"quarry" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 採石場
• 獵物

Definition

“Quarry” 指採集石材等材料的地方，也可指被獵捕或追逐的動物或人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在英文中，“quarry”作地點主要用於技術、建築領域；作“獵物”比“prey”更正式或文學化，常用搭配如“stone quarry”、“hunted his quarry”。不要和“query”（問題）混淆。

Examples

They visited a quarry to see how stone is cut.

他們參觀了一個**採石場**，瞭解怎樣切割石頭。

The wolf chased its quarry through the forest.

狼在森林裡追逐牠的**獵物**。

There is a large quarry outside the city.

城外有一個很大的**採石場**。

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

搜尋數小時後，獵人終於發現了他的**獵物**。

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

多年來，被遺棄的**採石場**被水填滿，成為游泳地點。

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

她主要的**獵物**不是動物，而是山裡的稀有植物。