carat

英 [ˈkærət]

美 [ˈkærət]

n.  克拉(钻石或其他宝石的重量单位，等于200毫克); 开(黄金成色单位，纯金为24开)

复数：carats　

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Collins.1 / BNC.17772 / COCA.22187

牛津词典

noun

• 克拉（钻石或其他宝石的重量单位，等于200毫克）
  a unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other precious stones , equal to 200 milligrams
• 开（黄金成色单位，纯金为24开）
  a unit for measuring how pure gold is. The purest gold is 24 carats .
  1. an 18-carat gold ring
     18开的金戒指

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 克拉(钻石等宝石的重量单位,合0.2克)
  Acaratis a unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other precious stones. It is equal to 0.2 grams.
  1. The gemstone is 28.6 millimetres high and weighs 139.43 carats.
     这块宝石高28.6毫米,重139.43克拉。
  2. ...a huge eight-carat diamond.
     重达8克拉的大钻石
• COMB in ADJ 开(表示黄金的纯度,纯金为24开)
  Caratis used after a number to indicate how pure gold is. The purest gold is 24-carat gold.
  1. ...a 14-carat gold fountain pen.
     14开金钢笔

英英释义

noun

• the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy
  Synonym:karatkt
• a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg

双语例句

• She wore over a million dollars worth of diamonds including a pair of 30 carat diamond flower earrings.
  她身上的钻石价值超过一百万美元，其中包括一幅30克拉的钻石耳环。
• But Chinese people like their gold purer than their western counterparts: 24 carat, rather than 18 carat.
  但中国人比西方人喜欢更纯的金子：24K而不是18K。
• Is it pure gold or carat?
  是纯金的还是K金的？
• And married couple Allan and Pat Bell now have their inquisitive dog to thank for finding the perfect Christmas present while out on a walk in Lincolnshire-the missing 1.14 carat diamond.
  然而已婚夫妇艾伦和帕特的狗狗却找到了最棒的圣诞礼物失踪的1.14克拉钻石，看来艾伦夫妇得好好谢谢这只爱刨根究底的小狗了。
• Last October, Sotheby's sold a small and very rare blue diamond in Hong Kong for$ 8 million, or$ 1.3 million per carat making it the most expensive gemstone in the world, per carat.
  去年十月索斯比在香港卖出一颗小型极其罕见的蓝色钻石。这个钻石8百万美元或者说每克拉130万的价格使之成为世界上每克拉最贵的钻石。
• A jeweler's unit of weight equal to2 milligrams or0.01 carat.
  点宝石商所用的重量单位，等于2微克或0。01克拉。
• Less than one carat in every 100, 000 carats of diamonds is found to be found in this perfect condition.
  每10万克拉的钻石中，符合这种完美条件的钻石不足1克拉。
• F A grading term used at the mines for broken diamond crystals above one carat, of reasonable thickness, and not twinned.
  六在一个级别的字眼地雷破一克拉以上的钻石晶体，厚度合理，不结为姊妹。
• Space scientists revealed that they had discovered a ten billion trillion trillion carat gem.
  宇宙科学家们透露他们发现了一块重达10的46次方克拉的宝石。
• She and husband Dave searched for the ring to no avail, and Dave ended up replacing the nine carat ring, according to The Daily Mail.
  据DailyMail的报道，她与丈夫Dave遍寻婚戒无果，最终不得不重新买了戒指来替换丢失的那枚9克拉的戒指。