| 释义 |
lime1/laim/ n. & v.●n. 1 (in full 全称 quicklime) a white caustic alkaline substance (calcium oxide) obtained by heating limestone and used for making mortar or as a fertilizer or bleach etc. (生)石灰 2 (in full 全称 slaked lime) a white substance (calcium hydroxide) made by adding water to quicklime, used esp. in cement 熟石灰 3 calcium or calcium salts, esp. calcium carbonate in soil etc. (土壤等中的)钙和钙盐(尤指碳酸钙) 4 archaic [古义] = BIRDLIME ●v. tr. 1 treat (wood, skins, land, etc.) with lime 用石灰(水)处理(树木、兽皮、土地等) 2 archaic catch (a bird etc.) with birdlime [古义] (用粘鸟胶)逮(鸟等) □ limeless adj.□ limy adj. (limier, limiest)[Old English līm from Germanic: related to LOAM] |