Word · Frequency #17875
adobes
土坯;日晒砖
adobes is the plural of adobe.
核心释义
A sun-dried brick made of earth, used especially in hot, dry climates.
- 1.
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
- 2.
用于制作土坯砖的粘土
the clay from which adobe bricks are made
- 3.
The earth from which such bricks are made.
- 4.
日晒砖;用于炎热干燥气候
sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
- 5.
A house made of adobe brick.
制土坯的黏土;土坯泥;土坯房;土坯屋;用于制作土坯砖的粘土;日晒砖;用于炎热干燥气候;风干土坯;[化] 风干砖; 土砖; 灰质粘土; 多孔粘土
用法In use
The walls of the house were built with adobe bricks, which keep the interior cool in summer.
用法提示:名词adobe在此指用于建筑的土坯砖,说明其保持凉爽的特性。
Many ancient structures in the Southwest United States are made of adobe.
用法提示:名词adobe作为建筑材料,用于描述历史建筑。
After the rain, the adobe needed to be protected from moisture to prevent erosion.
用法提示:名词adobe指土坯材料,强调其需要防护的弱点。
be made of adobe
adobe 作物质名词时不可数,指制土坯的黏土或土坯材料。
The walls are made of adobe.
这些墙壁是土坯砌成的。
an adobe + noun
adobe 可作定语修饰名词,表示用土坯建造的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- adobe brick
- 土坯砖
- The settlers made adobe bricks by drying mud in the sun.移民们通过晒干泥土制成土坯砖。
- adobe house
- 土坯房
- They lived in a small adobe house near the desert.他们住在沙漠附近的一间小土坯房里。
- adobe wall
- 土坯墙
- The adobe wall keeps the room cool in summer.这堵土坯墙使房间在夏天保持凉爽。
- adobe clay
- 制土坯的黏土
- Workers mixed adobe clay with straw to strengthen the bricks.工人把制土坯的黏土与稻草混合,以增强砖的强度。
- adobe pueblo
- 土坯普韦布洛村落
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
读作“阿兜比”:想象阿兜里装着黏土,摊成砖块在烈日下晒干,就成了土坯(adobe)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:建筑与土木工程、美国西南部房屋描述、考古与历史讨论 该词在日常描述建筑材料或房屋时多为中性用法,通常用于建筑、历史和地理等话题,正式程度不高也不低。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为材料时不可数,指单个砖块时可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
adobe 读作 /əˈdoʊbi/,结尾是 /oʊbi/(不是 /oʊb/)。robe、probe、globe、lobe 拼写都以 -obe 结尾,但 e 不发音,读 /oʊb/,与 adobe 不押韵。abode /əˈboʊd/ 和 oboe /ˈoʊboʊ/ 拼写容易混淆,但发音也不同,均不与 adobe 押韵。英语中常见的 /oʊbi/ 结尾单词很少。
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