mortar

mortar1
noun
  1. a short smooth-bore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles
    迫击炮
    ■a similar device used for firing a lifeline or firework
    （烟花或救生索的）发射器
  2. a cup-shaped receptacle made of hard material, in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used especially in cooking or pharmacy
    臼，研钵
    a pestle and mortar.
    一套杵和臼。
verb
  1. [with obj.]attack or bombard with shells fired from a morta
    用迫击炮轰击
语源
  1. late Old English (in sense 2), from Old French mortier, from Latin mortarium (to which the English spelling was later assimilated)
mortar2
noun
  1. [mass noun]a mixture of lime with cement, sand, and water, used in building to bond bricks or stones
    （砌砖时用）砂浆，灰浆
verb
  1. [with obj.]fix or join using mortar
    用砂浆砌合，修补
    the pipe can be mortared in place.
    这管子可以砌上砂浆加以固定。
派生
mortarless
adjective
mortary
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French mortier, from Latin mortarium, probably a transferred sense of the word denoting a container (see mortar)
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