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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。
鹅卵石
cobbles — plural of cobble
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鹅卵石
a rectangular stone with a rounded top, once used to make roads
The old town square is paved with cobbles.
老城广场用鹅卵石铺成。
鹅卵石。
A cobblestone.
顶部弯曲的矩形铺路石；曾用于铺路
rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
按温特沃斯分级,直径64至256毫米的颗粒。
A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
制造或轧制过程中变形的钢件。
A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
The old town square is paved with smooth cobbles that shine after rain.
老城广场铺着雨后发亮的平滑鹅卵石。
She almost tripped on a loose cobble while walking down the narrow street.
她沿着狭窄街道走时差点被一块松动的鹅卵石绊倒。
Workers removed the worn cobbles before laying new asphalt.
工人们在铺设新柏油路之前移走了磨损的鹅卵石。
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。
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。
together 是副词，代词宾语须放在中间，如 cobble it together。
We cobbled a draft together before the meeting.
会议前我们匆匆拼凑出一份草稿。
Not this
The old street is cobble.
Use this
The old street is cobbled.
cobble 是名词（鹅卵石）或动词（铺鹅卵石）。作表语修饰路面时要用过去分词 cobbled 作形容词，表示“铺鹅卵石的”，不能直接用名词 cobble。
Not this
The path was covered with cobble.
Use this
The path was covered with cobbles.
cobble 是可数名词，泛指多块铺路用的鹅卵石时要用复数 cobbles；单数 cobble 前需要加 a/the 等限定词，不能光用单数表示复数。
Not this
They cobbled a plan before the deadline.
Use this
They cobbled together a plan before the deadline.
表示“草草拼凑、粗粗修补”时，cobble 常与 together 搭配，构成短语动词 cobble together；只写 cobble 在此义下不自然。注意不要丢掉小品词 together。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
用鹅卵石铺
They decided to pave the driveway with cobbles.
他们决定用鹅卵石铺车道。
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。
拼凑，草草制作
We had to cobble together a plan at the last minute.
我们不得不在最后一刻拼凑出一个计划。
Use cobbles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 cobble 谐音“抠宝”：从地上抠出一块圆圆的鹅卵石，铺路用。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.