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quarry

英[?kw?ri] 美[?kw?ri]

復數：quarries;

第三人稱單數：quarries;

過去式：quarried;

過去分詞：quarried;

現在分詞：quarrying;

例句

柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義

N-COUNT

采石場;露天礦場

A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals.
例句
...an old limestone quarry. 廢舊的石灰巖采石場
VERB

開采(石料或礦產);在…開采

When stone or minerals are quarried or when an area is quarried for them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives.
例句
The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement. 同時還在這些大石灰巖洞里開采水泥原料。 ...locally quarried stone. 當地采掘的石頭
N-SING

追捕的對象；獵物

A person's or animal's quarry is the person or animal that they are hunting.

英漢詞典釋義

n.
(采)石場;露天礦場
This mountain was the site for a quarry. 這座山曾經有一個采石場。
(知識等的)豐富源泉;(消息等的)來源
Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations. 每一句話似乎都給人以許多冥思默想。
獵物(指鳥,獸等)
The hounds are getting close to their quarry. 獵狗正在接近獵物。
被追逐的目標
The policeman watched his quarry go into a bar. 警察看著他在追捕的人走進一家酒吧。
(格窗等的)方形玻璃,菱形玻璃
This window was filled with old painted glass in quarries. 這窗戶是由舊日的彩色菱形玻璃裝配的。
vt.
從采石場采得
The workmen quarried out a huge block of marble. 工人們從采石場采得一塊很大的大理石。
vi.
努力發掘
He spent much time in quarrying in old records. 他花了很多時間從舊記錄中尋找資料。

英英詞典釋義

Noun
1. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence;
"he fell prey to muggers""everyone was fair game""the target of a manhunt"
2. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate;
"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
3. animal hunted or caught for food
Verb
1. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry;
"quarry marble"

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