英语词汇“marble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

a hard, crystalline or granular, metamorphic limestone, white or variously colored and sometimes streaked or mottled, which can take a high polish: it is much usedin building and sculpture

a piece or slab of this stone, used as a monument, inscribed record, etc.

a piece of sculpture in marble

anything resembling or suggesting marble in hardness, smoothness, coldness, coloration, etc.

a little ball of stone, glass, or clay, used in games

b. [pl., with sing. v.]

a children's game in which a marble is propelled by the thumb at other marbles, usually in an attempt to drive them out of a marked circle

a marbled pattern; marbling

6. [pl.]; Slang

mental soundness; sanity; wits

to lose one's marbles

adjective

made or consisting of marble

like marble in some way; hard, cold, smooth, white, etc., or streaked, mottled, etc.

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmarbled or ˈmarbling

to stain or color (book edges) to look mottled or streaked like marble

Idioms:

go for all the marbles

Chinese translation of 'marble'

marble

(ˈmɑːbl)

n

(u) (= stone) 大理石 (dàlǐshí)
(c) (= glass ball) 弹(彈)子 (dànzǐ) (颗, kē)

cpd

[tiles, statue, fireplace] 大理石 (dàlǐshí)

to lose one's marbles (inf) 丧(喪)失理智 (sàngshī lǐzhì)

Derived Forms

marbles n pl (= game) 弹(彈)子游(遊)戏(戲) (dànzǐ yóuxì)

单词	marble
释义	Trends of marble View usage for: marble (mɑːʳbəl) Word forms: plural marbles 1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Marble is a type of very hard rock which feels cold when you touch it and which shines when it is cut and polished. Statues and parts of buildings are sometimes made of marble. The house has a superb staircase made from oak and marble. The entrance-hall was paved with black and white marble tiles. 2. countable noun [usually plural] Marbles are sculptures made of marble. ...marbles and bronzes from the Golden Age of Athens. 3. uncountable noun Marbles is a children's game played with small balls, usually made of coloured glass. You roll a ball along the ground and try to hit an opponent's ball with it. On the far side of the street, two boys were playing marbles. 4. countable noun A marble is one of the small balls used in the game of marbles. 5. See lose one's marbles marble in British English (ˈmɑːbəl) noun 1. a. a hard crystalline metamorphic rock resulting from the recrystallization of a limestone: takes a high polish and is used for building and sculpture b. (as modifier) a marble bust ▶ Related adjective: marmoreal 2. a block or work of art of marble 3. a small round glass or stone ball used in playing marbles 4. make one's marble good 5. pass in one's marble verb 6. (transitive) to mottle with variegated streaks in imitation of marble adjective 7. cold, hard, or unresponsive 8. white like some kinds of marble Derived forms marbled (ˈmarbled) adjective marbler (ˈmarbler) noun marbly (ˈmarbly) adjective Word origin C12: via Old French from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros, related to Greek marmairein to gleam marble in American English (ˈmɑrbəl) noun 1. a hard, crystalline or granular, metamorphic limestone, white or variously colored and sometimes streaked or mottled, which can take a high polish: it is much usedin building and sculpture 2. a. a piece or slab of this stone, used as a monument, inscribed record, etc. b. a piece of sculpture in marble 3. anything resembling or suggesting marble in hardness, smoothness, coldness, coloration, etc. 4. a. a little ball of stone, glass, or clay, used in games b. [pl., with sing. v.] a children's game in which a marble is propelled by the thumb at other marbles, usually in an attempt to drive them out of a marked circle 5. a marbled pattern; marbling 6. [pl.]; Slang mental soundness; sanity; wits to lose one's marbles adjective 7. made or consisting of marble 8. like marble in some way; hard, cold, smooth, white, etc., or streaked, mottled, etc. verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmarbled or ˈmarbling 9. to stain or color (book edges) to look mottled or streaked like marble Idioms: go for all the marbles Derived forms marbly (ˈmarbly) adjective Word origin ME marble, marbre < OFr marbre < L marmor < Gr marmaros, white stone, orig. boulder (meaning infl. by marmairein, to shine) < IE base mer-, to rub > mare3 Image of marble © Fablok, shutterstock Examples of 'marble' in a sentence marble He has poured paint into glass baubles to marble the insides. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The 97 rooms are reached via the lift or a marvellous staircase flanked by marble columns. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I would have preferred a white marble fireplace. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Designers hope to use the existing brass plaques and marble centre stone. The Sun (2009) Inside its marble staircase had completely collapsed. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Over the marble fireplace there were the official framed documents granting the college its coat of arms. John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006) Marble really does rock at the moment. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is a heart sculpture in marble chips. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is just a shame his career has drifted since departing the marble halls. The Sun (2006) Arab companies provided the stone and the marble. Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006) Gwendolen ran around the head of the marble staircase and stood herself in front of him. Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977) The marble slab in my office reminds me of that. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Another feature of the room is the original marble fireplace. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Both of them are as rock solid as marble. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There was a glass marble at the top of the bottle which was much prized as marbles were at a premium. Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006) When she glanced down she found a flight of broad stairs, a flow of white marble between walls of grey mist. Kerr, Katharine A Time of War (1993) The exterior is covered in pink, white and green marble; the interior is more stark. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The hotel is a sight to behold, with acres of Italian marble now covering the old town house. The Sun (2016) Beautiful limestone and marble have been used to great effect in the 24 swish suites, some with terraces and their own pools. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In a few years audiences may once again attend performances here; the theatre is undergoing restoration with specially cut marble brought from Naxos. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Word lists with marble rock In other languages marble British English: marble /ˈmɑːbl/ NOUN Marble* is a very hard rock used, for example, to make statues and fireplaces. ...classical marble statues. American English: marble Arabic: رُخَامٌ Brazilian Portuguese: mármore Chinese: 大理石 Croatian: mramor Czech: mramor Danish: marmor Dutch: marmer European Spanish: mármol Finnish: marmori French: marbre German: Marmor Greek: μάρμαρο Italian: marmo Japanese: 大理石 Korean: 대리석 Norwegian: marmor Polish: marmur European Portuguese: mármore Romanian: marmură Russian: мрамор Latin American Spanish: mármol Swedish: marmor Thai: หินอ่อน Turkish: mermer Ukrainian: мармур Vietnamese: đá cẩm thạch Chinese translation of 'marble' marble (ˈmɑːbl) n (u) (= stone) 大理石 (dàlǐshí) (c) (= glass ball) 弹(彈)子 (dànzǐ) (颗, kē) cpd [tiles, statue, fireplace] 大理石 (dàlǐshí) to lose one's marbles (inf) 丧(喪)失理智 (sàngshī lǐzhì) Derived Forms marbles n pl (= game) 弹(彈)子游(遊)戏(戲) (dànzǐ yóuxì) idiom See lose your marbles related words related adjective marmoreal Synonyms of 'marble' marble Explore 'marble' in the dictionary
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