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quarry

quarry
[英] [ˈkwɔ:ri:, ˈkwɔri:] [美] [ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Quarry  

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1. 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. 

  • ...an old limestone quarry.

    废旧的石灰岩采石场

2. 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. 

  • 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

quarrying

  • Farming, quarrying and other local industries have declined.

    农业、采矿业以及其他地方工业都已陷入衰退。

3. 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. 
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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  • 1.采石场

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  • 1.采石场
1. Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations.
每一句话似乎都给人以许多冥思默想。

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2. The hounds are getting close to their quarry.
猎狗正在接近猎物。

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3. 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。

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4. This mountain was the site for a quarry.
这座山曾经有一个采石场。

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