| 词汇 | marble |
| 释义 | marbleWord family adjectivemarbledmarblynounmarblermarblingmarble Geology, Building, Other games, Sculpture mar·ble /ˈmɑːbəl $ ˈmɑːr-/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountableU]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. [countableC]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 [uncountableU]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 mad Examples from the Corpus lose your marbles• The old boy had lost his marbles somewhere along the line.• The runner in question hasn't lost his marbles - he's just upholding an old and well-loved Lincolnshire tradition. 5. [countableC]AVS a statue or sculpture made of marble 大理石雕像；大理石雕刻品 Examples from the Corpus marble• 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. (1100-1200) Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros |
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