Front | quarry |
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Pron | ['kwɔːri] |
Back | 【quarry】 n.采石场 Thousands of men and women are working in the quarry to get stones for use in building the castle. 数以千计的男人和女人们在采石场掘取筑城堡用的石头。 |
Vocab | quarryanimal hunted or caught for food
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. Gross fact: Quarry derives from the Latin cor "heart," because hunters used to drape the entrails of their chosen quarry on their dogs' backs. The origin in a word for "heart" can help you remember both quarries: a rock quarry is searching down toward the heart of the earth; a stag's heart is considered a hunter's greatest prize. All forms of 'quarry' will appear on average once every 790 pages. quarrier quarry quarrying |
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