marble
n
1 [U] type of hard limestone used, when cut and polished, for building and sculpture 大理石
a slab of unpolished marble 未经打磨的大理石板
These steps are made of marble. 这些台阶是大理石的.
[attrib 作定语]
a marble statue, tomb, etc 大理石的雕像、 墓等.
2 marbles [pl]
collection of marble sculptures; works of art in marble 大理石雕刻品; 大理石艺术品.
3
(a) [C] small ball of glass, clay, etc used by children in games (儿童玩的)玻璃弹球, 泥弹球.
(b) marbles [pl]
game played with these 弹球游戏
Let's have a game of marbles. 咱们玩儿弹球游戏吧.
4 (idm 习语) lose one's marbles => lose. marble, adj [attrib 作定语]
(fig 比喻) like marble 像大理石的
marble (ie smooth and white) skin 大理石般光洁的皮肤
a marble (ie cold and unfeeling) heart 铁石心肠.
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.