limestone

IPA/ˈlaɪmstəʊn/
KK[lˈaɪmstˌon]IPA/ˈlaɪmstəʊn/

limestone — noun

1. a pale sedimentary rock, mostly made of calcium carbonate, that people cut for b

1.名詞B2
釋義

a pale sedimentary rock, mostly made of calcium carbonate, that people cut for buildings and use to make lime or cement

例句

Workers repaired the old church with blocks of local limestone from the nearby quarry.

collocation: limestone blocks / limestone quarry

Rain slowly dissolved the limestone walls, leaving long caves under the hill.

geology: water can dissolve limestone

同義詞
  • chalk

    a much softer white limestone that breaks easily

  • marble

    limestone changed by heat and pressure into a harder decorative stone

  • sandstone

    a different building rock made from grains of sand rather than calcium-rich remains

文法句型

limestone + verb

made of limestone

crushed limestone + noun

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the material itself. In geology, it can also be countable when speakers compare rock types, as in 'a soft limestone'.

常見錯誤

❌These statues are carved from limestones.
✅These statues are carved from limestone.
💡When you mean the material, 'limestone' is usually uncountable.