Word · Frequency #13134
quartz
石英玻璃
colorless glass made of almost pure silica
- 1.
The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
地球表面最丰富的矿物,化学成分为二氧化硅(SiO2),有晶体和无定形等多种形态,见于各种环境。
- 2.
colorless glass made of almost pure silica
几乎由纯二氧化硅制成的无色玻璃
- 3.
a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
由二氧化硅晶体组成的坚硬光滑矿物；存在于大多数岩石中(尤其是砂岩和花岗岩)；黄色沙子是含有氧化铁杂质的石英
地球表面最丰富的矿物,化学成分为二氧化硅(SiO2),有晶体和无定形等多种形态,见于各种环境。；几乎由纯二氧化硅制成的无色玻璃；由二氧化硅晶体组成的坚硬光滑矿物；存在于大多数岩石中(尤其是砂岩和花岗岩)；黄色沙子是含有氧化铁杂质的石英；石英；[化] 石英
In use
The laboratory beaker is made of quartz, so it can withstand sudden temperature changes.
The company uses quartz to manufacture high-precision optical lenses.
Quartz windows are common in scientific equipment because they let ultraviolet light pass through.
a piece of quartz
表示“一块石英”时用 a piece of quartz；石英作不可数名词表材质。
The geologist showed us a piece of quartz.
地质学家给我们看了一块石英。
quartz [noun]
石英可直接修饰名词构成复合名词，如 quartz watch（石英表）、quartz crystal（石英晶体）。
She set the time on her quartz watch.
她调好了石英表的时间。
be made of quartz
be made of 强调材料可见，后接物质名词。
Connections
Collocations
- quartz crystal
- 石英晶体
- Quartz crystals are used in many electronic devices.石英晶体被用于许多电子设备中。
- quartz watch
- 石英表
- My quartz watch is gaining a few seconds.我的石英表走快了几秒。
- quartz clock
- 石英钟
- The quartz clock on the wall keeps good time.墙上的石英钟走时准确。
- rose quartz
- 玫瑰石英；粉晶
- She wears a necklace made of rose quartz.她戴着一条玫瑰石英制成的项链。
- quartz countertop
- 石英台面
- Our new kitchen has a white quartz countertop.我们的新厨房有一个白色石英台面。
- quartz vein
Learner notes
Memory Tip
石英（quartz）常做手表机芯，想象它“阔尔茨”地走动，发音像 /kwɔrts/，记住拼写 q-u-a-r-t-z。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：科技写作、珠宝与钟表、日常说明 “石英”作为矿物或材料的名称，通常在中性和正式场合都适用；日常讨论手表、饰品时也比较常见。
Grammar Note
指不同种类或晶体时可用复数 quartzes。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The /-ɔrts/ words rhyme with quartz: sports, courts, forts. Quarts /kwɔrts/ is a homophone despite the spelling (quartz vs. quarts). Spelling lookalikes that sound different: quart /kwɔrt/ has no final /s/, and charts /tʃɑrts/ uses /ɑr/, not /ɔr/.
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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