marble

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mar·ble /ˈmɑːbəl $ ˈmɑːr-/ ●●○ noun  1  [uncountable]HEGTB a type of hard rock that becomes smooth when it is polished, and is used for making buildings, statues etc 大理石 The columns were of white marble. 柱子是白色的大理石。 a marble statue 大理石雕像2. [countable]DGO a small coloured glass ball that children roll along the ground as part of a game 玻璃弹子[弹珠]3. marbles [uncountable]DGO a game played by children using marbles 〔儿童玩的〕弹子游戏4. lose your marbles informalPM to start behaving in a crazy way 举止开始失常 SYN go mad5. [countable]AVS a statue or sculpture made of marble 大理石雕像；大理石雕刻品

Examples from the Corpus

marble• The word kept rolling around in his mind like a marble.• I remember picking up a rock about the size of a marble, and I hit him on the temple.• A fire leaped in the hearth under a marble mantelpiece identical to the one in her own flat.• Would it be possible to start with a full container of water and add marbles and sand?• While I was there, a pair of huge marble hands designed by Larry Kirkland were being carved into life.• If I make an omelette of your eggs or a statue out of your block of marble, that is conversion.• Drop a couple of marbles into the cup and watch the water spill over.• As she walked beside Archer with her long swinging gait her face wore the vacant serenity of a young marble athlete.Origin marble (1100-1200) Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros

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marble
mar‧ble /ˈmɑːbəl $ ˈmɑːr-/ noun1. [uncountable] a type of hard rock that becomes smooth when it is polished, and is used for making buildings, statues etc:
    The columns were of white marble.
    a marble statue
2. [countable] a small coloured glass ball that children roll along the ground as part of a game
3. marbles [uncountable] a game played by children using marbles
4. lose your marbles informal to start behaving in a crazy way
   SYN  go mad
5. [countable] a statue or sculpture made of marble

mar·bleBrE /ˈmɑːbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːrbl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of hard stone that is usually white and often has coloured lines in it. It can be polished and is used in building and for making statues, etc. 大理石◆a slab/block of marble 一块大理石板◆a marble floor/sculpture 大理石地板／雕刻 [countable] a small ball of coloured glass that children roll along the ground in a game （玻璃）弹子marbles [uncountable] a game played with marbles 弹子游戏◆Three boys were playing marbles. 三个男孩儿在玩弹子游戏。🔊🔊marbles [plural] (informal) a way of referring to sb's intelligence or mental ability 理智；智力◆He's losing his marbles (= he's not behaving in a sensible way). 他失去理智了。🔊🔊