crystal
UK/'kristl/US
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Definitions
n.
A solid whose atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern, often with flat faces
晶体（原子规则排列的固体，常有平整切面）
n.
A clear, colorless transparent mineral, especially quartz; high-quality clear glass
水晶（尤指石英）；高级水晶玻璃
adj.
Made of crystal; perfectly clear
水晶制的；清澈的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Greek krystallos, 'clear ice.' The Greeks thought rock crystal was ice frozen so hard it could never melt, so the word came to mean any clear, ordered solid — and by extension, perfect clarity itself (crystal clear).
Root crystal still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.crystal clear一清二楚
- 2.crystal ball水晶球
- 3.rock crystal天然水晶
- 4.lead crystal铅水晶玻璃
- 5.ice crystals冰晶
Example Sentences
- 1.
Salt forms tiny cube-shaped crystals as the water evaporates.
- 2.
She wore a necklace of pale blue crystal.
- 3.
The lake was so still the water looked like crystal.
- 4.
His instructions were crystal clear, so no one got lost.