Shale
[ʃeɪl] or [ʃel]
解释:
(noun.) a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay.
录入:凯文--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
(n.) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
(v. t.) To take off the shell or coat of; to shell.
校对:菲利斯
解释:
n. a shell or husk.
n. clay or argillaceous material splitting readily into thin lamin?—adj. Shā′ly.
手打:马吉
例句:
- The best kind of gas made from mineral substances is produced by the distillation of a bituminous shale, called Boghead coal, which was discovered a few years since in Scotland. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- The shop was built on a shale hill, and when the engine was started the whole hill shook with the high speed revolutions. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
校对:齐利格