heirloom

US [ˈerˌlum]
UK [ˈeə(r)ˌluːm]
  • n.传家宝；世代相传之物
  • adj.（植物）原种的（通常指过去大量种植，但已不再作为经济作物而种植的植物）
  • Web相传动产；祖传遗物；宅变
Plural Form：heirlooms  

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Heirloom
n.
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传家宝；世代相传之物a valuable object that has belonged to the same family for many years
a family heirloom
传家宝
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（植物）原种的（通常指过去大量种植，但已不再作为经济作物而种植的植物）heirloom plants are varieties which were commonly grown in the past but are no longer grown as commercial crops

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Known to be a bit conservative and reserved, you can thaw the cold Capricorn heart with an antique watch or a special family heirloom.
一款古旧的手表或是特别的传家之物会让保守念旧的摩羯座整个心都变软。
yī kuǎn gǔ jiù de shǒu biǎo huò shì tè bié de chuán jiā zhī wù huì ràng bǎo shǒu niàn jiù de mó jié zuò zhěng gè xīn dōu biàn ruǎn 。
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A ring from a failed marriage is not the sort of thing one wants to pass down as a family heirloom.
对这种代表着一段失败婚姻的戒指，人们肯定不会当作传家宝将它传下去。
duì zhè zhǒng dài biǎo zhe yí duàn shī bài hūn yīn de jiè zhi , rén men kěn dìng bú huì dāng zuò chuán jiā bǎo jiāng tā chuán xià qù 。
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Wearing her fortune, from gold threads in her sari to a priceless heirloom headpiece, Nagavi sits with family on her wedding day in India.
戴着她的财宝，她的金线纱丽以及无价传家宝头饰，印度的娜佳维在她的结婚日和家人坐在一起。
dài zhe tā de cái bǎo , tā de jīn xiàn shā lì yǐ jí wú jià chuán jiā bǎo tóu shì , yìn dù de nà jiā wéi zài tā de jié hūn rì hé jiā rén zuò zài yì qǐ 。
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Didn't expect to her mother, when lost heart like a family heirloom, by vibration, the guilty unceasingly.
没想到母亲为了她，当失落了心喜欢的传家宝，深受震动，愧疚不已。
méi xiǎng dào mǔ qīn wèi le tā , dāng shī luò le xīn xǐ huan de chuán jiā bǎo , shēn shòu zhèn dòng , kuì jiù bù yǐ 。
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He said he was hopeful the "heirloom" , a mint condition copy of Action Comics No 1, would be returned to his family.
他说他希望这件“传家宝”--一本仍旧崭新的副本能物归原主。
tā shuō tā xī wàng zhè jiàn " chuán jiā bǎo " -- yī běn réng jiù zhǎn xīn de fù běn néng wù guī yuán zhǔ 。
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Important heirloom to aid him on his quest . . . Harry has his father's Invisibility Cloak. . . Luke has his father's light saber.
有重要的家传宝物，帮助其完成使命。·哈利有父亲的隐身斗篷。·卢克有父亲的光剑。
yǒu zhòng yào de jiā chuán bǎo wù , bāng zhù qí wán chéng shǐ mìng 。 · hā lì yǒu fù qīn de yǐn shēn dǒu peng 。 · lú kè yǒu fù qīn de guāng jiàn 。
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When confronted with my first heirloom tomato a decade ago, I wondered, why does it have to be so ugly?
十年前，我见到了自己的第一个传家宝西红柿，它那形状古怪的叶片斑斑点点，向四面八方任意生长。当时我就想，为什么要那么难看呢？
shí nián qián , wǒ jiàn dào le zì jǐ de dì yī gè chuán jiā bǎo xī hóng shì , tā nà xíng zhuàng gǔ guài de yè piàn bān bān diǎn diǎn , xiàng sì miàn bā fāng rèn yì shēng zhǎng 。 dāng shí wǒ jiù xiǎng , wèi shén me yào nà me nán kàn ne ?
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One night, Dad placed her precious gold-plated vase, a family heirloom, right on her fanny at her body's angle.
一个晚上，爸爸恶作剧地把一个传家宝镀金花瓶放在了坐在桌旁的妈妈的屁股上。
yī gè wǎn shang , bà ba è zuò jù de bǎ yī gè chuán jiā bǎo dù jīn huā píng fàng zài le zuò zài zhuō páng de mā mā de pì gu shàng 。
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If no one offers you an heirloom, I recommend one of the ubiquitous global brands, sweeteners and stabilizers included.
如果没人给你一份酵母。我建议用随处都有的全球品牌--它们包含甜味剂和稳定剂。
rú guǒ méi rén gěi nǐ yī fèn jiào mǔ 。 wǒ jiàn yì yòng suí chù dōu yǒu de quán qiú pǐn pái -- tā men bāo hán tián wèi jì hé wěn dìng jì 。
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as she does her life, or her garden in Atherton, stuffed at various times with everything from heirloom tomatoes to bearded irises.
相反，她可能会像对待自己的人生或阿瑟顿花园一样，伺机使用各种元素，从祖传番茄到有髯鸢尾无一不用。
xiāng fǎn , tā kě néng huì xiàng duì dài zì jǐ de rén shēng huò ā sè dùn huā yuán yí yàng , sì jī shǐ yòng gè zhǒng yuán sù , cóng zǔ chuán fān qié dào yǒu rán yuān wěi wú yī bú yòng 。
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