be made of marble
指材料时 marble 是不可数名词，前面不加 a/an，也不用复数形式。
The steps are made of polished marble.
这些台阶是用抛光大理石做的。
弹珠；大理石雕像；大理石纹；一种由结晶石灰岩变质形成的岩石。；一种坚硬的结晶变质岩石,可高度抛光；用于雕塑和建筑材料
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish, used for building and sculpture
一种由结晶石灰岩变质形成的岩石。
A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
一种坚硬的结晶变质岩石,可高度抛光；用于雕塑和建筑材料
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
弹珠
A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic.
用于各种游戏的小玻璃球
a small ball of glass that is used in various games
大理石雕像
Statues made from marble.
用大理石雕刻的雕塑
a sculpture carved from marble
大理石纹(肉中的脂肪纹路)
The marbling in meat.
She rolled a marble across the kitchen table.
她把一颗弹珠滚过厨房的桌子。
用法提示：marble 在此作名词，指一颗玻璃制成的小弹珠。
The children played with colorful marbles in the playground.
孩子们在操场上玩五颜六色的弹珠。
用法提示：marbles 是 marble 的复数形式，作名词，指多颗弹珠。
He flicked his marble and knocked another one out of the circle.
他弹了一下自己的弹珠，把另一颗弹出了圈外。
用法提示：marble 作名词，表示游戏用的小弹珠。
指材料时 marble 是不可数名词，前面不加 a/an，也不用复数形式。
The steps are made of polished marble.
这些台阶是用抛光大理石做的。
marble 放在另一个名词前作修饰语时用单数形式，如 marble statue、marble floor。
She paused in front of the marble statue.
她在那座大理石雕像前停了下来。
指玩弹珠游戏时固定用复数 marbles；指单个弹珠则是可数名词，如 a marble。
The children were playing marbles on the steps.
孩子们在台阶上玩弹珠。
grammar · medium
易错句子The temple is built of a marble.
正确表达The temple is built of marble.
表示“大理石”这种材料时，marble 是不可数名词，前面不能加 a/an；加了 a 就变成可数义“一颗弹珠”或“一座大理石雕像”，与句子要表达的建筑材料意思不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子The children are playing marble in the yard.
正确表达The children are playing marbles in the yard.
表示“打弹珠”这项游戏时，英语固定用复数形式 marbles，且前面不加冠词；单数 marble 只指“一颗弹珠”，不能表示游戏。
grammar · medium
易错句子He won three marble in the game.
正确表达He won three marbles in the game.
表示“弹珠”这种一颗颗的实物时 marble 是可数名词，被基数词 three 修饰必须用复数 marbles；单数形式与数量不一致。
大理石雕像
A marble statue stood in the middle of the square.
广场中央矗立着一座大理石雕像。
一块大理石
The sculptor ordered a huge block of marble.
雕塑家订购了一大块大理石。
用大理石雕刻而成的
The figure was carved from a single piece of marble.
这尊人像由一整块大理石雕刻而成。
大理石地面
The hotel lobby has a polished marble floor.
酒店大堂铺着抛光的大理石地面。
打弹珠（游戏）
The children were playing marbles in the playground.
孩子们在操场上打弹珠。
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