cobblestone
cobblestone — noun
1. a small, naturally rounded stone, usually about the size of a fist, set into the
a small, naturally rounded stone, usually about the size of a fist, set into the ground in tightly packed rows to pave streets in older European towns before modern asphalt — for example, the bumpy lanes in old Prague or Lisbon.
Roya twisted her ankle on a loose cobblestone outside the cathedral.
common collocation: loose cobblestone
The narrow alley behind the bakery was paved with worn grey cobblestones.
passive: be paved with cobblestones
Tour buses cannot enter the old town because the cobblestones damage the tires.
Ilan picked up a smooth cobblestone from the river and put it in his pocket.
Workers in Lisbon spent six months replacing the broken cobblestones on Rua Augusta.
- setts
British technical term for the squared paving blocks; cobblestones are rounder and more irregular.
- paving stone
broader term covering any flat stone used in a street or path, not just rounded ones.
文法句型
cobblestone street
cobblestone alley
用法筆記
Often used in the plural to describe the surface of a whole street; the singular usually refers to one stone you can hold or trip over.
常見錯誤
cobblestone — adjective
- cobblestonepositive
- more cobblestonecomparative
- most cobblestonesuperlative
1. describing a street, courtyard, or path whose surface is built from small rounde
describing a street, courtyard, or path whose surface is built from small rounded stones packed together — common in the old centres of European cities like Edinburgh or Krakow.
Élise rented a tiny apartment above a cobblestone street in the old quarter.
attributive: cobblestone + street
The cobblestone courtyard outside Maeve's hostel echoed with footsteps every morning.
attributive: cobblestone + courtyard
Pulling a suitcase across the cobblestone path was nearly impossible for Sirin.
Joshua slipped on the wet cobblestone square after a sudden rain shower.
- cobbled
more common in British English for the same idea — 'a cobbled street' is interchangeable with 'a cobblestone street'.
- stone-paved
more general, can also describe surfaces of large flat slabs rather than the rounded variety.
- paved
in informal contrast 'paved' usually implies asphalt or smooth concrete, the opposite of bumpy stone.
文法句型
cobblestone + noun
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive). You cannot say 'the street is cobblestone'; use 'the street is paved with cobblestones' instead.