marbles

英 ['mɑː(r)b(ə)lz]

美 ['mɑrb(ə)lz]

n.  大理石; (玻璃)弹子; 弹子游戏
v.  使…显得斑驳; 使…染上大理石花纹
marble的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大理石
  Marbleis a type of very hard rock which feels cold when you touch it and which shines when it is cut and polished. Statues and parts of buildings are sometimes made of marble.
  1. The house has a superb staircase made from oak and marble...
     这座房子的楼梯堪称一流，是由橡木与大理石制成的。
  2. The entrance-hall was paved with black and white marble tiles.
     玄关处的大厅铺着黑白相间的大理石地砖。
• N-COUNT 大理石雕像
  Marblesare sculptures made of marble.
  1. ...marbles and bronzes from the Golden Age of Athens.
     雅典黄金时代的大理石雕像与铜像
• N-UNCOUNT (小孩子在地上玩的)弹子游戏，弹球游戏
  Marblesis a children's game played with small balls, usually made of coloured glass. You roll a ball along the ground and try to hit an opponent's ball with it.
  1. On the far side of the street, two boys were playing marbles.
     在街道的那一边，两个男孩在玩弹子游戏。
• 弹子;弹珠;弹球
  Amarbleis one of the small balls used in the game of marbles.
• PHRASE 失去理智;发疯;行为失常
  If you say that someonehas losttheirmarbles, you mean that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, as if they have become insane.
  1. I'll tell it to you, although you'll probably think I've lost my marbles.
     就算你也许会以为我疯了，我也要把它告诉你。

英英释义

noun

• a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
• the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
  1. he used his wits to get ahead
  2. I was scared out of my wits
  3. he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
  Synonym:wits

双语例句

• I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man. A short time later I moved to Colorado, but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering for marbles.
  我暗自笑着离开了那家商店，同时这个男人也给我留下了深深的印象。不久后我便搬到了科罗拉多州。但是我一直没有忘记过这个男人，这些男孩和她们用弹珠易物的故事。
• Are you losing your marbles?
  你一定是昏了头了吧？
• Hey have you lost your marbles? Don't tell your girlfriend she's ugly.
  你疯了么？别告诉你的女朋友她唱得不好看。
• My little son has many marbles.
  我的小儿子有许多弹珠。
• What do they look like? They're marbles.
  它们看起来像什么？它们是弹球。
• I need to buy some marbles.
  我需要买一些玻璃弹珠。
• I want the blue marbles.
  我想要蓝色的玻璃球。
• He was talking about "a thousand marbles" to someone named "Tom".
  他正在和一个叫“汤姆”的人讲着什么“1000颗玻璃弹珠”的事。
• I'll tell it to you, although you'll probably think I've lost my marbles.
  就算你也许会以为我疯了，我也要把它告诉你。
• Note the colors of the dots in the MAP look like the MARBLES in the bag.
  注意，像在袋大理石浮雕地图看看这些点的颜色。