quarry /ˈkwɒrɪ/ CET6+ TEM4 ( quarrying, quarried, quarries )

• 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. 采石场; 矿场

  例：

  ...an old limestone quarry.

  …一处老的石灰岩开采场。

• 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. 开采; 在…处开采

  例：

  The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement.

  这些大石灰岩洞也用来开采水泥原料。

• 3. 

  N an animal, bird, or fish that is hunted, esp by other animals; prey (被其他动物捕食的)动物、鸟或鱼

• 4. 

  N a square or diamond shape 正方形; 菱形