gems
gems — 名詞
1. small hard stones such as diamonds, rubies, or emeralds that have been shaped an
寶石
切割打磨後鑲嵌用的珍貴石頭
small hard stones such as diamonds, rubies, or emeralds that have been shaped and smoothed so they shine, often set into rings, necklaces, or crowns.
Theo's grandmother kept three small gems inside a velvet box on her dresser.
Theo 的祖母把三顆小寶石收在梳妝台上的絨布盒裡。
concrete: gems kept in a container
Smugglers tried to hide the stolen gems inside hollow soap bars at the border.
走私客試圖把偷來的寶石藏在掏空的肥皂塊裡帶過邊境。
collocation: stolen / smuggled gems
The crown was set with seven blue gems that flashed under the museum lights.
那頂王冠上鑲了七顆藍色寶石，在博物館燈光下閃閃發亮。
Imani polished the small gems one by one before placing them in the silver ring.
Imani 把小寶石一顆一顆擦亮，再嵌進銀戒指裡。
Workers in the dusty mine searched for rough gems hidden inside the cracked rock.
礦坑裡滿是灰塵，工人在裂開的岩石中尋找未經切割的原寶石。
- jewels
near-identical; 'jewels' often suggests the finished piece (ring, necklace), 'gems' the stones themselves
- precious stones
more formal; emphasises material rather than ornamental use
文法句型
set with gems
gems from [place]
rare gems
用法筆記
Almost always plural in practice; the singular 'gem' is also common. Often paired with adjectives naming colour ('blue gems'), origin ('African gems'), or condition ('rough', 'polished', 'cut').
常見錯誤
2. people, places, books, songs, or other things that you find unusually good, love
珍品；瑰寶
格外出色但常被忽略的人事物
people, places, books, songs, or other things that you find unusually good, lovely, or valuable, especially when others have not yet noticed how special they are.
The old bookshop near the harbour is full of forgotten gems from the 1960s.
港口旁那家舊書店裡，藏滿了 1960 年代被遺忘的珍品。
collocation: forgotten / hidden gems (places of value)
Aoi's debut album has two real gems that critics have completely missed.
Aoi 首張專輯裡有兩首真正的瑰寶，但樂評人完全沒注意到。
phrase: real gems = standout pieces
Some of the village's best cooks are quiet gems who never travel outside the valley.
村裡有些最厲害的廚師，是從不離開山谷的低調珍品。
Faisal collects gems of folk poetry from villages across the northern hills.
Faisal 走遍北方山村，蒐集當地民謠裡的珍品。
Among the dozen new restaurants, two turned out to be quiet hidden gems.
新開的十幾家餐廳裡，有兩家後來證明是低調的隱藏版珍品。
- duds
informal opposite — things that turn out disappointing
文法句型
gems of [noun]
hidden gems
real gems
用法筆記
Almost always positive and slightly enthusiastic. Often modified by 'hidden', 'real', 'true', or 'forgotten' to stress that the value has been overlooked. Distinguish from sense 1: here the noun is figurative — no actual stones involved.
常見錯誤
3. small, sweet, dome-shaped quick breads baked in a special heavy iron pan with ro
鬆糕
美國舊式以鐵模烤成的小型甜點
small, sweet, dome-shaped quick breads baked in a special heavy iron pan with round cups — a regional American name for what most people today call muffins.
Grandma Linh still bakes warm gems in the same heavy iron pan she used in 1972.
Linh 奶奶到現在仍用她 1972 年那只厚重鐵模烤熱呼呼的小鬆糕。
collocation: bake gems in an iron pan
The old farmhouse cookbook listed cornmeal gems on the breakfast page.
那本舊農莊食譜把玉米粉鬆糕列在早餐那一頁。
context: traditional American recipe collection
Tomás pulled the steaming gems from the oven and brushed them with melted butter.
Tomás 把冒著熱氣的鬆糕從烤箱端出來，刷上融化的奶油。
Every Sunday Yara served buttermilk gems with honey for her three foster children.
每個星期天，Yara 都會配蜂蜜，為三個寄養孩子端出酪乳鬆糕。
- muffins
the everyday modern term; 'gems' is the older regional name for the same baked item
文法句型
bake gems
iron-pan gems
用法筆記
Mostly found in older American cookbooks and regional New England usage. Modern Taiwanese learners are very unlikely to meet this sense outside historical food writing; recognise it but do not produce it in normal speech.
gems — 動詞
1. to cover the surface of something with jewels, or to make something sparkle in a
綴飾；點綴
在表面綴上寶石或如寶石般閃耀
to cover the surface of something with jewels, or to make something sparkle in a way that looks as if jewels had been placed on it; mostly used in poetry and old-fashioned writing.
Morning dew gems the long grass behind Sade's farmhouse every spring.
每年春天，清晨的露珠都會在 Sade 農莊後方的長草上點綴出光點。
literary: dew gemming grass
The royal jeweller gems the small silver cup with tiny green stones for the queen.
皇家珠寶師傅在那只小銀杯上綴飾了一顆顆細小的綠色寶石，要獻給女王。
transitive: gems [object] with [stones]
Frost gems the iron gate every January morning in the old churchyard.
每年一月清晨，霜花都會在老教堂院子的鐵門上點綴出細白的紋路。
Diego watched the stars gem the night sky above the silent fishing village.
Diego 望著繁星點綴那座寂靜漁村上方的夜空。
文法句型
gems [object] with [decoration]
be gemmed with
用法筆記
Very rare in modern speech. Most often passive ('was gemmed with') or in nature writing where dew, frost, or stars are described as gems on a surface. Learners should recognise it but choose 'decorate', 'cover', or 'stud' in normal writing.