/pɜ:l ||; pɝl/noun
[C] a small, hard, round, white object that grows inside the shell of a type of shellfish (an oyster). Pearls are used to make jewellery 珍珠:
pearl earrings珍珠耳环
pearlpearlpearlspearledpearlingnouna small round white thing that grows inside the shell of a fish (called an oyster). Pearls are valuable and are used to make jewellery: a pearl necklace