The hat was decorated with colored beads. 那顶帽子上饰有彩色珠子。
He took a bead on the hare and then fired. 他瞄准了野兔,然后开枪。
His back was beaded with sweat. 他的背上布满了汗珠。
bead
[ noun ]
a small ball with a hole through the middle
<noun.artifact>
a shape that is spherical and small
<noun.shape> he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops beads of sweat on his forehead
a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
<noun.artifact> [ verb ]
form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
<verb.stative>
decorate by sewing beads onto
<verb.creation> bead the wedding gown
string together like beads
<verb.contact>
Bead \Bead\ (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei`qein to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar to count. See {Bid}, in to bid beads, and {Bide}.] 1. A prayer. [Obs.]
2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the phrases to tell beads,
{to be at one's beads},
{to bid beads}, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.
3. Any small globular body; as, (a) A bubble in spirits. (b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. ``Cold beads of midnight dew.'' --Wordsworth. (c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim). (d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments. (e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax bead; the iron bead, etc.
{Bead and butt} (Carp.), framing in which the panels are flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges. --Knight.
{Bead mold}, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads. [Written also {bead mould}.]
{Bead tool}, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to make beads or beading.
{Bead tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Melia}, the best known species of which ({Melia azedarach}), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.
Bead \Bead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beading}.] To ornament with beads or beading.
Bead \Bead\, v. i. To form beadlike bubbles.
One bead is about the size of a human palm and is made of 22 karat gold, Donnan said.
The marksmen would do better to draw a bead on Christe. Last, and by every means least, In the Glow of the Night by Choo San Goh.
Acknowledging Dukakis may do very well Tuesday, each would like to emerge as the white alternative to the Massachusetts governor. And each would like to move on to the next round of contests without the other, trying to draw a bead on Dukakis.
Some jewelry makers would like to use home-workers for handwork and bead stringing.