mortar
/ˈmɔːtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɔːrtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmȯr-tər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈmɔː.tər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɔːr.tɚ/ (ame, ipa)
mortar — 名詞
- mortarsingular
- mortarsplural
1. a thick wet building paste made by mixing sand with water and either cement or l
灰泥；砂漿
砌磚黏石用的建築黏料
a thick wet building paste made by mixing sand with water and either cement or lime, then pressing it between pieces of brick or stone so a wall stays solid.
The mason spread fresh mortar between the bricks before lifting the next row.
泥水匠先把新灰泥抹在磚縫間，再疊上下一排磚。
spread mortar between + bricks
After the rain, Mira covered the new mortar so it could dry slowly.
下雨後，Mira 把新抹上的灰泥蓋住，讓它慢慢乾。
Cracks appeared where the old mortar had fallen out of the garden wall.
花園圍牆上老灰泥脫落的地方出現了裂縫。
The workers mixed sand and lime to make mortar for the stone path.
工人把沙和石灰拌成砂漿，用來鋪石頭小徑。
文法句型
mix mortar
spread mortar between + bricks/stones
a layer of mortar
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when you mean the material in general. Say 'some mortar' or 'a layer of mortar', not 'a mortar', in this building sense.
常見錯誤
2. a short, heavy artillery weapon that throws bombs upward in a steep curve, or on
迫擊砲
高角度發射炸彈的火砲或其炮彈
a short, heavy artillery weapon that throws bombs upward in a steep curve, or one of the bombs fired from it.
The army used a mortar to hit the hilltop without moving the trucks closer.
軍隊用迫擊砲攻擊山頂，不必把卡車再往前開。
use a mortar to hit + target
A mortar shell landed near the bridge and broke several windows.
一枚迫砲彈落在橋邊，震碎了好幾扇窗戶。
mortar shell
Reporters heard mortar fire through the night from the edge of town.
記者整夜都聽見鎮外傳來的迫擊砲火。
The unit carried a light mortar up the muddy slope before dawn.
那個單位在天亮前把一門輕型迫擊砲扛上泥濘的山坡。
文法句型
fire a mortar
mortar shell
mortar fire
用法筆記
Nearby words usually show whether the noun means the weapon or the bomb itself. In news reports, common combinations include 'mortar fire', 'mortar attack', and 'mortar shell'.
常見錯誤
3. a thick, strong bowl used with a pestle to crush seeds, herbs, medicine, or othe
研缽
配合杵把材料搗成粉的厚碗
a thick, strong bowl used with a pestle to crush seeds, herbs, medicine, or other solids into powder or paste.
The cook crushed garlic and salt in a stone mortar before adding oil.
廚師先在石製研缽裡把大蒜和鹽搗碎，再加油。
in a mortar
Dr. Lin ground the dried leaves in a mortar for the lab test.
Lin 醫師為了實驗，在研缽裡磨碎那些乾葉。
At the pharmacy museum, visitors saw a bronze mortar beside old scales.
在藥房博物館裡，參觀者看到一個青銅研缽放在舊秤旁邊。
The pestle was missing, but the heavy mortar was still on the shelf.
杵不見了，但那個沉重的研缽還在架上。
- grinding bowl
a plain descriptive phrase rather than the standard dictionary term
- crusher bowl
understandable but not the usual fixed term in kitchens or labs
文法句型
a mortar and pestle
grind + ingredient + in a mortar
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed pair 'mortar and pestle'. Cooking, medicine, seeds, and grinding usually point to this bowl sense rather than the building material.
常見錯誤
mortar — 形容詞
- mortarpositive
- more mortarcomparative
- most mortarsuperlative
1. connected with mortar weapons or with the shooting done by them.
迫擊砲的
與迫擊砲或其射擊有關的
connected with mortar weapons or with the shooting done by them.
Residents hid in the basement after repeated mortar attacks on the market.
市集接連遭到迫擊砲攻擊後，居民躲進地下室。
mortar attacks
The soldiers took cover when mortar rounds began falling near the checkpoint.
附近檢查哨開始落下迫擊砲彈時，士兵立刻找地方掩護。
mortar rounds
Emergency crews repaired the road after a mortar strike damaged the bridge.
一次迫擊砲攻擊炸壞橋梁後，救援人員修復了道路。
The commander requested extra lights because mortar fire continued after sunset.
指揮官要求增設照明，因為日落後迫擊砲火仍持續不斷。
- artillery
broader; includes many other heavy weapons besides mortars
- indirect-fire
technical military term that focuses on firing method rather than the specific weapon
文法句型
mortar attack
mortar round
mortar fire
mortar strike
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns such as 'attack', 'fire', 'round', and 'position'. This adjective belongs to the military sense, not the building material.
mortar — 動詞
- mortarpresent simple I / you / we / they
- mortars3rd person singular
- mortaring-ing form
- mortaredpast simple
1. to spread mortar on something or use it to join bricks or stones firmly together
抹灰泥
把灰泥抹上或用它固定磚石
to spread mortar on something or use it to join bricks or stones firmly together.
The builders mortared the loose bricks back into the garden wall.
工人把鬆動的磚塊用灰泥重新砌回花園圍牆上。
mortar + bricks + into + wall
After cleaning the chimney, Rosa mortared the cracked section by hand.
清理完煙囪後，Rosa 用手把裂開的那一段抹上灰泥。
The team mortared the stone steps before the winter rain arrived.
團隊在冬雨來臨前先把石階用灰泥砌牢。
A local mason mortared the arch carefully so the gap stayed even.
當地泥水匠小心地把拱門抹上灰泥，讓縫隙保持平均。
文法句型
mortar + wall/brick/stone
mortar + object + into place
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object naming the surface or pieces being fixed, such as 'mortar the wall' or 'mortar the stones into place'. Add 'with mortar' only when you need contrast with another material.