| 单词 | marble |
| 释义 | Related topics: Geology, Building, Other games, Sculpturemar·ble /ˈmɑːbəl $ ˈmɑːr-/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountable]HEGTB a type of hard rock that becomes smooth when it is polished, and is used for making buildings, statues etc 大理石 The columns were of white marble. 柱子是白色的大理石。 a marble statue 大理石雕像2. [countable]DGO a small coloured glass ball that children roll along the ground as part of a game 玻璃弹子[弹珠]3. marbles [uncountable]DGO a game played by children using marbles 〔儿童玩的〕弹子游戏4. lose your marbles informalPM to start behaving in a crazy way 举止开始失常 SYN go mad5. [countable]AVS a statue or sculpture made of marble 大理石雕像；大理石雕刻品Examples from the Corpusmarble• The word kept rolling around in his mind like a marble.• I remember picking up a rock about the size of a marble, and I hit him on the temple.• A fire leaped in the hearth under a marble mantelpiece identical to the one in her own flat.• Would it be possible to start with a full container of water and add marbles and sand?• While I was there, a pair of huge marble hands designed by Larry Kirkland were being carved into life.• If I make an omelette of your eggs or a statue out of your block of marble, that is conversion.• Drop a couple of marbles into the cup and watch the water spill over.• As she walked beside Archer with her long swinging gait her face wore the vacant serenity of a young marble athlete.Origin marble (1100-1200) Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmarosmar·ble nounChineseSyllable hard it Corpus that when type of rock smooth a becomes |
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