Word · Frequency #22886
asphalts
柏油；沥青
asphalts is the plural of asphalt.
a black, sticky material made of asphalt mixed with crushed stone or sand, used especially for paving roads and for roofing
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
沥青混合碎石或沙子
- 3.
a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
天然或石油蒸馏残留的黑色沥青物质
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。；沥青混合碎石或沙子；天然或石油蒸馏残留的黑色沥青物质；柏油
In use
The repair crew poured hot asphalt into the pothole to fix the road.
Fresh asphalt has a strong smell, so workers wear masks while paving.
The playground surface is made of soft rubber instead of hard asphalt.
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。
be paved with asphalt
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。
asphalt + noun
定语用法：asphalt 可放在名词前，表示“用柏油铺成的”，如 road、driveway、parking lot。
Connections
Collocations
- asphalt pavement
- 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。
- asphalt shingles
- 沥青瓦，柏油瓦
- The roof was covered with asphalt shingles.屋顶上铺着沥青瓦。
- asphalt concrete
- 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。
- asphalt driveway
- 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。
- asphalt plant
- 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。
- pave with asphalt
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.