n.[U]

1. 水泥
   The cement has already set.

   那水泥已经凝固了。

2. 胶结材料；（牙科用来填补空洞的）粘固粉；白垩
3. （团结的）纽带

vt.

1. 用水泥接合[（+together）]
   He got the broken bowl cemented.

   他把破碗胶合起来了。

2. 用水泥涂[（+over）]
3. 巩固，加强；凝成
   Our object is to further cement trade relations.

   我们的目标是进一步加强贸易关系。

vi.

1. 粘紧，粘牢

n.

1. a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, used in making mortar and concrete.
   ▸concrete.
2. a soft glue that hardens on setting.
3. (also cementum) Anatomy  a thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw.
4. Geology  the material which binds particles together in sedimentary rock.

v.