cobblestone

n. 圆石, 鹅卵石

发音

US /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/
UK /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/

词形变化

cobblestones 复数 cobblestones

别名

cobble-stone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

    鹅卵石

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.

    不可数 可数

    The road was paved in cobblestone.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cobble sett

上位词 1

paving stone

相关短语

cobblestone ice

词源

From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).

来源：wiktionary