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pebble/ˈpeb(ə)l/n. 1 a small smooth stone worn by the action of water 卵石 2a a type of colourless transparent rock crystal used for spectacles 水晶(用于制眼镜) b a lens of this 水晶透镜 c (作 attrib.) colloq. (of a spectacle lens) very thick and convex [口] (眼镜镜片)厚的，度数深的 3 an agate or other gem, esp. when found as a pebble in a stream etc. (尤指在溪流等中发现的)卵石玛瑙 □ not the only pebble on the beach (esp. of a person) easily replaced (尤指人)并非独一无二的 □ pebbled adj.□ pebbly adj.[Old English papel-stɑˉn ‘pebble-stone’, pyppelrīpig ‘pebble-stream’, of unknown origin] |