mor·tarBrE/ˈmɔːtə(r)/NAmE/ˈmɔːrtər/noun[U]amixtureofsand, water, lime and cementusedinbuildingforholdingbricksandstonestogether砂浆;灰浆[C]aheavygunthatfiresbombsandshellshighintotheair; thebombsthatarefiredbythisgun迫击炮;迫击炮弹◆tocomeundermortarfire/attack受到迫击炮火的袭击
[C]asmallhardbowlinwhichyoucancrushsubstancessuchasseedsandgrainsintopowderwithaspecialobject (calledapestle)研钵;臼➡ see alsobricks and mortar
mor·tarBrE/ˈmɔːtə(r)/NAmE/ˈmɔːrtər/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theymortarBrE/ˈmɔːtə(r)/NAmE/ˈmɔːrtər/present simple - he / she / itmortarsBrE/ˈmɔːtəz/NAmE/ˈmɔːrtərz/past simplemortaredBrE/ˈmɔːtəd/NAmE/ˈmɔːrtərd/past participlemortaredBrE/ˈmɔːtəd/NAmE/ˈmɔːrtərd/ -ing formmortaringBrE/ˈmɔːtərɪŋ/NAmE/ˈmɔːrtərɪŋ/[I, T]~ (sb/sth)toattacksb/sthusingamortar用迫击炮攻击(或袭击)