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pebble

/ˈpɛb.əl/

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noun

鹅卵石，石子

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

Examples :

"The children collected smooth pebbles on the beach during their family vacation. "

孩子们在家庭旅行期间，在海滩上捡了许多光滑的鹅卵石。

geology material nature environment

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noun

砾石，卵石。

A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Examples :

"The children collected pebbles from the beach to decorate their sandcastle. "

孩子们从沙滩上捡来一些砾石，用来装饰他们的沙堡。

geology material nature

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noun

冰粒, 冰珠

A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.

Examples :

"The curlers sprayed a fine pebble on the ice to help the stones grip and curl. "

冰壶运动员在冰面上喷洒细小的冰珠，以增加冰壶的抓地力并使其旋转。

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noun

水晶，石英。

Transparent and colourless rock crystal.

Examples :

"Brazilian pebble"

巴西水晶

geology mineral material

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noun

颗粒火药

A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.

Examples :

"The artillerist carefully loaded the cannon with a measured amount of pebble, ensuring a controlled and powerful explosion. "

炮手小心地将适量的颗粒火药装入大炮，以确保可控且强大的爆炸。

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verb

铺鹅卵石，铺砾石。

To pave with pebbles.

Examples :

"The gardener will pebble the path in the park tomorrow. "

明天园丁将用鹅卵石铺路公园里的小路。

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verb

在冰上洒水

To deposit water droplets on the ice.

Examples :

"to pebble the ice between games"

在比赛间隙在冰上洒水

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verb

使（皮革）起皱，使（皮革）具有卵石般的外观

To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.

Examples :

"The leatherworker pebbled the new wallet, giving it a textured look. "

这位皮革匠对新钱包进行了起皱处理，使其呈现出带有纹理的外观。(Zhè wèi pígé jiàng duì xīn qiánbāo jìnxíng le qǐzhòu chǔlǐ, shǐ qí chéngxiàn chū dàiyǒu wénlǐ de wàiguān.)

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verb

放置鹅卵石，铺石子。

To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules; see pebble game.

Examples :

"The student needed to pebble the first node of the graph to start the algorithm. "

为了启动这个算法，这个学生需要往图的第一个节点上放置鹅卵石。