macadam

n. 碎石, 碎石路

发音

UK /məˈkædəm/
其它

词形变化

macadams 复数 macadams macadamed macadaming macadammed macadamming macadams 三单 macadaming 现在分词 macadamming 现在分词 macadamed 过去式 macadamed 过去分词 macadammed 过去式 macadammed 过去分词

别名

McAdam

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    Any road or street.

    美国 可数 过时 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To cover or surface with macadam.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

tarmac tarmacadam

上位词 2

pavement paving
动词

同义词 3

tarmac macadamise macadamize

上位词 2

coat surface

词源

Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.

来源：wiktionary