beauty
noun /ˈbjuːti/
/ˈbjuːti/
(plural beauties)
Idioms - [uncountable] the quality of giving pleasure to the senses or to the mind
美；美丽 - beauty of something the beauty of the sunset/of poetry/of his singing
落日／诗作／他的歌声之美 - The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
这片森林被划定为超级自然美景区。 - beauty products/treatments (= intended to make a person more beautiful)
美容产品／美容（化妆） - She was a contestant in the Miss World beauty pageant.
她曾参加过世界小姐选美大赛。 - His voice is a thing of beauty.
他的声音很美。 - The sheer beauty of the scenery took my breath away.
景色之美令我叹为观止。 - a woman of great beauty
大美人
- Her beauty faded as she got older.
她的美貌随岁月的流逝而逐渐消逝。 - He admired the classical beauty of her face.
他欣赏她脸上的古典美。 - The beauty of the city amazed her.
这座城市的美景令她惊叹不已。 - They took a walk, enjoying the beauty of the landscape.
他们去散步，欣赏美丽的风景。 - We all admired the beauty of the sunset.
我们都欣赏日落的美景。 - The film-maker magnificently captures the beauty of the changing seasons.
这部电影的制作者出色地抓住了四季变化之美。 - Enjoy the timeless beauty of this ancient landscape.
享受这古老风景的永恒之美。 - They were captivated by the ethereal beauty of the music.
他们被这超凡脱俗的美妙音乐迷住了。 - There is a stark beauty to the desert terrain.
沙漠地貌自有一种荒凉之美。 - It's an area of breathtaking beauty.
这是一个美得令人窒息的地方。 - Her art challenges conventions of feminine beauty.
她的艺术向传统的女性美发出挑战。 - The film argues that inner beauty, not physical appearance, is most important.
这部电影的观点是：内在美，而不是外表美，才是最重要的。 - She works in a beauty salon.
她在一家美容院工作。 - We stock a wide range of beauty products.
我们库存各种各样的美容产品。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- breathtaking
- exquisite
- great
- …
- admire
- appreciate
- enjoy
- …
- amaze somebody
- overwhelm somebody
- last
- …
- competition
- contest
- pageant
- …
- beauty of something the beauty of the sunset/of poetry/of his singing
- [countable] a person or thing that is beautiful
美人；美好的东西 - She had been a beauty in her day.
她年轻时是个美人。 - Isn't she a little beauty?
难道她不是个小美人吗？ - She was known as a great beauty in her time.
她年轻时是出了名的大美人。 - She was still a radiant beauty.
她依然光彩夺目，美丽动人。 - She was an exotic beauty with raven hair.
她是一个有着乌黑头发的异国美女。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- blonde
- dark-haired
- …
- She had been a beauty in her day.
- [countable] an excellent example of its type
极好的榜样；典型的例子 - That last goal was a beauty!
最后进的一球真绝！ - My new car's a real beauty!
我的新车实在是太漂亮了！
- That last goal was a beauty!
- [countable] an attractive feature
好处；优点 - One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful.
在这里生活的好处之一是安宁。 - The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it.
这项工程几乎不需要启动工作，好就好在这里。
- One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful.
词源Middle English: from Old French beaute, based on Latin bellus ‘beautiful, fine’.
Idioms
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- (saying) people all have different ideas about what is beautiful
情人眼里出西施；对美的判别因人而异
beauty is only skin-deep
- (saying) how a person looks is less important than their character
美貌不过一张皮；貌美不如心灵美