| 单词 | quarry |
| 释义 | quarry (kwɒri , US kwɔːri ) Word forms: quarries , quarrying , quarried 1. countable noun A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals. ...an old limestone quarry. 2. verb When stone or minerals are quarried or when an area is quarried for them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives. The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement. [be VERB-ed] ...locally quarried stone. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: excavate, mine, dig up, dig out quarrying uncountable noun Farming, quarrying and other local industries have declined. 3. singular noun A person's or animal's quarry is the person or animal that they are hunting. Translations: Chinese: 采石场, 开采 Japanese: 採石場, 採石する |
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