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 water burbled over gravel
  水流过卵石，汩汩作响。
• Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together.
  冰河沉淀形成的不分层的土壤，由沙、粘土、砂砾和漂石混合而成。
• I signed in and crunched across the gravel to my room.
  我签到后嘎吱嘎吱走过石子路来到我的房间。
• Made of packed earth or gravel.
  填满了泥土或砂砾的。
• The sand fills up the spaces between the gravel.
  沙子填满了碎石间的空隙。
• It was raining quietly and steadily and there were little pools of water on the gravel drive
  雨一直静静地下着，沙砾车道上积起了一摊摊水。
• We heard the crunch of wheels on the gravel drive.
  我们听到车轮碾过石子路时发出的嘎吱声。
• It is wise to start infilling with a layer of gravel for drainage.
  先铺上一层利于排水的砾石是个明智的做法。
• 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。
• Gravel and cement unite with water to form concrete.
  砾石、水泥和水合起来就成了混凝土。