gravel

noun

1. 沙砾；砾石；石子
   small stones, often used to make the surface of paths and roads
   1. a gravel path
      石子路
   2. a gravel pit (= a place where gravel is taken from the ground)
      砾石采掘场

1. N-UNCOUNT 砂砾；砾石
   Gravel consists of very small stones. It is often used to make paths.
   1. ...a gravel path leading to the front door.
      通向前门的石子路

1. The water burbled over gravel
   水流过卵石，汩汩作响。
2. I crunched across the gravel.
   我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。
3. It is wise to start infilling with a layer of gravel for drainage.
   先铺上一层利于排水的砾石是个明智的做法。
4. The gravel pits have been landscaped and planted to make them attractive to wildfowl
   砾石采掘坑已进行了景观美化并种上了草木，希望能吸引野禽的到来。
5. Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel
   两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。
6. I've got half a ton of gravel in the lorry but he won't sign my delivery note.
   我的卡车里装着半吨沙砾，但他不给我签收送货单。
7. This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964.
   这块过去曾是农田的地1964年前一直被用作沙砾坑。
8. It was raining quietly and steadily and there were little pools of water on the gravel drive
   雨一直静静地下着，沙砾车道上积起了一摊摊水。
9. Her feet scrunch on the gravel.
   她的脚喀嚓喀嚓地踩在沙砾上。
10. I signed in and crunched across the gravel to my room.
    我签到后嘎吱嘎吱走过石子路来到我的房间。
11. More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.
    需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。
12. Gravel is much used for road-making.
    砾石常用来筑路。
13. We heard the crunch of wheels on the gravel drive.
    我们听到车轮碾过石子路时发出的嘎吱声。
14. We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.
    我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
15. More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the driveway.
    在车道的凹地上需要填更多的沙砾。
16. The road was full of gravel and very bumpy. I almost stumbled.
    路上净是石头子儿，疙疙瘩瘩的，差点绊倒。
17. The sand went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel.
    细沙填满了大石头和碎石之间的所有空隙。
18. Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together.
    冰河沉淀形成的不分层的土壤，由沙、粘土、砂砾和漂石混合而成。
19. Floods from melting glaciers helped carve this canyon, deepening it and removing most of its sand and gravel.
    洪水从冰川融化帮助雕刻这个峡谷，加深它，并消除其大部分沙和碎石。
20. Made of packed earth or gravel.
    填满了泥土或砂砾的。
21. Concrete is made of cement, sand, and gravel mixed with water.
    混凝土是由水泥、沙子和碎石并和水混合而成的。
22. The components to be considered in this book include boulders, gravel, sand, silt and clay.
    本书所考虑的组成部分包括漂砾，砾石，砂，粉土和粘土。
23. Compared with the porcelain granule with a same grain diameter, gravel and quartz sand can be cleaned easily.
    与相同粒径的陶粒相比较，砾石和石英砂易于冲洗干净；
24. The sand fill-ups the space between the stone and gravel.
    沙子填满了石块和砾石的所有间隙。
25. The sand fills up the spaces between the gravel.
    沙子填满了碎石间的空隙。
26. A strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water.
    用沙子、沙砾、水泥和水制成的高强度建筑材料。
27. Gravel and cement unite with water to form concrete.
    砾石、水泥和水合起来就成了混凝土。
28. I finished analyzing the debris that I vacuumed from the shooting range gravel.
    我完成了对射击场砂砾中找到的残骸的分析。
29. The workmen mixed sand, gravel, and cement to make concrete.
    工人们把沙，石子和水泥混和成混凝土。
30. Sandstone and conglomerate are the consolidated equivalent of sand and gravel.
    砂岩和砾岩分别是砂和砾石固结的产物。

noun

1. rock fragments and pebbles

   Synonym:    crushed rock

verb

1. be a mystery or bewildering to
   1. This beats me!
   2. Got me--I don't know the answer!
   3. a vexing problem
   4. This question really stuck me

   Synonym:    perplexvexstickgetpuzzlemystifybafflebeatposebewilderflummoxstupefynonplusamazedumbfound

2. cover with gravel
   1. We gravelled the driveway

3. cause annoyance in
   1. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
   2. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

   Synonym:    annoyragget tobotherget atirritaterilenarknettlevexchafedevil