gravel

rock, stone, gravel, pebble

名词 gravel:

1. rock fragments and pebbles
   同义词：crushed rock

动词 gravel:

1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   同义词：annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, vex, chafe, devil
2. cover with gravel
3. be a mystery or bewildering to
   同义词：perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound

形容词 gravel:

1. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
   同义词：grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy

1. The workers mixed the asphalt with sand and gravel together.
   工人们把沥青和沙子、石块混合在一起。
2. We bumped up and down along the gravel path.
   我们沿砾石小路颠簸而行。
3. The solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel.
   基岩松散地质下的大石块，如土、沙、陶土或碎石
4. The wheels crunched the gravel.
   车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响。
5. The car bumped on the uneven surface of the gravel road.
   汽车在高低不平的砾石路面上颠簸着。
6. They went out for a walk on the gravelled path.
   他们在碎石小径上散步。

grav.el

n.（名词）
An unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments or pebbles.
砾石：岩石碎片或卵石的松散的混合物
Pathology The sandlike granular material of urinary calculi.
【病理学】 结石：泌尿结石的沙状微粒物质
v.tr.（及物动词）
grav.eled 或 grav.elled grav.el.ing 或 grav.el.ling grav.els 或 grav.els
To apply a surface of rock fragments or pebbles to.
用砂砾铺：覆以岩石碎片或卵石的表面
To confuse; perplex.
使迷惑；使困惑
Informal To irritate.
【非正式用语】 激怒

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French gravele [diminutive of] grave [pebbly shore]
源自 古法语 gravele [] grave的小后缀 [卵石滩]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凯尔特语]