limestone 英 [ˈlaɪmstəʊn] 　 美 [ˈlaɪmstoʊn]

limestone

limestone　 英 [ˈlaɪmstəʊn] 美 [ˈlaɪmstoʊn]

n. [岩] 石灰岩　

名词复数:limestones　

The white cliffs of Dover, for example, are white because they contain limestone, or calcium carbonate.　比如，多佛的白色峭壁之所以为白色就是因为含有石灰岩或碳酸钙。
Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas) with a bizare swollen trunk that almost has human proportions grows against a limestone rock face on the island of Socotra.　索科特拉无花果树倚靠着石灰岩、面向索科特拉岛生长，它那肿胀的树干跟人的身体比例几乎一样。

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  • n. [岩] 石灰岩

  • 1. The white cliffs of Dover, for example, are white because they contain limestone, or calcium carbonate.

    比如，多佛的白色峭壁之所以为白色就是因为含有石灰岩或碳酸钙。

  • 2. Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas) with a bizare swollen trunk that almost has human proportions grows against a limestone rock face on the island of Socotra.

    索科特拉无花果树倚靠着石灰岩、面向索科特拉岛生长，它那肿胀的树干跟人的身体比例几乎一样。

  • 3. From the pinky, limestone walls of its great basilica, we see people snaking down to a small cave in the valley below.

    我们站在粉色石灰岩的教堂墙上，看见下面山谷中有人排队进入到一个小小的洞穴里。

  • limestone (n.) late 14c., from lime (n.1) + stone (n.). So called because it yields lime when burnt. Another name for it, mostly in American English, is limerock.
lime·stone / ˈlaɪmstəʊn ; NAmE ˈlaɪmstoʊn / noun [uncountable ] a type of white stone that contains calcium,used in building and in making cement 石灰岩 limestone limestones lime·stone / ˈlaɪmstəʊn ; NAmE ˈlaɪmstoʊn /
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