marble

英 [ˈmɑːbl]

美 [ˈmɑːrbl]

n.  大理石; (玻璃)弹子; 弹子游戏
v.  使…显得斑驳; 使…染上大理石花纹

复数：marbles　现在分词：marbling　过去式：marbled　第三人称单数：marbles　过去分词：marbled　

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牛津词典

noun

• 大理石
  a type of hard stone that is usually white and often has coloured lines in it. It can be polished and is used in building and for making statues, etc.
  1. a slab/block of marble
     一块大理石板
  2. a marble floor/sculpture
     大理石地板 / 雕刻
• （玻璃）弹子
  a small ball of coloured glass that children roll along the ground in a game
• 弹子游戏
  a game played with marbles
  1. Three boys were playing marbles.
     三个男孩儿在玩弹子游戏。
• 理智；智力
  a way of referring to sb's intelligence or mental ability
  1. He's losing his marbles (= he's not behaving in a sensible way) .
     他失去理智了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大理石
  Marbleis a type of very hard rock which feels cold when you touch it and which shines when it is cut and polished. Statues and parts of buildings are sometimes made of marble.
  1. The house has a superb staircase made from oak and marble...
     这座房子的楼梯堪称一流，是由橡木与大理石制成的。
  2. The entrance-hall was paved with black and white marble tiles.
     玄关处的大厅铺着黑白相间的大理石地砖。
• N-COUNT 大理石雕像
  Marblesare sculptures made of marble.
  1. ...marbles and bronzes from the Golden Age of Athens.
     雅典黄金时代的大理石雕像与铜像
• N-UNCOUNT (小孩子在地上玩的)弹子游戏，弹球游戏
  Marblesis a children's game played with small balls, usually made of coloured glass. You roll a ball along the ground and try to hit an opponent's ball with it.
  1. On the far side of the street, two boys were playing marbles.
     在街道的那一边，两个男孩在玩弹子游戏。
• 弹子;弹珠;弹球
  Amarbleis one of the small balls used in the game of marbles.
• PHRASE 失去理智;发疯;行为失常
  If you say that someonehas losttheirmarbles, you mean that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, as if they have become insane.
  1. I'll tell it to you, although you'll probably think I've lost my marbles.
     就算你也许会以为我疯了，我也要把它告诉你。

英英释义

noun

• a small ball of glass that is used in various games
• a sculpture carved from marble
• a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish

verb

• paint or stain like marble
  1. marble paper

双语例句

• His artists created huge statues of marble and covered them with gold and jewels.
  他的艺术家雕刻了巨大的大理石雕像，外面还包上黄金和宝石。
• The techniques of marble inlay and carpet weaving here were in fact the product of cultural exchange and blend.
  这里的大理石镶嵌和织毯工艺与技术具有多元性，是文化交流与交融的产物。
• The white marble floors were inlaid in a radial pattern of brass.
  白色的大理石地板镶嵌在铜质的放射形图案中。
• A marble entrance hall leads to a sitting room.
  大理石门厅通往起居室。
• The clock stands on an oval marble base, enclosed by a glass dome.
  钟放在椭圆形的大理石基座上，外罩玻璃罩。
• The object of great interest at the Temple was a large marble tower built in memory of Buddha
  这处庙宇最引人注目的是一座为纪念佛陀而修建的宏伟的大理石塔。
• This statue is carved out of marble.
  这座雕像是用大理石雕成的。
• The sculptor chiselled the lump of marble into a fine statue.
  雕刻家把大理石块凿成优美的雕像。
• This is because marble and granite are naturally tough.
  这是，因为大理石和花岗岩是自然地坚韧的。
• I'll tell it to you, although you'll probably think I've lost my marbles.
  就算你也许会以为我疯了，我也要把它告诉你。