| 单词 | mortar |
| 释义 | Word Frequency mortar(ˈmɔːtə) noun 1. a mixture of cement or lime or both with sand and water, used as a bond between bricks or stones or as a covering on a wall 2. a muzzle-loading cannon having a short barrel and relatively wide bore that fires low-velocity shells in high trajectories over a short range 3. a similar device for firing lifelines, fireworks, etc 4. a vessel, usually bowl-shaped, in which substances are pulverized with a pestle 5. mining a cast-iron receptacle in which ore is crushed verb (transitive) 6. to join (bricks or stones) or cover (a wall) with mortar 7. to fire on with mortars 8. English Midlands dialect to trample (on) Word origin C13: from Latin mortārium basin in which mortar is mixed; in some senses, via Old French mortier substance mixed inside such a vessel |
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