英文字典中文字典


英文字典中文字典51ZiDian.com



中文字典辞典   英文字典 a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i   j   k   l   m   n   o   p   q   r   s   t   u   v   w   x   y   z       







请输入英文单字,中文词皆可:

quarry    音标拼音: [kw'ɔri]
n. 采石场,猎物,追求物,出处
vt. 挖出,苦心找出
vi. 费力地找

采石场,猎物,追求物,出处挖出,苦心找出费力地找

quarry
n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim
of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or
influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair
game"; "the target of a manhunt" [synonym: {prey}, {quarry},
{target}, {fair game}]
2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [synonym: {pit},
{quarry}, {stone pit}]
3: animal hunted or caught for food [synonym: {prey}, {quarry}]
v 1: extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a
quarry; "quarry marble"

Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr['e] square, F.
carr['e], from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a
square. See {Quadrate}, and cf. {Quarrel} an arrow.]
Same as 1st {Quarrel}. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
[1913 Webster]


Quarry \Quar"ry\, a. [OF. quarr['e].]
Quadrate; square. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]


Quarry \Quar"ry\, n.; pl. {Quarries}. [OE. querre, OF.
cuiri['e]e, F. cur['e]e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L.
corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the
akin of the beast. See {Cuirass}.]
1.
(a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to
the hounds.
(b) A heap of game killed.
[1913 Webster]

2. The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game;
especially, the game hunted with hawks. "The stone-dead
quarry." --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]

The wily quarry shunned the shock. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]


Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. i.
To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]


Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F.
carri[`e]re, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared
(quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See
{Quadrate}.]
A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or
ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes;
a stone pit. See 5th {Mine}
(a) .
[1913 Webster]


Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarried}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Quarrying}.]
To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
[1913 Webster]

136 Moby Thesaurus words for "quarry":
abysm, abyss, aim, avulse, bank, beasts of venery, big game,
bonanza, bore, burrow, butt, by-end, by-purpose, chase, chasm,
coal mine, colliery, cornucopia, cut out, delve, deracinate,
destination, dig, dig out, dig up, diggings, dike, disentangle,
draw, draw out, dredge, dredge up, drill, drive, end, end in view,
eradicate, evolve, evulse, excavate, excavation, excise, exsect,
extract, extricate, final cause, font, fount, fountain,
fountainhead, furrow, game, get, get out, goal, gold mine, gouge,
gouge out, groove, grub, grub up, gulf, headspring, headstream,
headwater, kill, lode, lower, mainspring, mark, mine, object,
object in mind, objective, obtain, open cut, opencast, pan,
pan for gold, pick out, pit, pluck out, pluck up, prey, prize,
prospect, pull, pull out, pull up, pursuit, quintain, rake out,
reason for being, remove, resource, rip out, riverhead, root out,
root up, sap, scoop, scoop out, scrabble, scrape, scratch, shaft,
shovel, sink, source, source of supply, spade, spring, springhead,
staple, take out, target, tear out, teleology, the hunted, trench,
trough, tunnel, ultimate aim, unearth, unravel, uproot, vein,
venery, victim, weed out, well, wellhead, wellspring, withdraw,
workings, wrest out



安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!


中文字典英文字典工具:
选择颜色:
输入中英文单字

































































英文字典中文字典相关资料:


  • The Quarry | Apartments in Spokane Valley, WA
    Check for available units at The Quarry in Spokane Valley, WA View floor plans, photos, and community amenities Make The Quarry your new home
  • The Quarry – Spokane Conservation District
    THE QUARRY In 2017, Spokane Conservation District (SCD) acquired 50 strategically located acres where Spokane meets the Spokane Valley to establish a hub for operations and a resource for watershed protection, habitat preservation, recreation, and education
  • The Quarry - 16609 E Desmet Ct Spokane Valley, WA 99216 | Apartments. com
    See all available apartments for rent at The Quarry in Spokane Valley, WA The Quarry has rental units ranging from 935-1316 sq ft starting at $1495
  • QUARRY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of QUARRY is game; specifically : game hunted with hawks How to use quarry in a sentence
  • Quarry - Wikipedia
    A quarry is a place where rock and earth materials—like limestone, granite, marble, sand, and gravel—are excavated The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to manage their safety risks and reduce their environmental impact [1][2]
  • QUARRY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    QUARRY definition: an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc See examples of quarry used in a sentence
  • Quarry - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Both meanings of quarry have to do with going after something An animal being hunted is called quarry, and when you dig a hole in the earth looking for rocks, both the digging and the hole are called quarry as well
  • Floor Plans of The Quarry in Spokane Valley, WA
    Check for available units at The Quarry in Spokane Valley, WA View floor plans, photos, and community amenities Make The Quarry your new home
  • Quarry (TV Series 2016) - IMDb
    Quarry: Created by Michael D Fuller, Graham Gordy With Logan Marshall-Green, Jodi Balfour, Damon Herriman, Edoardo Ballerini Quarry, a disillusioned Vietnam War vet, returns home to Memphis in 1972 only to find rejection and scrutiny at every step A mysterious man known only as The Broker gives him an offer he can't refuse - to work for him as a hitman
  • QUARRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    QUARRY definition: 1 a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc is dug for use as building… Learn more





中文字典-英文字典  2005-2009