gravel

英 [ˈɡrævl]

美 [ˈɡrævl]

n.  沙砾; 砾石; 石子

复数：gravels　现在分词：gravelling　过去式：gravelled　第三人称单数：gravels　过去分词：gravelled　

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牛津词典

noun

• 沙砾；砾石；石子
  small stones, often used to make the surface of paths and roads
  1. a gravel path
     石子路
  2. a gravel pit (= a place where gravel is taken from the ground)
     砾石采掘场

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 砂砾；砾石
  Gravelconsists of very small stones. It is often used to make paths.
  1. ...a gravel path leading to the front door.
     通向前门的石子路

英英释义

noun

• rock fragments and pebbles
  Synonym:crushed rock

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to
  1. This beats me!
  2. Got me--I don't know the answer!
  3. a vexing problem
  4. This question really stuck me
  Synonym:perplexvexstickgetpuzzlemystifybafflebeatposebewilderflummoxstupefynonplusamazedumbfound
• cover with gravel
  1. We gravelled the driveway
• cause annoyance in
  1. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
  2. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
  Synonym:annoyragget tobotherget atirritaterilenarknettlevexchafedevil

双语例句

• Her feet scrunch on the gravel.
  她的脚喀嚓喀嚓地踩在沙砾上。
• Sandstone and conglomerate are the consolidated equivalent of sand and gravel.
  砂岩和砾岩分别是砂和砾石固结的产物。
• The road was full of gravel and very bumpy. I almost stumbled.
  路上净是石头子儿，疙疙瘩瘩的，差点绊倒。
• We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.
  我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
• The sand fills up the spaces between the gravel.
  沙子填满了碎石间的空隙。
• It was raining quietly and steadily and there were little pools of water on the gravel drive
  雨一直静静地下着，沙砾车道上积起了一摊摊水。
• Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel
  两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。
• This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964.
  这块过去曾是农田的地1964年前一直被用作沙砾坑。
• More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the driveway.
  在车道的凹地上需要填更多的沙砾。
• The workmen mixed sand, gravel, and cement to make concrete.
  工人们把沙，石子和水泥混和成混凝土。