mortar

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托福GRE Collins 2

英文释义

n. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
n. used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
n. a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
v. plaster with mortar

中文翻译

n. 臼, 研钵, 灰泥
vt. 用灰泥涂抹, 用灰泥结合

2
Collins 星级
7,187
BNC 频率
8,303
使用频率

记忆技巧

mortar 没有明显的词根词缀,但可以联想到与建筑相关的词汇,如 mortuary(殡仪馆),都与混合和结合有关。

例句

1. The builder mixed the mortar to hold the bricks together.

建筑工人混合了砂浆以将砖块黏合在一起。

2. She used a mortar and pestle to grind the spices.

她用研钵和杵来研磨香料。

3. The old wall was made of stones held by mortar.

老墙是用砂浆黏合的石头建成的。

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