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quarry

英 [ˈkwɒri]

美 [ˈkwɑːri]

n.  采石场; 被追猎的动物(或人); 追捕的对象; 猎物
v.  从(采石场)采(石等)

复数:quarries 现在分词:quarrying 过去分词:quarried 过去式:quarried 第三人称单数:quarries 

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牛津词典

    noun

    • 采石场
      a place where large amounts of stone, etc. are dug out of the ground
      1. a slate quarry
        板岩采石厂
      2. the site of a disused quarry
        废弃的采石场
    • 被追猎的动物(或人);追捕的对象;猎物
      an animal or a person that is being hunted or followed
      1. The hunters lost sight of their quarry in the forest.
        猎人在森林里跟丢了猎物。
      2. The photographers pursued their quarry through the streets.
        摄影师满街捕捉拍摄对象。

    verb

    • 从(采石场)采(石等)
      to take stone, etc. out of a quarry
      1. The local rock is quarried from the hillside.
        当地的石头都是从那片山坡开采的。
      2. The area is being quarried for limestone.
        这地方正在开采石灰石。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 采石场;露天矿场
      Aquarryis an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals.
      1. ...an old limestone quarry.
        废旧的石灰岩采石场
    • VERB 开采(石料或矿产);在…开采
      When stone or mineralsare quarriedor when an areais quarriedfor them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives.
      1. The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement.
        同时还在这些大石灰岩洞里开采水泥原料。
      2. ...locally quarried stone.
        当地采掘的石头
    • 追捕的对象;猎物
      A person's or animal'squarryis the person or animal that they are hunting.

      英英释义

      noun

      • animal hunted or caught for food
          Synonym:prey
        1. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
          1. a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'
          Synonym:pitstone pit
        2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
          1. he fell prey to muggers
          2. everyone was fair game
          3. the target of a manhunt
          Synonym:preytargetfair game

        verb

        • extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
          1. quarry marble

        双语例句

        • Art Design Group in the construction of a quarry here, a huge slope and Pharaoh's palace.
          艺术设计小组在这里建造了一个采石场,一个巨大的斜坡和法老的宫殿。
        • And now he possessed her utterly, primitively-as a hunter does his quarry, a tiger his kill.
          他们是原始的猎人与猎物的关系,虎与伥的关系,最终极的占有。她这才生是他的人,死是他的鬼。
        • Thousands of men and women are working in the quarry to get stones for use in building the castle.
          数以千计的男了和女人们在采石场掘取筑城堡用的石头。
        • It has season to quarry the jade, it is mainly autumn and spring.
          采玉是有季节的,主要是秋季和春季。
        • A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked.
          正在工作或已经工作的矿山或采石场。
        • Quarry tiles are a popular kitchen flooring.
          缸砖是一种流行的厨房地面材料。
        • A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.
          一个开劈石头的采石工。
        • The true dips are commonly observed in quarry faces, cuttings and cliffs etc.
          在采场面,断面和断崖等面上人们常看到真倾角。
        • A British term for` quarry 'is` stone pit'.
          英国对'采石场'的术语是'采石场'。
        • Pass through an old limestone quarry and proceed until the end of the road.
          穿过旧石灰石采矿场,一直开到路的尽头。