marble

marble
noun

[mass noun]a hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with mottlings or streaks of colour, which is capable of taking a polish and is used in sculpture and architecture
大理石
■used in similes and comparisons with reference to the smoothness, hardness, or colour of marble
大理石（用于比喻或比较，形容具有大理石的品质，如光滑、坚硬或颜色）
her shoulders were as white as marble.
她的双肩如同大理石那样白皙。
■[count noun]a marble sculpture
大理石雕刻
a small ball of coloured glass or similar material used as a toy
（彩色玻璃等质料制成）玩具弹子
■(marbles)[treated as sing.]a game in which such balls are rolled along the ground
弹子游戏
(one's marbles)(informal)one's mental faculties
(非正式)理智
I thought she'd lost her marbles, asking a question like that.
我认为，她问那样的问题是已经失去了理智。

verb

[with obj.]stain or streak (something) so that it looks like variegated marble
使…显得斑驳，使…染上大理石花纹
the low stone walls were marbled with moss and lichen.
矮石墙覆着斑驳的青苔。

常用词组
派生
marbler
noun
marbly
adjective
语源

Middle English: via Old French (variant of marbre), from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros 'shining stone', associated with marmairein 'to shine'

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