quarry1
KK: [ˈkwɒrɪ]
DJ: [ˈkwɒri]
n.[C]
- （採）石場；露天礦場
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This mountain was the site for a
quarry.
這座山曾經有一個採石場。
- （知識等的）豐富源泉；（消息等的）來源[（+of）]
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Each sentence seems a
quarry of rich meditations.
每一句話似乎都給人以許多冥思默想。
vt.
- 從採石場採得[（+from）]
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The workmen
quarried out a huge block of marble.
工人們從採石場採得一塊很大的大理石。
- 從（書本等中）努力發掘（資料等）[（+from）]
vi.
- 在採石場採石
- 努力發掘
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He spent much time in
quarrying in old records.
他花了很多時間從舊記錄中尋找資料。
quarry2
KK: [ˈkwɒrɪ]
DJ: [ˈkwɒri]
n.[C]
- 獵物（指鳥，獸等）
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The hounds are getting close to their
quarry.
獵狗正在接近獵物。
- 被追逐的目標
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The policeman watched his
quarry go into a bar.
警察看著他在追捕的人走進一家酒吧。
quarry3
KK: [ˈkwɒrɪ]
DJ: [ˈkwɒri]
n.
- （格窗等的）方形玻璃，菱形玻璃
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This window was filled with old painted glass in
quarries.
這窗戶是由舊日的彩色菱形玻璃裝配的。
- 方形石，菱形石
quarry1
n.
(pl. quarries)
a place, typically a large pit, from which stone or other materials may be extracted.
v.
(quarries, quarrying, quarried)
extract from a quarry.
▸cut into (rock or ground) to obtain stone or other materials.
Derivative
- quarrier n.
- quarryman n.
(pl. quarrymen)
.
Etymology
ME: from a var. of med. L. quareria, from OFr. quarriere, based on L. quadrum ‘a square’.
quarry2
n.
(pl. quarries)
an animal being hunted.
▸a person or thing being chased or sought.
Etymology
ME (orig. denoting the parts of a deer placed on a hide for the hounds): from OFr. cuiree, alt. of couree, based on L. cor ‘heart’.
quarry3
n.
(pl. quarries)
- a diamond-shaped pane in a lattice window.
-
(also quarry tile)
an unglazed floor tile.
Etymology
C16: alt. of quarrel2, which in ME denoted a lattice windowpane.
