过主板的。
You can GEM makes use of the shared memory subsystem for object management.
GEM为对象管理使用了共享内存子系统。
This gem is only for Ruby-1.9.1.
这个gem只提供给Ruby-1.9.1。
To verify the gem's value, we consulted a connoisseur of rare diamonds.
为了鉴定珠宝的价值，我们请教了一位稀有钻石的专家。
This lesson will give the reader both information and tips on gem stones and their purchase.
本课将提供读者有关宝石以及如何选购宝石的资讯和秘诀。
The gem and the jade still maintained until now have the very big economical significance and the cultural significance.
宝石和玉石至今仍保持有很大的经济意义和文化意义。
A transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem.
价值相当于宝贵的珍宝的被切割和擦亮的一件透明的祖母绿。