carat

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car·at /ˈkærət/ noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE → carrot

1 (also karat American English)DCJ a unit for measuring how pure gold is 开〔黄金的纯度单位〕

9/18/22/24 carat gold

a 22 carat gold chain

一条22开的金链

Pure gold is 24 carats.

纯金是24开。

2 DCJa unit for measuring the weight of jewels, equal to 200 milligrams 克拉〔宝石重量单位，相当于200毫克〕

the Orloff diamond, a stone of 194.5 carats

奥尔洛夫钻石，一块194.5克拉的宝石

Examples from the Corpus

carat• Of the 26,000 carats of diamonds dispatched, over 23,000 carats were recovered, a success rate of over 90%.• The beautiful earrings, also in 18 carat gold, cost £740.• Different shades of superfine, 22 carat gold leaf are painted on to the hair during the highlighting process.• New from Morphy Richards comes a fabulous, 24 carat gold tong.• Arrowcraft have canoe and Kayak figures made from nails and coated in 24 carat gold, ideal trophies at about £10.• This ravishing heart-shaped 25 carat rock, at London-jeweller Graff, comes with a millionaire's price tag.• It weighs 260. 37 carats.• It is often said that Godiva chocolates should not be valued in pounds, but rather in carats.

9/18/22/24 carat gold• New from Morphy Richards comes a fabulous, 24 carat gold tong.• The beautiful earrings, also in 18 carat gold, cost £740.• Arrowcraft have canoe and Kayak figures made from nails and coated in 24 carat gold, ideal trophies at about £10.• Made in 18 carat gold it costs £380.• Stars and stripes in 9 carat gold Beaverbrooks offers Beaverbrooks offer special incentives for brides on wedding purchases.• There was no duty free ... A detail from the mark of service of John-Harrison which includes 22 carat gold leaf detailing.• For that price, you get 7.98 grammes of 22 carat gold.• Different shades of superfine, 22 carat gold leaf are painted on to the hair during the highlighting process.

From Longman Business Dictionary

caratcar·at /ˈkærət/ noun [countableC]

1 (also karat American EnglishAmE) a measurement used to show how pure gold is

a 22-carat gold chain

2a measurement equal to 200 MILLIGRAMS on the scale of measurement for the weight of jewels

a 23.11 carat yellow diamond

Origin carat

(1400-1500) French Arabic qirat “bean pod, small weight”, from Greek keration “carob bean, small weight”

car·at noun

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