verb🔗Share铺碎石, 铺砾石 To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc."The school maintenance crew gravelled the playground path to make it safer for the children. "学校的维修人员在操场小路上铺了碎石,让孩子们玩耍时更安全。materialenvironmentgeologybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使迷惑,使恼火 To puzzle or annoy"The teacher's vague instructions gravelled the students, leaving them unsure how to start the assignment. "老师含糊不清的指示让学生们摸不着头脑,心里很烦,不知道该从哪里开始做作业。mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share搁浅,使…搁浅. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand."The small sailboat, caught in the sudden storm, gravelled on the sandy shore just outside the harbor. "那艘小帆船在突如其来的暴风雨中,搁浅在了港口外的沙滩上。nauticalsailinggeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使为难, 困扰, 难住。 To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex."Her unexpected question about his previous job gravelled him, and he didn't know how to respond. "她突然问起他之前的工作,这让他很为难,一时不知如何回答。attitudecharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使(马)硌石子, 硌伤. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot."After the long ride on the rocky trail, the farrier discovered the horse had been gravelled, and had to carefully remove a stone from its hoof. "在经过那段崎岖的石子路长途跋涉后,马蹄匠发现这匹马硌了石子,不得不小心地从它的蹄子里取出一块石头。animalmedicinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share铺满砾石的,碎石覆盖的 Covered with gravel."The gravelled driveway crunched under the tires as we arrived home. "当我们到家时,汽车轮胎压在铺满碎石的车道上,发出咯吱咯吱的声音。materialgeologyenvironmentareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share困惑的,为难的 Perplexed, puzzled, baffled; troubled, annoyed."Context: A student receives a failing grade on a test they thought they aced. Sentence: Maria was gravelled by the unexpected failing grade on her math test. "玛丽亚对数学考试不及格的成绩感到非常困惑和不解。mindsensationcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading