| 释义 |
cement/siˈment/ n. & v.●n. 1 a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or used in concrete (see also 另见 PORTLAND CEMENT) 水泥 2 any similar substance that hardens and fastens on setting 类似水泥的物质，胶结材料，胶接剂 3 a uniting factor or principle 团结的因素(或原则) 4 a substance for filling cavities in teeth (补牙用的)粘固粉 5 (also 亦作 cementum) Anat. a thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw 【解】牙骨质 ●v. tr. 1a unite with or as with cement (用水泥或胶接剂)粘结，胶合 b establish or strengthen (a friendship etc.) 建立(友谊等)，巩固(友谊等) 2 apply cement to 抹水泥于… 3 line or cover with cement 填水泥，铺水泥 □ cementer n.[Middle English via Old French ciment from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’] |