Word · Frequency #7993
pebble
/ˈpebəl/
verb
用鹅卵石铺砌
To pave with pebbles.
- 1.
To pave with pebbles.
用鹅卵石铺路
- 2.
To deposit water droplets on the ice.
在冰上沉积水滴
- 3.
To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.
使皮革表面粗糙,呈现小圆突起
- 4.
To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules, in a pebble game.
根据规则在图的顶点放置鹅卵石
使(皮革)呈粗糙粒状;在冰面上撒水滴;在(图的)顶点放置鹅卵石;用鹅卵石铺路;在冰上沉积水滴
In use
The gardener decided to pebble the narrow path leading to the pond.
The old courtyard was pebbled last summer, giving it a rustic look.
They are pebbling the driveway now, so please use the side gate.
Verb forms
base pebble · third person pebbles · -ing pebbling · past pebbled · past participle pebbled
pebble 作动词表示“用鹅卵石铺设”;规则动词,常用被动语态。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
As a verb, pebble is transitive and takes an object such as a surface or material.
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。
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