quarrying

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals. 採(cǎi)石場(chǎng); 鑛場(chǎng)
...an old limestone quarry. …一処老的石灰?guī)r開採(cǎi)場(chǎng)。
2. V-T When stone or minerals are quarried or when an area is quarried for them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives. 開採(cǎi); 在…処開採(cǎi)
The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement. 這些大石灰?guī)r洞也用來(lái)開採(cǎi)水泥原料。
3. N an animal, bird, or fish that is hunted, esp by other animals; prey (被其他動(dòng)物捕食的)動(dòng)物、鳥或魚
4. N a square or diamond shape 正方形; 菱形