Asphalt
['æsfælt;-əlt] or ['æsfɔlt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons.
(noun.) mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing.
(verb.) cover with tar or asphalt; 'asphalt the driveway'.
手打:路易--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Alt. of Asphaltum
(v. t.) To cover with asphalt; as, to asphalt a roof; asphalted streets.
黛博拉編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Native bitumen, mineral pitch, Jew's pitch.
希尔达整理
解釋/意思:
n. a black or dark-brown hard bituminous substance anciently used as a cement and now for paving cisterns water-pipes &c.—v.t. Asphalt′ to lay or cover with asphalt.—adj. Asphalt′ic.
校對:莱利亚
例句/造句/用法:
- By thus manipulating the various solvents you will be enabled probably to separate the crude asphalt into several distinct hydrocarbons. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- A similar stove with jets of flame from vapour burners has been used to soften hard asphalt pavement when it is desired to take it up. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- It ended at the paving of asphalt which led up to the gates of the Mapleton stables. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Hughes, who went with Edison in 1879, and was in charge of much of the work, states that they were second street-car rails, insulated with tar canvas paper and things of that sort--asphalt. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- After you can go no further, distil off all the solvents so the asphalt material has a tar-like consistency. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Until I get at the proper method of pouring and getting rid of the air-bubbles, it will be waste of time to experiment with other asphalts. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
整理:鲁道夫