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asphalt sth
动词用法：asphalt 是及物动词，直接接铺设对象，后面不加介词。
The city plans to asphalt this street next month.
市政府计划下个月为这条街铺柏油。
柏油；沥青
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柏油；沥青
a black, sticky material made of asphalt mixed with crushed stone or sand, used especially for paving roads and for roofing
The city plans to asphalt this street next month.
市政府计划下个月为这条街铺柏油。
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一种粘稠的黑色至棕色高粘度液体或半固体,几乎全由沥青及微小矿物颗粒组成,常见于多数原油和某些天然矿床。
A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
沥青混合碎石或沙子
mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
天然或石油蒸馏残留的黑色沥青物质
a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
The repair crew poured hot asphalt into the pothole to fix the road.
维修队把热沥青倒进坑洼里，以修复路面。
Fresh asphalt has a strong smell, so workers wear masks while paving.
新鲜沥青气味很浓，所以工人在铺路时戴着口罩。
The playground surface is made of soft rubber instead of hard asphalt.
操场的表面由柔软的橡胶铺成，而不是坚硬的沥青。
动词用法：asphalt 是及物动词，直接接铺设对象，后面不加介词。
The city plans to asphalt this street next month.
市政府计划下个月为这条街铺柏油。
名词用法：此处 asphalt 指铺路材料；be paved with asphalt 表示“用柏油铺就”。
The driveway is paved with asphalt.
这条车道是用柏油铺的。
定语用法：asphalt 可放在名词前，表示“用柏油铺成的”，如 road、driveway、parking lot。
They live on a quiet asphalt road.
他们住在一条安静的柏油路上。
Not this
The workers spread asphalts on the new road.
Use this
The workers spread asphalt on the new road.
asphalt 作“柏油/沥青”讲时是不可数物质名词，不能用复数。把 asphalts 改为 asphalt 即可，表示材料本身。
Not this
They paved asphalt on the driveway.
Use this
They paved the driveway with asphalt.
pave 的宾语是路面或场地，材料要用 with 引出，即 pave + 地点 + with + 材料。“pave asphalt”是受汉语“铺柏油”语序影响；也可以直接用动词 asphalt the driveway。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
沥青路面，柏油路面
The workers are repairing the asphalt pavement after the winter.
冬季过后，工人们正在修复沥青路面。
沥青瓦，柏油瓦
The roof was covered with asphalt shingles.
屋顶上铺着沥青瓦。
沥青混凝土
Asphalt concrete is widely used for road pavement.
沥青混凝土广泛用于道路铺设。
沥青车道，柏油车道
They replaced the gravel driveway with an asphalt driveway.
他们把碎石车道换成了沥青车道。
沥青搅拌站，沥青厂
The asphalt plant is located near the construction site.
沥青搅拌站位于施工现场附近。
用柏油（沥青）铺设
The city plans to pave the street with asphalt.
该市计划用柏油铺设这条街道。
都市丛林（指城市环境）
After ten years in the asphalt jungle, she wanted a quieter life.
在都市丛林里生活了十年后，她想要更平静的生活。
《柏油丛林》
The Asphalt Jungle is a classic 1950 film noir about a jewel heist in the city.
《柏油丛林》是一部1950年的经典黑色电影，讲述城市里的一起珠宝抢劫案。
Use asphalt naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住：asphalt 开头是 ash（灰）——柏油路面灰黑，像用灰铺成的。想到‘灰’就想起柏油。
语域：neutral 常见场景：Road paving、Roofing、Driveway and parking lot surfacing 作为名词表示铺路或屋顶用的沥青混合料，属中性语体，多用于道路施工、建筑和日常维修等场景。
All the listed words end in the sound /ɔlt/ and rhyme with the final syllable of asphalt /fɔlt/. Note that the 'ph' in asphalt is pronounced /f/; do not confuse it with similar-looking words such as asphodel (/ˈæsfəˌdɛl/) or asphyxia (/æsˈfɪksiə/), which have different vowels and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.