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

New materials including translucent, anisotropic, paint, gem and liquid.
新材料，包括半透明，各向异性，油漆，宝石和液体。
I plan on bringing in a plugin framework derived from Merb's gem based plugin system.
我打算引入一个从Merb的基于gem的插件系统源生出来的一个插件框架。
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。
The Bundler downloads and stores all the named gems.
Bundler将下载和存储所有指定的gem。
A: I am discovered a whole gem. A frog was turned into a prince.
阿曼达：我发现了一块完美宝石。青蛙变成了王子。
If you have a red gem, he will tell you the code.
如果您有一颗红色宝石，他将告诉您代码。
This gem is only for Ruby-1.9.1.
这个gem只提供给Ruby-1.9.1。
I was as a gem concealed;
我是一块隐匿的宝石；
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。
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。