1 diamond /ˈdaɪmənd/ noun plural diamonds
plural diamonds
Learner's definition of DIAMOND
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: a very hard usually colorless stone that is a form of carbon and is used especially in jewelry金刚石;钻石 [count]
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often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 — see color picture on this page 2
[count] : a shape that is formed by four equal straight lines and that has two opposite angles that are smaller than a right angle and two opposite angles that are larger than a right angle菱形 — compare square 3
a [count] : a playing card that is marked with a red diamond shape(纸牌的)方块 — see picture at playing card b diamonds [plural] : the suit in a deck of playing cards that is marked by red diamond shapes(一副纸牌里的)方块牌 — compare club, heart, spade 4 [count]
a : the part of a baseball field that includes the area within and around the three bases and home plate : infield(棒球场的)内野,内场 b : the entire playing field in baseball棒球场 2 diamond /ˈdaɪmənd/ adjective
2 diamond
/ˈdaɪmənd/
adjective
Learner's definition of DIAMOND
always used before a noun
: of or relating to the 60th or 75th anniversary of an important event (such as a marriage)六十(或七十五)周年纪念的;钻石婚纪念的 -
The couple celebrated their diamond (wedding) anniversary a few months ago. = (Brit) They celebrated their diamond wedding.这对夫妻几个月前庆祝了他们的钻石婚。
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the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897*1897年维多利亚女王即位六十周年庆典
◊ It is more common for diamond to refer to the 60th anniversary of something.*diamond多指六十周年纪念。
— compare golden, silver