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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- limestone
['laɪmstəun]
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noun
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石灰岩
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- limestone
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[Mineralogy]
石灰岩，灰岩，石灰石
Collins English-English Dictionary
- limestone
['laɪm"stəυn]
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a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium carbonate, deposited as the calcareous remains of marine animals or chemically precipitated from the sea: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of cement, lime, etc
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shale reposing a bed of limestone
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位于石灰层岩上面的油页岩
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The walls leading up to the entrance are built in attractive limestone blocks.
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通往入口的墙壁用非常显眼的石灰石块砌成。
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Two steep limestone bluffs rise up each side of the narrow inlet.
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两座陡峭的石灰石断崖耸立在狭窄的入口两侧。
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There is limestone cropping out on the ridge above.
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石灰石裸露在山脊各处。
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The calcareous skeletons of this distinctive species have weathered out from the limestone matrix.
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这一独特物种的钙质骨骼已在石灰石矩阵中风化。
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Vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone.
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在石灰岩上掏成的巨大的洞穴式房屋。
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石灰岩经地下水长时期的侵蚀，形成岩洞。
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Caves are formed by the erosion of limestone by groundwater over many thousands of years.
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工地里堆放了大量建房用的灰土。
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On the building site, there was a lot of limestone soil piled up for house building.
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