"quartz" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 石英

Definition

一种坚硬、通常无色或白色的矿物，存在于地壳中，用于制造玻璃、手表和珠宝。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于科学、工业和珠宝领域。常见短语有“石英晶体”、“石英表”。除了谈论矿物、手表等主题时，一般日常会话中不常用。

Examples

A quartz crystal is very hard and clear.

一块**石英**晶体非常坚硬且透明。

Many watches use a quartz movement to keep time.

许多手表用**石英**机芯来计时。

Glass is sometimes made from sand that contains quartz.

玻璃有时由含有**石英**的沙子制成。

She collects different kinds of quartz for her rock collection.

她为自己的石头收藏收集不同种类的**石英**。

If you drop a quartz watch, it usually keeps working.

即使你把**石英**手表摔了，它通常还会继续运作。

The countertop is made out of artificial quartz for durability.

台面是用人造**石英**做的，非常耐用。