"quarry" in Chinese (Simplified)

采石场猎物

Definition

“Quarry” 指的是采集石材等材料的地方，也可以指正在被猎捕或追逐的动物或人。

在英文中，“quarry”作为场所多用于技术、建材领域。作“猎物”时比“prey”更正式或文学化，常见搭配有“stone quarry”、“hunted his quarry”。不要与“query”（问题）混淆。

They visited a quarry to see how stone is cut.

他们参观了一个**采石场**，了解如何切割石头。

The wolf chased its quarry through the forest.

狼在森林里追逐它的**猎物**。

There is a large quarry outside the city.

城外有一个很大的**采石场**。

After hours of searching, the hunter finally spotted his quarry.

搜寻数小时后，猎人终于发现了他的**猎物**。

The abandoned quarry filled with water over the years and became a swimming spot.

多年来，被遗弃的**采石场**被水填满，成了游泳地点。

Her main quarry was not animals, but rare plants in the mountains.

她主要的**猎物**不是动物，而是山里的稀有植物。