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cement

/si-ment/US // sɪˈmɛnt //UK // (sɪˈmɛnt) //

水泥,胶合剂,水合剂,水水泥

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
    • : any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used especially for mending broken objects or for making things adhere.
    • : Petrography. the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks.
    • : anything that binds or unites: Time is the cement of friendship.
    • : Dentistry. a hardening, adhesive, plastic substance, used in the repair of teeth for anchoring fillings or inlays, for filling, or for fastening crowns.Informal.cementum.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to unite by or as if by cement: to cement stones to form a wall; to cement a relationship.
    • : to coat or cover with cement: to cement a floor.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become cemented; join together or unite; cohere.

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Examples

  • Being authentic cements stronger relationships and higher engagement, which are critical to opening up opportunities for all.

  • In real life, making urea cement will probably be more complicated than just peeing in a bucket, says Belinda Rich.

  • They topped off this mix with some water to make the cement.

  • For instance, it might prevent clogs in tubes that carry cement.

  • In all of these products, adding graphene would reduce the overall amount of plastic or cement that would be needed for some application.

  • He was pinned to the cement for his refusal to go along with an arrest for selling loose cigarettes.

  • Holding the architectural smorgasbord of a castle together was cement, wire, and mortar.

  • More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.

  • And to check out this 100-year-old steel and cement engineering marvel.

  • Death waits for these things as a cement floor waits for a dropping light bulb.

  • It is sometimes asked, cannot “Analysis” cement together unconnected “Extremes”?

  • Delancy turned the sedan through the door of the big garage, rolled across the wide parking floor to the cement ramp at the rear.

  • He washed the cement floor with the hose, and while waiting for it to dry he rinsed his brushes in turpentine.

  • This is the material of the celebrated Roman cement, which holds together to this day the massy structures of ancient Rome.

  • The pillars and walls are covered with a white cement, which is equal to marble for its polish.