
英:/'ˈɡrævld/ 美:/'ˈɡrævld/
adj. 鋪砂礫的,鋪碎石的
The monotonous walk up and down the gravelled pathway suited Alicia's humour.
單調地在礫石路上往來蹀躞,正適合艾麗西亞的心情。
A narrow gravelled terrace runs along one side of the house and adjoins a wood-lined living space at ground level.
建築底層,一條狹窄的碎石鋪地露台沿着住宅的一側延伸下去,并與木材支撐的起居空間相鄰。
At the back was a small bricked house-yard, and beyond that a big square, gravelled fine and red, and having stables on two sides.
屋後是一個磚砌的小小庭院,庭院外有一大塊空地,鋪滿了紅色的礫石,兩旁是馬廄。
"gravelled"是動詞"gravel"的過去式和過去分詞形式,主要含義可分為兩類:
鋪碎石
指用礫石或碎石覆蓋地面,常見于道路修建或景觀工程。例如:"The path was gravelled to improve drainage"(路面鋪碎石以改善排水)。此用法源自道路施工術語,劍橋詞典将其定義為"to cover with gravel"(用礫石覆蓋)。
使困惑/惱怒(古舊用法)
在19世紀英語中,"gravelled"曾表示使人陷入窘境或惱怒的狀态,如狄更斯在《大衛·科波菲爾》中寫道:"This gravelled me"。牛津英語詞典(OED)将其标注為曆史用法,形容"使人不知所措"的隱喻意義。
拼寫差異上,英式英語采用雙寫"l"(gravelled),美式英語則用單"l"(graveled)。該詞源自古法語"gravelle",原指砂礫層。現代專業領域如土木工程仍沿用其基礎含義,美國地質調查局(USGS)在工程報告中常提及"gravelled surfaces"(礫石表面)的應用标準。
單詞gravelled 是動詞gravel 的過去式和過去分詞形式,具體含義和用法如下:
The workers gravelled the driveway to improve its durability.
(工人們用碎石鋪車道以增強耐用性。)
His sudden question gravelled her, leaving her speechless.
(他突然的問題讓她不知所措,啞口無言。)
如需更多例句或搭配,可參考權威詞典(如牛津、柯林斯)或學術資源。
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