marble

noun

/ˈmɑːbl/

/ˈmɑːrbl/

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[uncountable] a type of hard stone that is usually white and often has coloured lines in it. It can be polished (= made smooth and shiny by rubbing) and is used in building and for making statues, etc.
- a slab/block of marble
- a marble floor/sculpture
- a statue of Cupid carved in black marble
- sculptures in polished white marble
Topics Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cold
- cool
- coloured/colored
- …
… of marble
- block
- slab
verb + marble
- carve
- carve something from/in
- make something from/in/of/out of
- …
marble + noun
- quarry
- floor
- pillar
- …
preposition
- in marble
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[countable] a small ball of coloured glass that children roll along the ground in a game
marbles
[uncountable] a game played with marbles
- Three boys were playing marbles.
Topics Games and toysc2
marbles
[plural] (informal) a way of referring to somebody’s intelligence or mental ability
- He's losing his marbles (= he's not behaving in a sensible way).

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French (variant of marbre), from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros ‘shining stone’, associated with marmairein ‘to shine’.

单词	marble
释义	marble noun /ˈmɑːbl/ /ˈmɑːrbl/ jump to other results [uncountable] a type of hard stone that is usually white and often has coloured lines in it. It can be polished (= made smooth and shiny by rubbing) and is used in building and for making statues, etc. a slab/block of marble a marble floor/sculpture a statue of Cupid carved in black marble sculptures in polished white marble Topics Buildingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cold cool coloured/colored … … of marble block slab verb + marble carve carve something from/in make something from/in/of/out of … marble + noun quarry floor pillar … preposition in marble See full entry [countable] a small ball of coloured glass that children roll along the ground in a game marbles [uncountable] a game played with marbles Three boys were playing marbles. Topics Games and toysc2 marbles [plural] (informal) a way of referring to somebody’s intelligence or mental ability He's losing his marbles (= he's not behaving in a sensible way). Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French (variant of marbre), from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros ‘shining stone’, associated with marmairein ‘to shine’.
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