granite
granite 英 [ˈgrænɪt] 美 [ˈɡrænɪt]
n. 花岗岩；花岗石
名词复数:granites
- Granite is a type of rock that's commonly polished smooth and used for things like kitchen counters. Granite is dark and textured, with swirls of lighter colors.
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- n. 花岗岩；花岗石
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1. The old man's grave is made of granite.
那老人的墓是用花岗石造的。
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2. They squared a block of granite.
他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
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3. weathered granite
风化花岗岩；风化石
- granite (n.) 1640s, from French granit(e) (17c.) or directly from Italian granito "granite," originally "grained," past-participle adjective from granire "granulate, make grainy," from grano "grain," from Latin granum "grain" (from PIE root *gre-no- "grain"). In reference to the appearance of the rock. Used figuratively for "hardness" (of the heart, head, etc.) from 1839. New Hampshire, U.S., has been the Granite State at least since 1825.
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