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单词 adobe
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adobe

(ədoʊbi)
uncountable noun [usually NOUN noun]
Adobe is a mixture of mud and straw that is dried into bricks in the sun and used for building, especially in hot countries.
...a few blocks of adobe houses.

adobe in British English

(əˈdəʊbɪ)
noun
1. 
a. 
a sun-dried brick used for building
b. 
(as modifier)
an adobe house
2. 
a building constructed of such bricks
3. 
the clayey material from which such bricks are made
Word origin
C19: from Spanish

adobe in American English

(əˈdoʊbi)
US
noun
1. 
unburnt, sun-dried brick
2. 
the clay of which such brick is made
3. 
a building made of adobe, esp. in the Southwest
Word origin
Sp < Ar aṭ-ṭūba, the brick < al, the + Coptic tōbe, brick

Examples of 'adobe' in a sentence
adobe

The rear seat of a car was standing on a row of adobe blocks, facing out to sea.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES (1994)
Well above this line of debris, the low adobe buildings of the town sprawled like sand castles.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (1994)
Next, wet adobe was plastered around the support, forming a casing around the body.
Cussler, Clive INCA GOLD (1994)

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