单词 | cube |
释义 | Word Frequency cube 1(kjuːb) noun 1. a solid having six plane square faces in which the angle between two adjacent sides is a right angle 2. the product of three equal factors: the cube of 2 is 2 × 2 × 2 (usually written 23) 3. something in the form of a cube a sugar cube verb 4. to raise (a number or quantity) to the third power 5. (transitive) to measure the cubic contents of 6. (transitive) to make, shape, or cut (something, esp food) into cubes 7. (transitive) US and Canadian to tenderize (meat) by scoring into squares or by pounding with a device which has a surface of metal cubes Derived forms cuber (ˈcuber) noun Word origin C16: from Latin cubus die, cube, from Greek kubosWord Frequency cube 2(ˈkjuːbeɪ) noun 1. any of various tropical American plants, esp any of the leguminous genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone 2. an extract from the roots of these plants: a fish poison and insecticide Word origin American Spanish cubé, of unknown origin |
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