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quarry是什么意思？

quarry

英[ˈkwɒri] 美[ˈkwɔri]

复数：quarries;

第三人称单数：quarries;

过去式：quarried;

过去分词：quarried;

现在分词：quarrying;

例句

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

采石场;露天矿场

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. 废旧的石灰岩采石场
VERB

开采(石料或矿产);在…开采

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. 同时还在这些大石灰岩洞里开采水泥原料。 ...locally quarried stone. 当地采掘的石头
N-SING

追捕的对象；猎物

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

英汉词典释义

n.
(采)石场;露天矿场
This mountain was the site for a quarry. 这座山曾经有一个采石场。
(知识等的)丰富源泉;(消息等的)来源
Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations. 每一句话似乎都给人以许多冥思默想。
猎物(指鸟,兽等)
The hounds are getting close to their quarry. 猎狗正在接近猎物。
被追逐的目标
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。
(格窗等的)方形玻璃,菱形玻璃
This window was filled with old painted glass in quarries. 这窗户是由旧日的彩色菱形玻璃装配的。
vt.
从采石场采得
The workmen quarried out a huge block of marble. 工人们从采石场采得一块很大的大理石。
vi.
努力发掘
He spent much time in quarrying in old records. 他花了很多时间从旧记录中寻找资料。

英英词典释义

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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