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Adobe Bricks Made Buildings Dried Meaning Word Material

英语单词 adobe
英美音标 英 [ə'dəʊbi] 美 [ə'doʊbi]
中文释义 n.泥砖;土坯;泥砖建筑物;制砖粘土
Adobe.
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英语例句 (1) The villagers built their houses with adobe.
(2) This way the adobe can be shaped into bricks of the desired size.
(3) But people who work with adobe must experiment.
(4) Adobe is soil that contains at least forty percent clay.
中文例句 (1) 村民们用晒乾的泥砖造房子。
(2) 用这种方法,泥砖土就能被塑成所需尺寸的砖。
(3) 但是从事土坯工作的人必须做试验。
(4) 土坯是包含至少百分之四十粘土的土壤。
vocabulary简明 If you've ever visited New Mexico and noticed earthy looking buildings everywhere, chances are they're made from adobe, a type of brick that's dried in the sun.
vocabulary扩展 The noun adobe originates from the oral form of Arabic al-tob, meaning "the brick," which is derived from the Coptic word tube, meaning "brick." In hot, dry climates like the American Southwest, Africa, and Spain, you'll often see buildings made of adobe. The word adobe can also refer to the material that these bricks are made of. The clay, water, and straw that go into the material give the bricks a natural-looking, informal appearance.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](尤指热带国家建筑用的)砖坯;土坯 Adobe is a mixture of mud and straw that is dried into bricks in the sun and used for building, especially in hot countries.
  [usu N n]
  • ...a few blocks of adobe houses.

    几个街区的土坯房

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