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be made of granite
The statue is made of granite.
这座雕像是花岗岩制成的。
花岗岩
granites — plural of granite
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
花岗岩
a very hard, coarse-grained igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica, used in building
The statue is made of granite.
这座雕像是花岗岩制成的。
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。
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.
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
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
坚韧；厚脸皮或粗糙的品质。
Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.
具有花岗岩特质的东西(坚定不移)
something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
The countertops in the kitchen are made of polished granite.
厨房的台面是由磨光的花岗岩制成的。
AI contextual example
Granite is often used for monuments because it resists weathering.
花岗岩常被用于纪念碑，因为它耐风化。
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They quarried granite from the mountain to build the new courthouse.
他们从山上开采花岗岩来建造新法院。
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a man of granite
一个花岗岩般坚毅的人
WordNet
The statue is made of granite.
这座雕像是花岗岩制成的。
They installed granite countertops in the kitchen.
他们在厨房安装了花岗岩台面。
比喻用法，表示非常坚固。
His resolve was as solid as granite.
他的决心像花岗岩一样坚定。
Not this
There are many granites in this mountain.
Use this
There is a lot of granite in this mountain.
花岗岩（granite）通常用作不可数名词，不应加复数-s。正确表达应使用不可数名词的量化结构，如'a lot of granite'。
Not this
I need a granite for my countertop.
Use this
I need a piece of granite for my countertop.
当表示'一块'花岗岩时，应使用量词'piece of'，因为granite是不可数名词，不能直接与不定冠词'a'连用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
花岗岩板
The sculptor carved a statue from a single granite slab.
雕塑家用一块花岗岩板雕刻了一座雕像。
像花岗岩一样坚硬
His resolve was as hard as granite, and he refused to back down.
他的决心像花岗岩一样坚定，绝不让步。
一成不变；铁定
The schedule is not set in granite; we can make changes if needed.
日程并不是一成不变的；如果需要我们可以调整。
刻在花岗岩上（比喻不可改变）
These rules are carved in granite, and there will be no exceptions.
这些规定是铁板钉钉的，不会有任何例外。
Use granites naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.