"cement" 怎么发音

word

US

suh-MENT

UK

si-MENT

释义

A gray powder that is mixed with water and sand to make concrete, used for building. 'Cement' can also refer to something that binds or connects things together in a figurative sense.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/səˈmɛnt/

英式英语

/sɪmˈɛnt/

简化发音

美式

suh-MENT

英式

si-MENT

语境中听

The workers mixed cement to build the wall.

Please don't walk on the wet cement.

They used cement to fix the broken steps.

A handshake can help cement a new business partnership.