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

I was as a gem concealed;
我是一块隐匿的宝石；
He played off a mere stone as a genuine gem upon customers.
他拿一块假宝石冒充真宝石去骗顾客。
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。
To each of those whom we love we offer a gem of different colour and value;
对每一位我们钟爱的人，我们奉献的是色彩不同、价值各异的宝石。
Study on the Pricing Method for IPO of High-tech Enterprises in China's GEM
我国高科技企业创业板市场IPO的定价问题研究
This villa is a gem.
这栋别墅是栋珍宝。
This is going to be a nice little gem!
这将是一个好一点的创业板！
InfoQ: With the ParseTree gem, one can access the parse tree of a class or method.
InfoQ：我们可以使用ParseTreegem包访问一个类或一个方法的解析树。
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。
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。