pebble
/ˈpebl/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
卵石;小圆石
释义与例句
n.
卵石;小圆石
a small, smooth stone, especially one found on a beach or riverbed
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The children collected colourful pebbles on the beach.
孩子们在海滩上收集了色彩缤纷的卵石。
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He skipped a flat pebble across the surface of the lake.
他把一块扁圆的卵石贴着湖面打水漂。
展开其余 1 条例句
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The path was made of smooth pebbles pressed into cement.
这条小路是用光滑的卵石嵌在水泥里铺成的。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
pebble 是名词,指海滩或河床上小而光滑的“卵石”;普通大石头用 stone。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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pebbly 多卵石的;像卵石的形容词,修饰布满小圆石的地面或表面。
同义词
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stone 石头;石块pebble 特指小而光滑的卵石,常出现在海滩或河床;stone 是普通词,可指各种大小的石头。The children threw stones into the river. 孩子们往河里扔石头。
常见搭配
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smooth pebble 光滑的卵石She picked up a smooth pebble and put it in her pocket. 她捡起一块光滑的卵石,放进了口袋。
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pebble beach 卵石海滩We walked along the pebble beach at sunset. 日落时我们沿着卵石海滩散步。
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skip a pebble 用卵石打水漂He taught his son how to skip a pebble on the water. 他教儿子如何用卵石在水面上打水漂。