| 单词 | granite |
| 释义 | granite (once / 546 pages) n Granite is a type of rock that's commonly polished smooth and used for things like kitchen counters. Granite is dark and textured, with swirls of lighter colors. Granite is such a popular material in kitchens, as well as memorial stones and statues, because it is very strong and can be polished to a high shine. It's sturdy enough that granite is also commonly used to construct tall buildings and to cover floors in commercial areas. The word comes from the Italian granito, which means "grained" and is rooted in the Latin word for "grain," granum. WORD FAMILYgranite: granitelike, granites, granitic+/granitic: granitically USAGE EXAMPLESThe other woman to also serve as governor and U.S. senator is a fellow Granite Stater, Democratic U.S. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) More than two thousand people worked on the extension, tunnelling through granite and digging through sand and mud. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The bridge's two towers were built of Cornish granite and originally designed as five-storey warehouses. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) 1n plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz Hyper batholite, batholith, pluton, plutonic rock large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth 2n something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness) a man of granite Hyper firmness, steadiness the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place |
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