ce·ment
noun/sɪˈment/
/sɪˈment/
[uncountable]- a grey powder made by burning clay and lime that sets hard when it is mixed with water. Cement is used in building to stick stones and bricks together and to make very hard surfaces.
水泥 - Use a mixture of one part cement to four parts sand.
使用一份水泥和四份沙子的混合物。
WordfinderTopics Physics and chemistryc1, Buildingsc1- cement
- construction
- foundation
- girder
- joist
- masonry
- plaster
- rubble
- scaffolding
- site
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wet
- cold
- hard
- …
- mix
- pour
- harden
- set
- mixer
- block
- floor
- …
- Use a mixture of one part cement to four parts sand.
- the hard substance that is formed when cement becomes dry and hard
（干燥后硬化的）水泥 - a floor of cement
水泥地板 - a cement floor
水泥地板
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wet
- cold
- hard
- …
- mix
- pour
- harden
- set
- mixer
- block
- floor
- …
- a floor of cement
- a soft substance that becomes hard when dry and is used for sticking things together or filling in holes
胶合剂；胶接剂；黏固剂 - dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth)
补牙用的黏固剂
- dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth)
- (formal) something that joins people together in a common interest
（共同利益联合起来的）纽带，凝聚力 - values that are the cement of society
使社会具有凝聚力的价值观念
- values that are the cement of society
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.