quarry

['kwɔri]

n.采石场, 猎获物, 来源, 被追逐的目标
v.挖出, 苦心找出

例句与用法：

The horseman aimed his lance at his quarry.

骑手把长矛对准了他的猎物。

It took the police several days to track down their quarry.

警方用了几天时间追查到案中目标。

Detectives kept the quarry under surveillance for weeks.

侦探们监测那个目标已有好几个星期了。

They are quarrying in old manuscripts.

他们正在旧手稿中寻找资料。

词形变化：

名词: quarrier | 名词复数: quarries | 动词过去式: quarried | 动词过去分词: quarried | 动词现在分词: quarrying | 动词第三人称单数: quarries |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. (采)石场; 露天矿场

This mountain was the site for a quarry.

这座山曾经有一个采石场。

2. (知识等的)丰富源泉; (消息等的)来源[(+of)]

Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations.

每一句话似乎都给人以许多冥思默想。

vt.

1. 从采石场采得[(+from)]

The workmen quarried out a huge block of marble.

工人们从采石场采得一块很大的大理石。

2. 从(书本等中)努力发掘(资料等)[(+from)]

vi.

1. 在采石场采石

2. 努力发掘

He spent much time in quarrying in old records.

他花了很多时间从旧记录中寻找资料。

n.[C]

1. 猎物(指鸟, 兽等)

The hounds are getting close to their quarry.

猎狗正在接近猎物。

2. 被追逐的目标

The policeman watched his quarry go into a bar.

警察看着他在追捕的人走进一家酒吧。