| 释义 |
shale
I. \ˈshāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scalu, scealu — more at scale
1. obsolete : shell, husk
2. dialect chiefly England : scale
3. dialect chiefly England : a mesh of a net
4. : a fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure parallel to the bedding, and is composed of minerals that have been essentially unaltered since deposition
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English shalen, from shale, n.
obsolete : to remove the shell from
III. \same as shale I\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English schaylen
chiefly dialect : shuffle |