gravel

英 [ˈɡrævl]

美 [ˈɡrævl]

n.  沙砾; 砾石; 石子

复数：gravels　现在分词：gravelling　过去式：gravelled　第三人称单数：gravels　过去分词：gravelled　

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牛津词典

noun

• 沙砾；砾石；石子
  small stones, often used to make the surface of paths and roads
  1. a gravel path
     石子路
  2. a gravel pit (= a place where gravel is taken from the ground)
     砾石采掘场

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 砂砾；砾石
  Gravelconsists of very small stones. It is often used to make paths.
  1. ...a gravel path leading to the front door.
     通向前门的石子路

英英释义

noun

• rock fragments and pebbles
  Synonym:crushed rock

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to
  1. This beats me!
  2. Got me--I don't know the answer!
  3. a vexing problem
  4. This question really stuck me
  Synonym:perplexvexstickgetpuzzlemystifybafflebeatposebewilderflummoxstupefynonplusamazedumbfound
• cover with gravel
  1. We gravelled the driveway
• cause annoyance in
  1. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
  2. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
  Synonym:annoyragget tobotherget atirritaterilenarknettlevexchafedevil

双语例句

• The sand fill-ups the space between the stone and gravel.
  沙子填满了石块和砾石的所有间隙。
• Concrete is made of cement, sand, and gravel mixed with water.
  混凝土是由水泥、沙子和碎石并和水混合而成的。
• More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the driveway.
  在车道的凹地上需要填更多的沙砾。
• The components to be considered in this book include boulders, gravel, sand, silt and clay.
  本书所考虑的组成部分包括漂砾，砾石，砂，粉土和粘土。
• Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel
  两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。
• The water burbled over gravel
  水流过卵石，汩汩作响。
• I've got half a ton of gravel in the lorry but he won't sign my delivery note.
  我的卡车里装着半吨沙砾，但他不给我签收送货单。
• Floods from melting glaciers helped carve this canyon, deepening it and removing most of its sand and gravel.
  洪水从冰川融化帮助雕刻这个峡谷，加深它，并消除其大部分沙和碎石。
• A strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water.
  用沙子、沙砾、水泥和水制成的高强度建筑材料。
• I crunched across the gravel.
  我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。