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crystal

noun
 
🔊/ˈkrɪstl/
🔊/ˈkrɪstl/
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  1.  
    [countable] a small piece of a substance with many even sides, that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid结晶；晶体
    • ice/salt crystals冰／盐的结晶体
    Topics Physics and chemistryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • single
    • small
    • tiny
    • …
    crystal + verb
    • form
    • grow
    See full entry
  2.  
    [uncountable, countable] a clear mineral, such as quartz, used in making jewellery and attractive objects水晶（如石英，用于制作珠宝饰物）
    • crystal earrings水晶耳环
    see also rock crystalTopics Clothes and Fashionc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • single
    • small
    • tiny
    • …
    crystal + verb
    • form
    • grow
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable] glass of very high quality水晶玻璃
    • a crystal chandelier/vase水晶玻璃枝形吊灯／花瓶
    • Every table had been set with fine china and crystal.每张桌子上都摆着精美的瓷器和水晶。
  4. [countable] a small piece of a mineral that some people believe has the power to bring health or happiness结晶；晶体
    • Smoky Quartz is a powerful healing crystal.烟熏石英是强大的治疗水晶。
    • She claims that the crystal awakened her mind power and enabled her to win the race.她声称水晶唤醒了她的思维能力，使她能够赢得比赛。
  5. [countable] a piece of glass or plastic that covers the face of a watch石英玻璃表护面；塑料表护面；表蒙子 see also liquid crystal display
  6. (also meth, crystal meth)
     (informal) a powerful illegal drug, methamphetamine, that looks like small pieces of glass 冰毒（即甲基苯丙胺）
    7. Word Originlate Old English (denoting ice or a mineral resembling it), from Old French cristal, from Latin crystallum, from Greek krustallos ‘ice, crystal’. The chemistry sense dates from the early 17th cent.