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

marble /märˈbl/

noun

A hard, granular crystalline limestone taking a high polish and smooth finish

Any rock of similar appearance taking a high polish

A slab, work of art, tombstone, tomb, or other object made of marble

A little hard ball (orig of marble) used in children's games

Marbling

Anything hard, cold, polished, white, or otherwise like marble (figurative)

(in pl) any of several games played with little (now usu glass) marbles

(in pl) one's wits or senses (slang)

adjective

Composed or made of marble

Shining like marble

Unyielding

Hard

Insensible

Marbled

transitive verb

To stain, vein or print to resemble marble

ORIGIN: OFr marbre, from L marmor; cf Gr marmaros, from marmairein to sparkle

marˈbled adjective

Irregularly mottled and streaked like some kinds of marble

Made from marble

Furnished with marble

marˈbler noun

marˈbling noun

A marbled appearance or colouring

The act of veining or painting in imitation of marble

marˈbly adjective

Like marble

marble-breastˈed or marble-heartˈed adjective (literary)

Hard-hearted, cruel, uncaring

marble cake noun

A sponge cake made by lightly mixing more than one shade of base mixture, having a marbled appearance when cut

marble-conˈstant adjective (literary)

Constant or firm as marble, immovable

marˈble-cutter noun

marˈbled-white noun

A butterfly of the Satyridae

marˈble-edged adjective

(of a book) having the edges marbled

marˈble-paper noun

Paper coloured in imitation of variegated marble

Elgin marbles

A collection of marble sculptures obtained chiefly from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin and purchased by the British Museum in 1816

have or lose (all) one's marbles (slang)

Have or lose one's wits