Pebble



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 小卵石, 石子
• ［英］ n. 小卵石, 石子 ( a small usu. rounded stone)
• ［类］ droplet : deluge / pebble : landslide ( 小雨和洪水 / 小石和山崩)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English pobble, from Old English papolstān, from papol- (of unknown origin) + stān stone
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a small usually rounded stone especially when worn by the action of water
• 2. transparent and colorless quartz ; rock crystal
• 3. an irregular, crinkled, or grainy surface
• ? pebbly adjective

II. transitive verb (pebbled; pebbling)

• Date: 1605
• 1. to pelt with pebbles
• 2. to pave or cover with pebbles or something resembling pebbles
• 3. to grain (as leather) so as to produce a rough and irregularly indented surface

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