quarry
采石场
definition
verb
As part of these efforts, prisoners dug sand for mortar, quarried building stone and mortar lime, and manufactured more than 1.2 million bricks.
extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry.
noun
The materials extracted from the quarries - used widely in the local building industry - contained large quantities of fibrous amphiboles.
a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
Moreover, hunting is not a natural encounter between predator and quarry because, unlike animals, humans are responsible for their actions.
an animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
translation of 'quarry'
verb
挖出,
找出
noun
猎食,
猎物,
采石场
example
It is clear that Wilfred's builders made no effort to 'quarry' fresh stone for this edifice.
That behavior really is an act, since the animal is easy 'quarry' .
the security police crossed the border in pursuit of their 'quarry'
One North Dakota émigré actually ‘rode the hounds’ with wolves rather than foxes as his 'quarry' .
Yet, that's about how long falconry - the sport of flying birds of prey at wild 'quarry' - has been around.
It's a deep gorge carved out years ago to drain the limestone 'quarry' into Lake Michigan.
They had the ability to remorselessly pursue their 'quarry' at a relentless pace, regardless of the mid-day sun.
I'd hear a bird, follow the sound until I could see it, then flip feverishly through the field guide hoping to find a picture that would put a name to my 'quarry' .
He said: ‘We are only importing material into the 'quarry' to restore it.’
Behind this is a compact kitchen with large 'quarry' floor tiles and white tiled walls.
The whole philosophy of a stone 'quarry' is to leverage out a wholesome material, free of cracks and other faults.
This has original 'quarry' floor tiling and an open brick fireplace.
The owner objected that he was there first, indeed that stone from his 'quarry' had built the foundations of the houses.
Pike fishing is a sport which attracts growing numbers of anglers, who pursue their 'quarry' with a grim determination and will travel hundreds of miles to catch a record-sized fish.
The haul road will be used to ferry materials from the 'quarry' to the beach for the construction of the breakwaters and related marine infrastructure.
A young man runs through a bizarre hotel in pursuit of an unseen 'quarry' .
Sheltered from the highway, on this trail, the footprint of a doe could still be seen, as when the locals pursued their 'quarry' a thousand years ago.
It has a slate floor and a 'quarry' tiled splashback.
It retains its original 'quarry' floor tiles, which continue through to the adjoining kitchen, as well as ceiling plasterwork.
a limestone 'quarry'
Judging by the behaviour of birds, monkeys and deer, our 'quarry' was certainly out there, probably sitting in the long grass and smiling to himself at human folly.
Yet, he was a skilled bear killer, and the shared proficiency of hunter and 'quarry' added another level of compulsion to the stories.
By day he was working in a limestone 'quarry' , carrying buckets of stones on a yoke.
In fact, Levin can spend years pursuing his 'quarry' , often Corporate America.
One sign United have been piling less pressure on their 'quarry' is that the penalty Van Nistelrooy scored against Tottenham recently was United's first in 11 months.
Thus the bracketing of hull and basketwork trap also instils notions of the fisherman and his catch, the hunter and his 'quarry' , the slayer and the slain.
Hunters, unlike their 'quarry' , have been slow to adapt to the new conditions.
There is also a tiled splashback, 'quarry' floor tiles, and an integrated Delmore oven and hob with extractor fan.
At the back of the house, the kitchen is fitted with country-style presses, a Belfast sink and 'quarry' floor tiles.
The man caught sight of his 'quarry' atop the stairs, and made his way over to him.
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