"shale" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 页岩

Definition

一种质地柔软、细颗粒的岩石，容易劈开成薄层。页岩主要由黏土或泥组成，在地质学和能源产业中很重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于科技和学术用语，多见于地质学或能源领域。不要用来指普通石头。常见英文词组有：'shale gas'、'shale oil'、'layers of shale'。

Examples

Shale is a common type of rock found underground.

**页岩**是一种常见的地下岩石。

Oil and gas can sometimes be found in shale.

有时候石油和天然气可以在**页岩**里找到。

Shale breaks easily into thin pieces.

**页岩**很容易碎成薄片。

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

能源公司正在这个地区开采**页岩**气。

Layers of shale give the cliffs their striped look.

**页岩**的层次让悬崖看起来有条纹。

Geologists are studying how water flows through shale formations.

地质学家正在研究水如何流经**页岩**结构。