中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.〔集合词〕砂砾，砾石。
2.【地质学；地理学】砂石，砾。 gravel bed 砾层。
3.【医学】尿砂。
短语和例子
auriferous gravel含金砾，金砂。 pay gravel有开采价值的砂金。 scratch gravel 〔美口〕飞跑；为生活奔忙。
vt.
(〔英国〕 -ll-)
1.铺石子(在路上)。
2.〔口语〕困住，使着慌。
3.(因砂粒嵌入蹄内)使(马)跛足。
4.〔美口〕使发怒，激怒。
5.〔废语〕使(船)搁浅在沙滩上。
短语和例子
gravel a road 以沙砾铺路。 be gravelled for sth. 因为某事感到为难。
adj.
-ly
砂砾多的，铺砂砾的，由砂砾形成的；【医学】尿砂的。

rock fragments and pebbles
同义词：crushed rock,

be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
同义词：perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound,

cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
同义词：annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, vex, chafe, devil,

例句与用法

Sand and gravel may form bars within the channel .
沙和砾石可以在沟槽内形成沙洲。

Gravel is much used for road-making .
砾石常用来筑路。

Gravel banks along rivers are always light or white .
河流的砾石滩始终为浅色或白色。

They may form concentrated pockets in gravels .
它们可能在砾石堆积物中形成富集的矿囊。

More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive .
需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。

Sand is finer than gravel .
沙子比碎石细。

A layer of coarse gravel is often placed around the drain tile .
常常在排水瓦管周围铺一层粗石砾。

He went down the broad gravel path towards the building .
他顺着石子铺的宽甬路，朝着那座大楼走去。

Suction devices are inadequate in gravels or very porous soils .
吸水装置对砂砾或非常疏松的土壤是不适用的。

The channel is filled with noncompactible sand, or with sand and gravel .
水道内由不可压实的砂或砂砾物质充填。