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Gravel N Pebble French Sand L Grævəl N.碎石,砂砾

单词 gravel
音标 ['grævəl]
解释 n.碎石,砂砾
红宝书 【英】 n. 碎石,砂砾(a loose mixture of pebbles and rock fragments)
【考】 gravel : pebble / crowd : person(小卵石组成一堆碎石 /人组成人群)
【记】 和gavel(小木槌)一起 记,可能来自词根gra v(重)+el→重的东西 →碎石
字源 gravel (n.)
early 13c., from Old French gravele "sand, gravel," diminutive of grave "sand, seashore" (Modern French grève), possibly from Celtic *gravo- (compare Welsh gro "coarse gravel," Breton grouan, Cornish grow "gravel"), perhaps ultimately from PIE *ghreu- "to rub, grind."
不择手段背单词 n. 砂砾(岩石碎片或卵石的松散的混合物); 结石
【记】grave(n 墓穴; 坟墓), l: grave是用gravel堆积而成的
【类】gravel: pebble = crowd: person小卵石组成一堆碎石 = 人组成人群
趣味全助记 【记】grave 坟 + l 象把铁锹,挖坟时挖出的沙石;grave 雕刻 + l 象把刀,刻刀刻下的沙石
【相关】gavel 是gave + l(象棒子) 给你一棒槌→小木槌,groove 凹槽,grove 小树林,小果园是戴着glove干活,grovel 趴, 匍匐, 卑躬屈膝,是在小树林里干活时的样子,面朝黄土,

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