n.
- 小卵石[C]
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The street was paved with
pebbles.
这条街用鹅卵石铺成。
- 水晶[U]
- 水晶透镜[C]
- (皮革,纸张等上的)卵石花纹[U]
vt.
- 用卵石铺(走道等)
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We are going to
pebble the walks in the park.
我们将用鹅卵石铺公园里的走道。
- 用卵石连续扔
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The boys teased the dog by
pebbling it with acorns.
男孩子们用橡树果打狗逗它玩。
- 在(皮革等)上印卵石花纹
短语
not the only pebble on the beach
- 并非独一无二的人;并非必不可少的人
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Who do you think you are? You are
not the only pebble on the beach!
你认为自己是什么人?你并非是必不可少的人。
辨析
n.
a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand.
adj.
informal (of a spectacle lens) very thick and convex.
Derivative
Etymology
OE, recorded as the first element of papel-stān ‘pebble-stone’, pyppelrīpig ‘pebble-stream’.