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单词 cement
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cement

noun
/sɪˈment/
/sɪˈment/
[uncountable]
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  1. a grey powder made by burning clay and lime that sets hard when it is mixed with water. Cement is used in building to stick stones and bricks together and to make very hard surfaces.
    • Use a mixture of one part cement to four parts sand.
    Wordfinder
    • cement
    • construction
    • foundation
    • girder
    • joist
    • masonry
    • plaster
    • rubble
    • scaffolding
    • site
    Topics Physics and chemistryc1, Buildingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wet
    • cold
    • hard
    verb + cement
    • mix
    • pour
    cement + verb
    • harden
    • set
    cement + noun
    • mixer
    • block
    • floor
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  2. the hard substance that is formed when cement becomes dry and hard
    • a floor of cement
    • a cement floor
    see also concrete, mortarTopics Physics and chemistryc1, Buildingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wet
    • cold
    • hard
    verb + cement
    • mix
    • pour
    cement + verb
    • harden
    • set
    cement + noun
    • mixer
    • block
    • floor
    See full entry
  3. a soft substance that becomes hard when dry and is used for sticking things together or filling in holes
    • dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth)
  4. (formal) something that joins people together in a common interest
    • values that are the cement of society
  5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.

cement

verb
/sɪˈment/
/sɪˈment/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cement
/sɪˈment/
/sɪˈment/
he / she / it cements
/sɪˈments/
/sɪˈments/
past simple cemented
/sɪˈmentɪd/
/sɪˈmentɪd/
past participle cemented
/sɪˈmentɪd/
/sɪˈmentɪd/
-ing form cementing
/sɪˈmentɪŋ/
/sɪˈmentɪŋ/
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  1. [often passive] cement A and B (together) to join two things together using cement, glue (= a sticky substance), etc.
  2. cement something to make a relationship, an agreement, etc. stronger synonym strengthen
    • The president's visit was intended to cement the alliance between the two countries.
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.
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