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quarry

🇬🇧 UK/'kwɒri/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

An open site where stone or slate is extracted by cutting or blasting; a person or animal being hunted or pursued

采石场；猎物；追捕对象

v.

To extract stone from a quarry; to search laboriously for information

从采石场开采；费力挖掘

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
quarryother
=quarry

Common Collocations

  • 1.stone quarry石料采石场
  • 2.chase one's quarry追捕猎物
  • 3.marble quarry大理石采石场
  • 4.[track down one's quarry]追踪目标

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Workers at the limestone quarry blasted through the rock face each morning.

  • 2.

    The detective finally cornered his quarry in an abandoned warehouse.

  • 3.

    The eagle kept its eyes fixed on its quarry as it circled overhead.

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