| 释义 |
quarry2/ˈkwɒri/n. (pl. -ies) 1 the object of pursuit by a bird of prey, hounds, hunters, etc. 被追逐的目标；被追捕的人 2 an intended victim or prey 猎物 [originally = parts of deer placed on the hide and given to hounds: Middle English via Anglo-French from Old French cuiree, couree (assimilated to cuir ‘leather’ and curer ‘disembowel’), ultimately from Latin cor ‘heart’] |