quarry
noun
verb
ˈkwɒri
noun
1
a
place
where
large
amounts
of
stone
or
sand
are
dug
out
of
the
ground
采石场
C
a
slate
quarry
板岩采石场
2
the
person
or
animal
that
you
are
hunting
or
chasing
追捕的对象; 猎物
singular 单数
Briefly,
the
hunter
and
his
quarry
glared
at
each
other.
一时间，猎手和他的猎物四目相对。
verb
3
to
dig
stone
or
sand
from
a
quarry
〔在采石场〕开采〔石头〕，挖〔沙〕
quarry
sth
for
sth
The
rock
here
is
quarried
for
building
stones.
这儿的岩石被开采出来用作建筑石材。
quarry
sth
from
sth
Chalk
is
quarried
from
the
surrounding
area.
白垩是从附近地区开采出来的。