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kerb

/kɜːb/ /kɝb/

Meanings
noun

路缘，路边石。

The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.

Examples :

"To get to school, I had to carefully walk along the kerb to avoid the cars. "
为了去学校，我不得不小心地沿着路缘走，避开汽车。
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noun

墓塚石圈, 墓围石。

A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb.

Examples :

"Archaeologists carefully excavated the ancient burial mound, revealing the kerb that circled its base, a protective ring of stones built centuries ago. "
考古学家们小心翼翼地挖掘这座古老的墓塚，最终显露出了环绕墓塚底部的墓围石，那是几个世纪前建造的、用于保护墓塚的石圈。
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Related Words

Illustration archaeologists

archaeologists noun

/ˌɑːrkiˈɒlədʒɪsts/ /ˌɑːrkiˈɑːlədʒɪsts/

考古学家，考古学者

"Archaeologists carefully dig in the dirt, looking for clues about past civilizations. "

考古学家们小心地在泥土中挖掘，寻找关于过去文明的线索。

Illustration parallel

parallel noun

/ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/

平行线

"The train tracks are two parallel lines that run through the entire town. "

火车轨道是两条平行的铁路线，贯穿整个城镇。(Huǒchē guǐdào shì liǎng tiáo píngxíng de tiě lùxiàn, guànchuān zhěnggè chéngzhèn.)

Illustration protective

protective noun

/pɹoʊtɛktɪv/

保护物，防护物。

"The protective helmet was essential for the construction worker. "

那个保护性头盔对建筑工人来说是必不可少的防护物。

Illustration accidentally

accidentally adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

偶然地，意外地

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

他发现青霉素，很大程度上是偶然发生的。

Illustration revealing

revealing verb

/ɹəˈviːlɪŋ/

揭示，显露。

"The magician was revealing his trick by showing how the disappearing box worked. "

这位魔术师正在揭示他的魔术，通过展示那个消失的箱子是如何运作的。

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sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

Illustration pavement

pavement noun

/ˈpeɪvmənt/

路面，铺装路面

"The children were drawing with chalk on the pavement outside their house. "

孩子们正在他们房子外面的铺装路面上用粉笔画画。

Illustration consisting

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

包括，组成。

"The project consists of three main parts. "

这个项目包括三个主要部分。

Illustration centuries

centuries noun

/ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹiz/

世纪，百年。

"The ancient pyramids have stood for centuries, witnessing the rise and fall of civilizations. "

古代金字塔已经屹立了好几个世纪，见证了文明的兴衰。

Illustration kerbstones

kerbstones noun

/ˈkɜːrbstoʊnz/ /ˈkɜrbstoʊns/

路缘石，道牙。

"The children sat on the kerbstones while waiting for the school bus. "

孩子们坐在路缘石上等着校车。

Illustration excavated

excavated verb

/ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɪd/ /ˈɛkskəˌveɪdɪd/

挖掘，开凿。

"The workers excavated the site to build the foundation for the new school. "

工人们挖掘了场地，为新学校建造地基。