n.[C]

1. （採）石場；露天礦場
   This mountain was the site for a quarry.

   這座山曾經有一個採石場。

2. （知識等的）豐富源泉；（消息等的）來源[（+of）]
   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.

1. 從採石場採得[（+from）]
   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。

2. 從（書本等中）努力發掘（資料等）[（+from）]

vi.

1. 在採石場採石
2. 努力發掘
   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。

n.[C]

1. 獵物（指鳥，獸等）
   The hounds are getting close to their quarry.

   獵狗正在接近獵物。

2. 被追逐的目標
   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。

n.

1. （格窗等的）方形玻璃，菱形玻璃
   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。

2. 方形石，菱形石

n.

v.

n.

n.

1. a diamond-shaped pane in a lattice window.
2. (also quarry tile) an unglazed floor tile.