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shambles
逐级平台；阶梯式矿台
shambles is the plural of shamble.
One of a series of platforms, one above another, used to raise ore by throwing it from one level to the next.
采矿用语
- 1.
One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
逐级平台或壁龛之一,矿石被从一平台抛到上一平台,从而提升至更高处。
逐级平台或壁龛之一,矿石被从一平台抛到上一平台,从而提升至更高处。；蹒跚
In use
The ore was thrown from one shamble to the next until it reached the top of the mine.
In the old mine, the shambles were arranged in a steep staircase along the rock face.
The engineer measured each shamble to make sure the distance between platforms was not too great.
throw sth onto a shamble
该词为矿业术语，指提升矿石的一级台阶；复数为 shambles。
The workers throw the crushed ore onto a shamble.
工人们把碎矿石抛到逐级平台上。
from one shamble to another
此结构强调矿石在各级平台之间逐级传递。
The ore is thrown from one shamble to another.
矿石被从一个逐级平台抛到另一个逐级平台。
Common mistakes
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
把shamble联想成“蹒跚”：矿石在逐级平台上被一级级抛高，像人蹒跚着一步步往上挪。记住shamble=台阶式矿台。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：mining engineering、historical ore-processing manuals、technical dictionaries 这是一个相当专门的技术用语，通常出现在矿业工程、矿石加工或相关的历史文献中；日常口语和一般写作中很少用到，多用于正式或专业书面语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 shamble 押韵的词有 amble、gamble、ramble、scramble、bramble，它们重读元音和后面的 /mbəl/ 相同。注意 lookalikes：ample /ˈæmpəl/ 和 sample /ˈsæmpəl/ 含 /p/ 而非 /b/；preamble /ˈpriːæmbəl/ 重读元音是 /iː/，并不押韵。
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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