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pumice

/puhm-is/US // ˈpʌm ɪs //UK // (ˈpʌmɪs) //

浮石,云石,轻石,漂浮石

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called pumice stone . a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pum·iced, pum·ic·ing.

    • : to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice.

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Examples

  • The top and bottom (fronts) were trimmed perfectly smooth, polished with pumice-stone, and often painted black.

  • He banked left and followed the contour of the mountain, and found another group of soldiers camped near the pumice works.

  • They've probably set things up at the pumice works if there's water there.

  • Rick circled low over the pumice works while the loud-speakers blasted at the troops below.

  • Kneeling with one knee upon the ground, each took me by a leg and began rubbing the soles of my feet with a pumice stone.