marble

名词 marble:

1. a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
2. a small ball of glass that is used in various games
3. a sculpture carved from marble

动词 marble:

1. paint or stain like marble

1. Michelangelo carved in marble.
   米开朗琪罗在大理石上雕刻。
2. Marble Arch is a famous London landmark.
   大理石拱门是著名的伦敦标志。
3. The sculptor chiselled the lump of marble into a fine statue.
   雕刻家把大理石块凿成优美的雕像。
4. There are many perpendicular marble columns in Greek temples.
   希腊庙宇有很多垂直的大理石柱。
5. The statue was carved out of marble.
   这座雕像是用大理石雕刻的。
6. This table is made of marble.
   这个桌子是大理石的。
7. My little son has many marbles.
   我的小儿子有许多弹珠。

mar.ble

n.（名词）

A metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite, often irregularly colored by impurities, and used especially in architecture and sculpture.
大理石：由石灰岩或白云岩变化而来的一种变质岩，常有不规则的杂质色块，专门用于建筑和雕塑
A piece of this rock.
大理石块：一块这样的岩石
A sculpture made from this rock.
大理石雕：这种岩石雕成的雕刻品
Something resembling or suggesting metamorphic rock, as in being very hard, smooth, or cold:
大理石似的东西：与变质岩相似或显示出变质岩特征的，比如是非常坚硬、光滑或冰冷的：
例句：
a heart of marble; a brow of marble.
铁石心肠；紧锁的眉毛

Games
【游戏】
A small hard ball, usually of glass, used in children`s games.
弹子：小孩子游戏中通常用玻璃制成的小硬球
marbles (used with a sing. verb)Any of various games played with marbles.
marbles （与单数动词连用）弹子游戏：任一种用弹子进行的游戏
marbles (used with a sing. verb)Slang Common sense; sanity:
marbles （与单数动词连用）【俚语】 常识；明智：
例句：
completely lost his marbles after the stock market crash.
他在股市大跌以后完全失去了理智

Marbling.
大理石花纹
v.tr.（及物动词）
mar.bled,mar.bling,mar.bles
To mottle and streak (paper, for example) with colors and veins in imitation of marble.
使…具有大理石花纹：用类似于大理石的颜色和条纹（如在纸上）弄上斑纹和条纹
adj.（形容词）
Composed of metamorphic rock:
由变质岩构成的：
例句：
a marble hearth.
大理石壁炉

Resembling metamorphic rock in consistency, texture, venation, color, or coldness.
与大理石相似的：在硬度、质地、脉纹、色彩或冷度上象变质岩的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French marbre
源自 古法语 marbre
from Latin marmor
源自 拉丁语 marmor
from Greek marmaros
源自 希腊语 marmaros

【引伸】
mar.bly
adj.（形容词）