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Cement N French Si'ment N.水泥;胶粘剂;V.粘合,巩固 英 水泥(Grey Powder

单词 cement
音标 [si'ment]
解释 n.水泥;胶粘剂;v.粘合,巩固
红宝书 【英】 水泥(grey powder, made by burning lime and clay, that sets hard after mixing with water)
【考】 反义词:fracture(破 裂)
字源 cement (n.)
c.1300, from Old French ciment "cement, mortar, pitch," from Latin cæmenta "stone chips used for making mortar" (singular caementum), from caedere "to cut down, chop, beat, hew, fell, slay" (see -cide). The sense evolution from "small broken stones" to "powdered stones used in construction" took place before the word reached English.
cement (v.)
c.1400, from cement (n.) or Old French cimenter. Figurative use from c.1600. Related: Cemented; cementing.
不择手段背单词 n. 水泥; 接合剂; 胶粘剂; v 接合; 巩固
【例】Our holiday together cemented our friendship 我们一起度假加强了我们的友谊.
【记】sement读: 死闷他: 要想闷死他, 可以把他的嘴和鼻子用水泥封起来. 水泥过去被称为音译为水门汀
【反】fracture(n /v 破裂)
趣味全助记 【记】音:稀煤,象稀状的煤灰色物体

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