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

• 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。
• 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。
• These industries are the crown jewels of the French economy.
  这些产业是法国经济的珍宝。
• The target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels.
  被兼并公司通过卖掉自己的资产以获得自我保护的政策。
• 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。
• 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。
• The fortuneteller had a crystal ball and wore a crown of jewels.
  那个算命师有个水晶球，而且头戴宝石王冠。
• Similarly, if the EJB is protected but the database is not, then the hacker can bypass the application completely and go straight to the crown jewels, the corporate data.
  类似地，如果EJB受到保护，但数据库没有受到保护，则黑客完全可以绕过应用程序，直接进入核心地带操纵公司的数据。
• The crown was beset with diamonds and jewels.
  皇冠上镶嵌着钻石和珠宝。
• Native ancient woodlands the forest crown jewels
  英格兰森林皇冠上的宝石