adj (1)大理石(very hard rock used to make statues and parts of houses，when cut and polished)[U]：a monument in black～黑色大理石紀(jì)念碑;The statue of the king was of the finest～.國(guó)王雕像是用上等大理石刻制的。The pillars are made of thick white～.粗大的柱子是用白色大理石制成的。M～is often used in sculpture.大理石常用來(lái)雕刻。a heart of～(fig) 鐵石心腸;a～table/statue/floor/tomb大理石桌面/雕像/地面/墓;
(2)大理石雕刻(set of sculpture，works of art in marble)[pl]：the Elgin～s 埃爾金大理石雕(指不列顛博物館的一些典雅雕刻和殘件);a collection of ancient Greek～s 古希臘大理石雕刻作品;
(3)彈子游戲(children's game played with marbles)[pl]：play (a game of)～s 玩彈球(游戲);Are children playing～s? 孩子們?cè)谕鎻椙騿?
(4)玻璃球，彈子(small hard ball of glass used in children's game)[C]：I've got more～s than you.我的球比你的多。The little boy rolled a～along the ground.小男孩在地上滾玻璃球玩。
adj (1)大理石般的，冷酷無(wú)情的(like marble in some way，hard，cold，smooth，white，etc)[作attrib](fig)：a～heart 冷酷的心;sb's～skin/forehead 某人光亮的皮膚/光滑的前額;～ice cream大理石花紋冰激凌