crown jewels

英 [ˌkraʊn ˈdʒuːəlz]

美 [ˌkraʊn ˈdʒuːəlz]

n.  御宝(国王或女王在正式场合佩戴的饰物等)
crown jewel的复数

牛津词典

noun

• 御宝（国王或女王在正式场合佩戴的饰物等）
  the crown and other objects worn or carried by a king or queen on formal occasions

柯林斯词典

• (国王或女王在重要的正式场合佩戴的)王冠，权杖，珠宝
  The Crown Jewelsare the crown, sceptre, and other precious objects which are used on important official occasions by the King or Queen.
• N-COUNT 最重要(或最有价值)的东西
  If you describe something as someone'scrown jewel, you mean it is the most important or valuable thing they have.
  1. The company is also willing to sell 20% of its crown jewel, its credit-card business.
     该公司还愿意出让其20%的核心业务，即信用卡业务。

英英释义

noun

• regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions

双语例句

• XML Literals, Members, and Namespaces, which along with LINQ are the crown jewels of VB9, will be supported.
  XML常量（XMLLiterals）、成员、命名空间以及LINQ都是VB9皇冠上的明珠，它们也均将毫无疑问地得到支持。
• Yet when it came to a vote, they backed him on the catastrophic bid for ABN Amro, even though the credit crunch was already crippling the financial system and ABN Amro had sold its North American crown jewels.
  然而在投票时，它们支持了古德温对荷兰银行（ABNAMRO）的灾难性收购，即使信贷危机已经在冲击金融体系，而且荷兰银行已卖掉其在北美的皇冠上的宝石。
• They call it denial marketing: the process whereby the contents of JK Rowling's books are guarded like the crown jewels until publication day.
  他们称之为勿需营销：JK罗琳新书内容的写作过程，在今天的出版市场上就像皇冠上的宝石。
• They help you read, they're like crown jewels.
  它们帮你阅读，它们就像王冠上的珠宝。
• Her crown is set with precious jewels.
  她的王冠镶嵌着珍贵的珠宝。
• That ring is beans compared with the crown jewels.
  与王冠上的宝石相比那枚戒指是不值分文的东西。
• What's this got to do with the crown jewels?
  这和珠宝王冠有什么关系？
• The most popular sight, however, is probably the strongly guarded room in which the Crown jewels are kept and displayed.
  不过，最著名的景点大概是王室珍宝存放陈列室，那儿有重兵把守着。
• It's difficult to be absolutely certain about some of the other stones, because after the execution of Charles I, Cromwell had the crown jewels broken up and sold.
  一些其他宝石的渊源已难以考证&因为在查理一世被处决之后，克伦威尔曾将王室珠宝销毁并变卖。
• There has only ever been one attempt to steal the crown jewels.
  历史上只有一次对权杖钻石进行过偷窃。