as·phalt
noun/ˈæsfælt/
/ˈæsfɔːlt/
[uncountable]- a thick black sticky substance used especially for making the surface of roads
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2沥青;柏油 Oxford Collocations DictionaryAsphalt is used before these nouns:- road
Word Originlate Middle English: from French asphalte, based on late Latin asphalton, asphaltum, from Greek asphalton.