a marble + noun
用于表示“由大理石制成的”，marble 作定语直接放在名词前。
The hotel lobby has a marble floor.
酒店大堂铺着大理石地面。
大理石制的；像大理石的
冷酷的；无情的；铁石心肠的；大理石制的；似大理石的；冰冷的；冷酷的；无情的；大理石的；冷酷无情的
大理石制的；似大理石的
Made of, or resembling, marble.
冰冷的；冷酷的；无情的
Cold; hard; unfeeling.
The kitchen has a marble countertop that stays cool in summer.
这间厨房有一个大理石台面，夏天依然凉爽。
用法提示：marble 在此为形容词，修饰 countertop，表示“大理石制的”。
We had dinner at a small table with a marble top.
我们在一张大理石桌面小桌旁吃了晚饭。
用法提示：marble 作形容词，说明桌面由大理石制成。
The old building is famous for its marble floors and columns.
这座老建筑以其大理石地板和柱子而闻名。
用法提示：marble 修饰 floors 和 columns，意为“大理石制作的”。
用于表示“由大理石制成的”，marble 作定语直接放在名词前。
The hotel lobby has a marble floor.
酒店大堂铺着大理石地面。
作表语时表示“冰冷的、毫无表情的”，常用来形容神情或态度。
Her face was marble as she listened to the verdict.
听到判决时，她的脸像大理石一样冰冷。
比喻用法，意为“冷酷的、无情的”，多修饰神情、态度等抽象名词。
She answered with marble composure.
她以冰冷的镇定作出了回答。
grammar · medium
易错句子The statue is made of marbles.
正确表达The statue is made of marble.
表示材料的大理石 marble 是不可数名词，不能加 -s；marbles 指‘玻璃弹珠’。因此表示‘由大理石制成’要用单数形式 marble。
grammar · medium
易错句子The floor is a marble.
正确表达The floor is marble.
表示材质时 marble 前不用不定冠词 a；a marble 是可数名词，意为‘一颗玻璃弹珠’。此处应用形容词或不可数名词 marble 作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The statue is made by marble.
正确表达The statue is made of marble.
be made of 表示制成品的材料；by 用于动作的执行者，不能表示材料。因此不能说 made by marble。
大理石雕像
A marble statue stood in the middle of the square.
广场中央立着一座大理石雕像。
大理石地面
The hotel lobby has a polished marble floor.
酒店大堂铺着打磨过的大理石地面。
大理石柱
The temple is supported by tall marble columns.
这座神庙由高大的大理石柱支撑。
大理石板
The baker rolled the dough on a cold marble slab.
面包师在冰凉的大理石板上擀面团。
大理石般白皙光滑的肌肤
Her marble skin glowed in the moonlight.
她大理石般白皙的肌肤在月光下泛着光泽。
铁石心肠
Nothing could move his marble heart.
什么也打动不了他那铁石般的心。
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