mortar
美音:
[´mɔ:tə
]英音:
[´mɔ:tə
]n.臼,研钵,灰泥,迫击炮 vt.用灰泥涂抹,用灰泥结合
难易程度:
mortar为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:mortared 过去分词:mortared 现在分词:mortaring 第三人称单数:mortars
近义词, 同义词
mortar
/'mɔ:tə(r); `mɔrtɚ/
n [U] mixture of lime or cement, sand and water, used to hold bricks, stones, etc together in building 砂浆; 灰浆.
v [Tn] join (bricks, etc) with mortar 用砂浆砌合(砖等).
/'mɔ:tə(r); `mɔrtɚ/
n
1 short cannon that fires shells at a high angle 迫击炮
*[attrib 作定语] under mortar fire/attack, ie being fired at by a mortar or mortars 在迫击炮火[攻击]之下.
2 strong bowl in which substances are crushed and ground with a pestle 臼; 研 . =>illus at pestle 见pestle插图.
mortar
n[
Date: 1000-1100;
Language: Old French;Origin: mortier, from
Latin mortarium]
[U]a mixture of
cement or
lime, and sand and water, used in building for holding bricks or stones together
[C]a heavy gun that fires bombs or
shells in a high curve
A cameraman was killed when his vehicle came under mortar fire . a mortar attackpestle,
mortar[C]a stone bowl in which substances are crushed with a
pestle (=tool with a heavy round end)
You'll need a pestle and mortar to grind the spices.→
bricks and mortaratbrick1 (2)