英语词汇“pebble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	pebble
释义	Trends of pebble View usage for: pebble (pebəl) Word forms: plural pebbles countable noun A pebble is a small, smooth, round stone which is found on beaches and at the bottom of rivers. pebble in British English (ˈpɛbəl) noun 1. a. a small smooth rounded stone, esp one worn by the action of water b. geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 4–64 mm and thus smaller than a cobble but larger than a granule 2. a. a transparent colourless variety of rock crystal, used for making certain lenses b. such a lens 3. (modifier) informal (of a lens or of spectacles) thick, with a high degree of magnification or distortion 4. a. a grainy irregular surface, esp on leather b. leather having such a surface 5. informal, mainly Australian a troublesome or obstinate person or animal verb (transitive) 6. to pave, cover, or pelt with pebbles 7. to impart a grainy surface to (leather) Derived forms pebbly (ˈpebbly) adjective Word origin Old English papolstān, from papol- (perhaps of imitative origin) + stān stone pebble in American English (ˈpɛbəl) noun 1. a. a small stone worn smooth and round, as by the action of water b. Geology such a stone, smaller than a cobblestone, with a maximum diameter of 64 mm (c. 2.5 in) 2. clear, transparent quartz or a lens made from it 3. a surface grain of pebbly appearance, artificially produced on leather (pebble leather), paper, etc. verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpebbled or ˈpebbling 4. to cover with pebbles or objects that look like pebbles 5. to stamp (leather) so as to produce a pebbly appearance Word origin ME pobble < OE papol-(stan), popol-(stan), pebble (stone), prob. of echoic orig. More idioms containing pebble not the only pebble on the beach Examples of 'pebble' in a sentence pebble Was the fireplace filled with creamy white pebbles? Times, Sunday Times (2007) Others open a fist to show a motley handful of pebbles from white to green to brown. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They both chose stone and pebble colours in tune with the river and its banks. Times, Sunday Times (2006) No volleyball or similar on the fringe of shell and pebble beach. Times, Sunday Times (2009) You also need a smaller pebble that is easy to spot. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The biggest are the size of small pebbles. Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007) The long, white pebble beach is two minutes away. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In a corner, a gas fire flickered over white pebbles. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Try removing the top layer of compost from each pot and replacing it with fresh or cover the compost surface with fine pebbles. The Sun (2011) It may have had sand rather than pebbles, but it faced due north. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I heard footsteps crunching towards me across the white pebble courtyard. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The Old Town is a short walk away and a small pebble beach lies just below the hotel. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Because in its belly, in this sea many miles from known land, they found some small pebbles. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Once again I remembered the Japanese technique of suggesting a lake by the use of sand and pebbles. Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994) For me, the pick of the resort was the beach itself - a mixture of fine sand and light pebbles with sun loungers stretching for yards. The Sun (2010) In other languages pebble British English: pebble /ˈpɛbl/ NOUN A pebble is a small stone. American English: pebble Arabic: حَصَاةٌ Brazilian Portuguese: pedregulho Chinese: 小鹅卵石 Croatian: oblutak Czech: oblázek Danish: lille sten Dutch: kiezelsteen European Spanish: guijarro Finnish: pieni kivi French: galet German: Kieselstein Greek: βότσαλο Italian: ciottolo Japanese: 小石 Korean: 조약돌 Norwegian: småstein Polish: otoczak European Portuguese: calhau Romanian: pietricică Russian: галька Latin American Spanish: piedrecita Swedish: småsten Thai: กรวด Turkish: çakıl taşı Ukrainian: галька Vietnamese: sỏi All related terms of 'pebble' pebble dash a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster pebble beach a beach covered with pebbles or stones rather than sand pebble garden a small ornamental garden mainly composed of an arrangement of pebbles pebble glasses spectacles with round thick lenses with a high degree of magnification not the only pebble on the beach not the only person who is important or should be considered in a particular situation , although they may think they are Chinese translation of 'pebble' pebble (ˈpɛbl) n (c) 卵石 (luǎnshí) (块(塊), kuài)
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