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marble/ˈmɑ:b(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 limestone in a metamorphic crystalline (or granular) state, and capable of taking a polish, used in sculpture and architecture 大理石 2 (often 常作 attrib.)a anything made of marble 大理石制品 a marble clock 大理石钟 b anything resembling marble in hardness, coldness, durability, etc. (硬度、冷度、耐用性等)似大理石的 her features were marble 她的相貌冷酷无情 3a a small ball of marble, glass, clay, etc., used as a toy (大理石、玻璃、黏土做成的)弹球 b (in pl. 用复数; treated as sing. 看作单数) a game using these 弹球游戏 4 (in pl. 用复数) slang one's mental faculties [俚语]理智 he's lost his marbles 他失去了理智 5 (in pl. 用复数) a collection of sculptures 大理石雕塑 Elgin Marbles 埃尔金大理石雕 ●v. tr. 1 (esp. as 尤作 marbled adj.) stain or colour (paper, the edges of a book, soap, etc.) to look like variegated marble (纸、书和肥皂等的边缘)像大理石花纹(的) 2 (as 作 marbled adj.) (of meat) streaked with alternating layers of lean and fat (肉)肥瘦相间(的) □ marbly adj.[Middle English via Old French marbre, marble and Latin marmor from Greek marmaros ‘shining stone’] |