| 单词 | slab |
| 释义 | slab slab1 /slab/, n. , v. , slabbed, slabbing. n. 1. a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material. 2. a thick slice of anything: a slab of bread. 3. a semifinished piece of iron or steel so rolled that its breadth is at least twice its thickness. 4. a rough outside piece cut from a log, as when sawing one into boards. 5. Baseball Slang. rubber (def. 14). 6. Building Trades. a section of concrete pavement or a concrete floor placed directly on the ground or on a base of gravel. v.t. 7. to make into a slab or slabs. 8. to cover or lay with slabs. 9. to cut the slabs or outside pieces from (a log). 10. to put on in slabs; cover thickly. [1250-1300; ME sclabbe, slabbe < ?] slab2 /slab/, adj. Scot and North Eng. thick; viscous. [1595-1605; appar. < Scand; cf. Sw, Norw slabb mire, Icel slabba to wade in mud] |
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