| 单词 | cement |
| 释义 | cement (sɪment ) Word forms: cements , cementing , cemented 1. uncountable noun Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete. ...a mixture of wet sand and cement. 2. uncountable noun Cement is the same as concrete. ...the hard cold cement floor. 3. uncountable noun [usually noun NOUN] Glue that is made for sticking particular substances together is sometimes called cement. Stick the pieces on with tile cement. Synonyms: sealant, glue, gum, adhesive 4. verb Something that cements a relationship or agreement makes it stronger. Nothing cements a friendship between countries so much as trade. [VERB noun] 5. uncountable noun [usually with supplement] The cement of a relationship or agreement is something that makes it stronger and more long-lasting. [literary] Good communication, not structure, is the cement that holds any organization together. In the old days, television was the cement of society. 6. verb [usually passive] If things are cemented together, they are stuck or fastened together. Most artificial joints are cemented into place. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] Synonyms: stick, join, bond, attach Collocations: cement a friendship Shared political sympathies, as much as anything else, served to cement the friendship. The Times Literary Supplement In the happy event that your sibling and your sweetheart get on like a house on fire, allow them space to cement the friendship. Times, Sunday Times Rather than cementing a friendship, a disagreement that lasted throughout their lives resulted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's now up to him to cement his place in the side and score regularly. The Sun And he's been handed a fantastic opportunity to really cement his place in the team. The Sun City had looked set to cement their place in the play-off zone after dominating the first half of a fiery clash. The Sun He justifies his inclusion and now needs to cement his place. The Sun Big tour for him and needs to cement his place. Times, Sunday Times They're keen to cement the relationship as you get more successful, even though you might be slightly over it. Times, Sunday Times You grow closer, cement your relationship, indeed, by shouldering life's burdens together. Times, Sunday Times She wants to make sure she's the one for him and cement their relationship. The Sun That's a way to have fun and cement your relationship. The Sun It will cement your relationship in other ways too. The Sun The failure of the cement barrier allowed hydrocarbons to flow up the wellbore, through the riser and onto the rig, resulting in the blowout. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has already spent more than 300m to build huge cement barriers encircling the islets. Times, Sunday Times The cars bang into one another in a muddy field bounded by cement barriers they sometimes almost surmount. The Times Literary Supplement The open space outside the halls was fitted with contemporary cement concrete tiles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The features of the clock tower include linear model, thin lines, high use of cement concrete, rich usage of colours and fewer floral engravings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other important small sector industries include manufacture of paper, tiles, stone dressing and crushing, cement concrete pipes etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The piers of the bridge were constructed with reinforced cement concrete. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1926, it was replaced with cement concrete pavement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said he tried to destroy any trace with cement dust. The Sun Yet there are enormous execution risks to this deal and, once the watchdogs have shaken the cement dust from their shoes, some significant regulatory ones, too. Times, Sunday Times Stitches were often done by torchlight and there was cement dust everywhere. Times, Sunday Times Also, cement dust has entered the switching contacts, magnets and the organ pipes themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Also, raising or lowering the temperature can decrease cement dust resistivity for all the moisture percentages represented. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She challenged the permission given to a cement factory to burn tyres, on the grounds that the fumes would compromise the health of the community. Times, Sunday Times The four-week-old moggie was rescued from a cement factory where red dust used in the mix dyed her coat. The Sun Lorries roar in and out constantly, while the cement factory and waste plant belch dust into blackened sky. Times, Sunday Times The first major industrial plant was a cement factory that was in operation from the 1950s until 1986. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first 3 km are used for freight trains to access a cement factory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All three were on mattresses on the cement floor and covered with flowery blankets. Times, Sunday Times (2011) What will happen to the mother's body buried under the cement floor in the basement? Times, Sunday Times (2007) The unifying feature of the house is his white polished cement floor, which runs through all the rooms and out to the garden terrace. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The world's largest cement maker will sell off more assets and cap spending next year in an attempt to reduce its debts to below €10 billion (8 billion). Times, Sunday Times The world's largest cement makers are expected to confirm today that they have agreed the terms of a merger that could create a company with a market value of $55 billion. Times, Sunday Times Most of them are now cement makers and charcoal burners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its core businesses include property development, cement manufacturing and securities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 19th century, industrialization began, led by steel mills, watchmaking, and machine, cigar, and cement manufacturing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Similar devices called rotary kilns are used in cement manufacturing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1890s the population of the village grew from less than 100 to over 500 as a result of the opening of a nearby cement manufacturing plant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They caught him in a gravel pit in a nearby cement plant. canada.com In 1898 a cement plant was opened there, which lead to industrialisation of the village. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cement plant closed in the 1950s, but the paper mill and aluminum plant remain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were several private homes west of the cement plant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the cement plant closed, the branch was used to store railroad freight cars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They cement ties among members of groups in ways that other words cannot. Times, Sunday Times Their union would cement ties between their two nations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Adoption, the obvious solution, also served to cement ties between families, thus fostering and reinforcing alliances. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He began a weekend round while working as a cement truck driver but took it up full-time when he retired. The Sun Her father wants her to work in the family business with him as a cement truck driver. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Twenty feet away, police cars are howling and cement trucks rumbling past in an apparently never-ending stream. Times, Sunday Times Durant himself was seriously injured a few weeks before his eleventh birthday, when his bicycle chain broke, and he careened into the path of a cement truck. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cement trucks rumble north, oil-tanker trucks rumble south. Globe and Mail He supplemented his wage by mixing cement during the summer. Times, Sunday Times The riders found themselves having to learn local building techniques and ended up mixing cement, fixing the roof, even welding and sewing. Times, Sunday Times He worked his way through college, spending summers mixing cement and hauling bricks for his family's masonry business. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This innovative device was designed for the production of all types of concrete, mixed cements, cold regenerations and inertizations of materials mixed with resin additives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local community members helped in the construction by digging trenches, moving pipe and mixing cement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She also appeared to mime batting away a persistent wasp, clawing holes in wet cement and stuffing an outsized quilt into a narrow cupboard. Times, Sunday Times The smell of wet cement hangs in the air. Times, Sunday Times It was created by dropping 71 steel construction beams randomly from a crane into a pit of wet cement. Times, Sunday Times Its scaffolding collapsed, and at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He putters the ball which lands in the wet cement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 水泥, 巩固关系、协约 Japanese: セメント, 固める |
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