Word · Frequency #7867
granite
花岗岩
a very hard, coarse-grained igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica, used in building
- 1.
A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
一组主要由长石和石英组成的火成岩和深成岩,通常含有一种或多种暗色矿物,如云母、辉石或角闪石。花岗岩被开采用作建筑石材、道路碎石、装饰石料和墓碑。常见颜色有灰色、白色、粉色和黄褐色。
- 2.
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
具有明显结晶结构的深成火成岩；通常由长石、云母和石英组成
- 3.
Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.
坚韧；厚脸皮或粗糙的品质。
- 4.
something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
具有花岗岩特质的东西(坚定不移)
一组主要由长石和石英组成的火成岩和深成岩,通常含有一种或多种暗色矿物,如云母、辉石或角闪石。花岗岩被开采用作建筑石材、道路碎石、装饰石料和墓碑。常见颜色有灰色、白色、粉色和黄褐色。；具有明显结晶结构的深成火成岩；通常由长石、云母和石英组成；坚韧；厚脸皮或粗糙的品质。；具有花岗岩特质的东西(坚定不移)；花岗岩；[化] 花岗岩
In use
The countertops in the kitchen are made of polished granite.
Granite is often used for monuments because it resists weathering.
They quarried granite from the mountain to build the new courthouse.
a man of granite
be made of granite
The statue is made of granite.
这座雕像是花岗岩制成的。
granite + noun
They installed granite countertops in the kitchen.
他们在厨房安装了花岗岩台面。
as solid as granite
比喻用法，表示非常坚固。
Connections
Collocations
- granite countertop
- 花岗岩台面
- They installed a beautiful granite countertop in the kitchen.他们在厨房里安装了一个漂亮的花岗岩台面。
- granite rock
- 花岗岩岩石
- The mountain is composed mainly of granite rock.这座山主要由花岗岩岩石构成。
- granite boulder
- 花岗岩巨石
- A huge granite boulder blocked the trail.一块巨大的花岗岩巨石挡住了小路。
- granite quarry
- 花岗岩采石场
- Workers extracted blocks of stone from the granite quarry.工人们从花岗岩采石场开采石块。
- granite monument
- 花岗岩纪念碑
- The town erected a granite monument to honor the veterans.镇上立了一座花岗岩纪念碑以纪念退伍军人。
- granite slab
Learner notes
Memory Tip
花岗岩（granite）音似'格兰特'，想象一位叫格兰特的硬汉，像花岗岩一样坚硬。
Context & Register
neutral; contexts: geology, construction, everyday; note_zh: 通常用于地质学和建筑领域，在日常对话中也较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'planet' and 'bandit' share a similar stressed vowel /æ/ and ending /ɪt/ or /ət/ with 'granite', making them approximate rhymes. In contrast, 'finite', 'ignite', 'polite', and 'white' share the spelling ending 'ite' but are pronounced with /aɪt/, so they are lookalikes that sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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