quarry
英 ['kwɒrɪ]
美 ['kwɔri]
- n. 采石场；猎物；来源
- vi. 费力地找
- vt. 挖出；努力挖掘
- n. (Quarry)人名；(英)夸里
助记提示
1. quarter, quadr- "square" => quar- "square" => quarry, literally "place where stones are squared" => "open place where rocks are excavated".
2. cordial, courage => Latin cor (genitive cordis) "heart" => quarry "entrails of deer placed on the hide and given to dogs of the chase as a reward" => "what is hunted".
3. 谐音“矿里、矿内”------矿场里、矿场内。
双语例句
- 1. Three miles away there was a salvo of blasting in the quarry.
- 三英里之外的采石场进行了爆破作业。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Quarry tiles are a popular kitchen flooring.
- 缸砖是一种流行的厨房地面材料。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. the site of a disused quarry
- 废弃的采石场
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The policeman watched his quarry go into a bar.
- 警察看着他在追捕的人走进一家酒吧.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The hounds are getting close to their quarry.
- 猎狗正在接近猎物.
来自《简明英汉词典》
