[N-MASS 物质名词]陶瓷Ceramic is clay that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard.
[usu N n]
...ceramic tiles.
瓷砖
...items made from hand-painted ceramic.
手绘瓷砖制品
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]陶瓷装饰品;陶瓷制品Ceramics are ceramic ornaments or objects.
[usu pl]
...a collection of Chinese ceramics.
一批中国陶瓷
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]制陶术Ceramics is the art of making artistic objects out of clay.
Oxford
cer·am·ic/səˈræmɪk; NAmEsəˈræmɪk/noun1[countable , usually plural ]a pot or other object made of claythat has been made permanently hard by heat 陶瓷制品;陶瓷器◆an exhibition of ceramics by Picasso毕加索陶瓷作品展2ceramics[uncountable ]the art of making and decorating ceramics制陶艺术;陶瓷装潢艺术▶cer·am·icadjective◆ceramic tiles瓷砖ceramicceramicscer·am·ic/səˈræmɪk; NAmEsəˈræmɪk/
LDC
ceramicsce‧ram‧ics /səˈræmɪks/ ●○○ noun
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1[uncountable] the art of making pots, bowls,tiles etc, by shaping pieces of clay and baking them until they are hard2[plural] things that are made this way: an exhibition of ceramics—ceramic adjective: ceramic tilesGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• In meaning 1, ceramics is followed by a singular verb: · Ceramics is an ancient art.• In meaning 2, ceramics is followed by a plural verb: · These Portuguese ceramics are beautiful.
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