alabaster
n[U]
soft (usu white) stone, like marble in appearance, often carved to make ornaments 雪花石膏(一种质软而通常为白色的石料, 貌似大理石, 常用以雕刻成装饰品). alabaster, adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(a) of alabaster 雪花石膏的
an alabaster vase 雪花石膏花瓶.
(b) white or smooth like alabaster (像雪花石膏一样)白润光滑的
her alabaster complexion 她那白润光滑的肌肤.
🗣️ 情景例句
Where do you like to live, in the city or in the country?
你喜欢住在城市还是乡村?
He that would the daughter win,must with the mother first begin.
要想赢得女儿的欢心,必须先从她母亲着手。
In England they call this line a queue. You must always wait in a queue.