beads
beads — 名詞
- beadssingular
- beadsesplural
1. a tiny pierced object made of glass, wood, plastic, or stone, designed to be thr
珠子；珠飾
有孔、可串成飾品的小物件
a tiny pierced object made of glass, wood, plastic, or stone, designed to be threaded onto string or wire for jewellery or other decorations.
Tamar bought a bag of colourful beads to make bracelets for her friends.
Tamar 買了一袋彩色珠子，要幫朋友做手環。
collocation: colourful beads / string of beads
The artisan threaded tiny glass beads onto a silver wire to form a delicate necklace.
工匠將小玻璃珠串在銀線上，做成精緻的項鍊。
Jin's grandmother gave her a string of wooden beads worn for many years.
Jin 的祖母給了她一串戴了多年的木珠子。
Children at the craft table sorted beads by colour before threading them onto elastic cords.
手作桌旁的孩子們先按顏色分類珠子，再把它們串到彈力繩上。
The museum displayed ancient Egyptian beads carved from stone and coloured glass.
博物館展示了古埃及用石頭和彩色玻璃雕刻而成的珠子。
文法句型
plural form used for collections
用法筆記
Usually used in the plural form when referring to a collection of bead pieces. The singular 'bead' refers to one individual piece.
常見錯誤
2. a very small rounded drop or bubble of a liquid, such as sweat, water, or blood,
水珠；液滴
液體形成的小圓滴
a very small rounded drop or bubble of a liquid, such as sweat, water, or blood, that forms on a surface.
Beads of sweat formed on Rodrigo's forehead as he ran under the midday sun.
Rodrigo 在正午豔陽下跑步，額頭上滲出豆大的汗珠。
collocation: beads of sweat
The cold glass was covered with tiny beads of water after the rain stopped.
雨停後，冰涼的杯子上佈滿了小水珠。
collocation: beads of water
Bilal wiped a bead of blood from his finger after the paper cut.
Bilal 被紙割傷後，擦去手指上的一滴血。
Small beads of condensation ran slowly down the window on the winter morning.
冬日早晨，窗戶上凝結的小水珠慢慢流下來。
Tiny beads of dew covered the grass before the sun came up.
日出前，草葉上的小露珠覆蓋著整片草地。
文法句型
beads of + [liquid]
用法筆記
Commonly appears in the phrase 'beads of + noun' (beads of sweat, beads of water, beads of blood). Often describes liquid collecting on a surface rather than falling through the air.
常見錯誤
beads — 動詞
- beadspresent simple I / you / we / they
- beadses3rd person singular
- beadsing-ing form
- beadsedpast simple
1. to decorate or cover a surface or piece of clothing by attaching small beads to
綴珠；鑲珠
用珠子裝飾物品表面
to decorate or cover a surface or piece of clothing by attaching small beads to it, usually by sewing or gluing.
Kemi beaded her denim jacket with colourful flowers and stars.
Kemi 在她的牛仔外套上縫上彩色珠子，拼成花朵和星星圖案。
pattern: bead + [object] + with + [material]
The designer spent several weeks beading the wedding dress by hand.
設計師花了好幾週用手工將婚紗綴上珠子。
Ezra beaded a small phone pouch using patterns passed down in his family.
Ezra 用家中流傳的圖案在手機小袋上縫滿了珠子。
Lucía beaded her skirt hem with tiny silver stars for the party.
Lucía 在裙襬縫上銀色小星星，準備參加派對。
文法句型
bead + [object] + with + [beads]
用法筆記
Often used in passive form ('the dress was beaded') or as participle adjective ('a beaded handbag'). Typically describes handmade or traditional craft work.
常見錯誤
2. to put objects onto a string, wire, or thread so that they form a connected seri
串起
用線或金屬絲串接物品
to put objects onto a string, wire, or thread so that they form a connected series, in the way beads are arranged on a necklace.
The children beaded shells onto fishing line to make a wind chime.
孩子們把貝殼串在釣魚線上做風鈴。
pattern: bead + [objects] + onto + [string]
Faisal beaded dried berries and popcorn onto a thread for the Christmas tree.
Faisal 將乾燥的莓果和爆米花串在線上，掛到聖誕樹上。
The craft class learned how to bead different stones onto a copper bracelet.
手工課學習如何將不同石頭串到銅手環上。
Saira beaded coloured pasta tubes onto a string for her sister's necklace.
Saira 將彩色通心粉串在線上，幫妹妹做項鍊。
文法句型
bead + [objects] + onto/on + [string/wire]
用法筆記
The object of this verb is the items being threaded, not the string itself. Compare 'bead the shells' (correct) with 'bead the string' (incorrect in this sense).
常見錯誤
3. to form into small round drops or bubbles when a liquid sits on a surface that d
凝珠；結珠
液體在表面形成圓珠狀小滴
to form into small round drops or bubbles when a liquid sits on a surface that does not absorb it.
The hot wax beaded on the surface of the candle as it slowly cooled.
熱蠟在蠟燭表面慢慢冷卻時凝結成小珠。
pattern: [liquid] + beads on + [surface]
Water beaded on the freshly waxed car roof after the rinse.
沖洗後，水滴在新打蠟的車頂上凝成小水珠。
Oil beaded on top of the salad dressing before Mathieu shook the bottle.
Mathieu 搖瓶子之前，油在沙拉醬表面凝成圓珠狀。
Rain beaded on the waxy leaves of the lotus plant in the garden pond.
雨水在蓮花蠟質的葉片上凝結成小水珠。
- form droplets
more descriptive but less common phrasing
- condense
specifically when a gas turns to liquid droplets, e.g. from steam
- gather
general term for liquid collecting; does not specify the round shape
- spread
liquid that flattens out instead of forming round drops
文法句型
[liquid] + beads + on + [surface]
用法筆記
Describes the physical behaviour of a liquid on a surface. The liquid does not spread flat but pulls together into separate round shapes. This is most commonly observed on waxy, oily, or water-repellent surfaces.