| 单词 | marble |
| 释义 | marble n. & v. --n 1. limestone in a metamorphic crystalline (or granular) state, and capable of taking a polish, used in sculpture and architecture. 2. (often attrib.) a anything made of marble (a marble clock). b anything resembling marble in hardness, coldness, durability, etc. (her features were marble). 3. a a small ball of marble, glass, clay, etc., used as a toy. b (in pl.; treated as sing.) a game using these. 4. (in pl.) sl. one's mental faculties (he's lost his marbles). 5. (in pl.) a collection of sculptures (Elgin Marbles). --vtr. 1. (esp. as marbled adj.) stain or colour (paper, the edges of a book, soap, etc.) to look like variegated marble. 2. (as marbled adj.) (of meat) streaked with alternating layers of lean and fat. Phrases and idioms marble cake a cake with a mottled appearance, made of light and dark sponge. Derivatives marbly adj. Etymology: ME f. OF marbre, marble, f. L marmor f. Gk marmaros shining stone |
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