"shale" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 頁巖

Definition

一種質地柔軟、細顆粒的岩石，容易劈開成薄層。頁巖主要由黏土或泥組成，在地質學和能源產業中很重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於技術及學術用語，常見於地質學或能源領域。不用於描述一般石頭。常見英文語句有：'shale gas'、'shale oil'、'layers of shale'。

Examples

Shale is a common type of rock found underground.

**頁巖**是一種常見的地下岩石。

Oil and gas can sometimes be found in shale.

有時候石油和天然氣可以在**頁巖**裡找到。

Shale breaks easily into thin pieces.

**頁巖**很容易碎成薄片。

The energy company is drilling for shale gas in this region.

能源公司正在這個地區開採**頁巖**氣。

Layers of shale give the cliffs their striped look.

**頁巖**的層次讓懸崖看起來有條紋。

Geologists are studying how water flows through shale formations.

地質學家正在研究水如何流經**頁巖**結構。