| 单词 | quarrying |
| 释义 | quarrying (once / 23545 pages) n WORD FAMILY quarrying: quarryings+/quarrier: quarriers/quarry: quarried, quarrier, quarries, quarrying USAGE EXAMPLESDrones are increasingly used in India to curb deforestation and check illegal mining and quarrying. Reuters(Nov 29, 2016) Erickson, of both native Dakota and Norwegian heritage, is one of the few who earn a living from the quarrying and carving of pipestone. Washington Times(Sep 17, 2016) The mining and quarrying sector, especially for platinum, added an extra 0.8 percentage point, thanks to a 11.8% jump in income there. Wall Street Journal(Sep 06, 2016) n the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry Hyper production (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale |
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