Word · Frequency #15654
cobble
鹅卵石
a rectangular stone with a rounded top, once used to make roads
- 1.
A cobblestone.
鹅卵石。
- 2.
rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
顶部弯曲的矩形铺路石；曾用于铺路
- 3.
A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
按温特沃斯分级,直径64至256毫米的颗粒。
- 4.
A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
制造或轧制过程中变形的钢件。
鹅卵石。；顶部弯曲的矩形铺路石；曾用于铺路；按温特沃斯分级,直径64至256毫米的颗粒。；制造或轧制过程中变形的钢件。；圆石
In use
The old town square is paved with smooth cobbles that shine after rain.
She almost tripped on a loose cobble while walking down the narrow street.
Workers removed the worn cobbles before laying new asphalt.
be paved with cobbles
cobbles 常用复数，指铺路用的鹅卵石。
The old town square is paved with cobbles.
老城广场用鹅卵石铺成。
cobble sth
作动词表示“用鹅卵石铺”，直接接路面或区域作宾语。
They cobbled the front path last summer.
去年夏天他们用鹅卵石铺设了前院小径。
cobble sth together
together 是副词，代词宾语须放在中间，如 cobble it together。
Connections
Collocations
- cobbled street
- 鹅卵石街道
- The old town is famous for its narrow cobbled streets.这座老城以其狭窄的鹅卵石街道而闻名。
- smooth cobbles
- 光滑的鹅卵石
- The riverbed was lined with smooth cobbles.河床上铺满了光滑的鹅卵石。
- cobble beach
- 鹅卵石海滩
- The trail leads to a small cobble beach.这条小路通向一个小鹅卵石海滩。
- pave with cobbles
- 用鹅卵石铺
- They decided to pave the driveway with cobbles.他们决定用鹅卵石铺车道。
- cobble together
- 拼凑；草率凑合
- We cobbled together a quick dinner from leftovers.我们用剩菜匆匆拼凑了一顿晚饭。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 cobble 谐音“抠宝”：从地上抠出一块圆圆的鹅卵石，铺路用。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：historic street descriptions、road surface construction、archaeological site reports 本条目取名词义（铺路石）：该词通常用于描述旧式路面或铺路石，多出现在历史、建筑、考古等书面语境，语气偏中性；日常口语中更常说 cobbles（复数）或 cobblestones，单数 cobble 相对少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均与 cobble 押韵：美式发音中重读元音为 /ɑ/，后面都是 /bəl/。注意拼写相似的 cabal /kəˈbæl/（意为“阴谋集团”）并不押韵。
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.