Word · Frequency #4805
gravelling
铺砾石；用砾石铺
gravelling is the present participle of gravel.
To cover or spread with gravel
- 1.
To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
在道路等的表面铺设一层砾石。
- 2.
To puzzle or annoy.
使困惑或烦恼。
- 3.
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
使烦恼；打扰,尤指以小事烦扰
- 4.
To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to (cause to) be grounded in gravel or sand.
(使船)搁浅在砾石或海滩上；使搁浅在砾石或沙中。
- 5.
cover with gravel
用砾石铺盖
使困惑；使烦恼；（使）搁浅（在砾石或沙滩上）；在道路等的表面铺设一层砾石。；使困惑或烦恼。；使烦恼；打扰,尤指以小事烦扰
In use
His constant humming gravels me during work.
They gravelled the garden path last weekend.
The driveway was gravelled to prevent mud.
We gravelled the driveway
Verb forms
base gravel · third person gravels · -ing gravelling · past gravelled · past participle gravelled
动词gravel的规则变化，注意英式拼写双写l。
Connections
Collocations
- gravel a road
- 用砾石铺路
- They decided to gravel the road before the rainy season.他们决定在雨季之前用砾石铺路。
- be gravelled by
- 被……难住；对……感到困惑
- She was gravelled by the tricky question.她被这个棘手的问题难住了。
- it gravels someone
- 某事使某人烦恼；某事让某人恼火
- It gravels me when people arrive late without calling.人们迟到也不打电话，这让我很恼火。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 gravel 想成碎石路：脚踩砾石又硌又烦，所以动词有‘铺砾石’和‘使烦恼’的意思。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：道路施工、路面维护、文学或书面表达、航海/船舶 gravel 作动词时，常见义项“铺砾石”多用于道路施工或地面维护；表示“使烦恼”的用法较正式，常见于文学或书面语；表示“（使船）搁浅”则用于航海语境。日常口语中不常使用。
Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词，后接受事宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵：travel /ˈtrævəl/ 与 gravel 同押 /ævəl/。形近但音异：level /ˈlɛvəl/、navel /ˈneɪvəl/、novel /ˈnɒvəl/、shovel /ˈʃʌvəl/ 虽然都以 -vel 结尾，但元音不同；model /ˈmɒdəl/ 以 -del 结尾，也仅作形近参考。
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
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。
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