sandstone
sandstone — 名詞
1. a natural rock formed when sand grains are pressed and stuck together by mineral
砂岩
由沙粒壓實膠結成的岩石
a natural rock formed when sand grains are pressed and stuck together by minerals, often used in buildings and walls
The old church was built from local sandstone that had a warm golden colour.
那座老教堂是用當地產的砂岩建造的，帶有溫暖的金黃色。
built from + [material] — describing construction materials
Hikers followed a narrow path through red sandstone cliffs in the desert.
登山者沿著一條狹窄的小路穿過沙漠中紅色的砂岩峭壁。
collocation: sandstone cliffs
Aoi collected small pieces of sandstone near the river and showed them to the class.
Aoi 在河邊撿了幾塊小砂岩帶到課堂上給同學看。
Many ancient temples in Cambodia were carved directly into the sandstone rock.
柬埔寨許多古老的寺廟是直接在砂岩上雕刻而成的。
collocation: carved into sandstone
Rodrigo used sandstone blocks to build a low wall around his garden.
Rodrigo 用砂岩磚在花園周圍砌了一道矮牆。
- sandstone cliffs
- sandstone walls
- sandstone buildings
- sandstone quarry
- sandstone formation
- carve sandstone
- build from sandstone
- red sandstone
- local sandstone
- sedimentary rock
a broader category; sandstone is one type of sedimentary rock
- freestone
a historical term for sandstone that can be cut easily in any direction, less common in modern usage
用法筆記
Sandstone is usually uncountable when referring to the material in general (e.g. 'a bridge made of sandstone'), but can be countable when talking about different varieties or geological formations (e.g. 'the sandstones of the Colorado Plateau').