pebble

US [ˈpeb(ə)l]
UK ['peb(ə)l]
  • n.鹅卵石；砾石
  • v.用石子扔；用卵石铺盖；使有皱纹[卵石纹]
  • Web小圆石；小鹅卵石；小卵石
Plural Form：pebbles  

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pebble
n.
1.
鹅卵石；砾石a smooth, round stone that is found in or near water

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Definition:
AllAll,鹅卵石鹅卵石,砾石砾石,用石子扔用石子扔,用卵石铺盖用卵石铺盖,使有皱纹[卵石纹]使有皱纹[卵石纹],小圆石小圆石,小鹅卵石小鹅卵石,小卵石小卵石
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1.
Without looking at it, he fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
还没看，一个没拿稳就掉落到铺满鹅卵石的路上，它立刻掉进所有鹅卵石中不见了。
hái méi kàn , yī gè méi ná wěn jiù diào luò dào pū mǎn é luǎn shí de lù shang , tā lì kè diào jìn suǒ yǒu é luǎn shí zhōng bú jiàn le 。
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2.
A warm breath and a rub on her pants later, a small black pebble, oval like a river rock, charred and smooth, was freed of ice.
在她呵完热气，并在裤子上擦拭一番后，黑色小石子上的冰层就被除掉了，这块像河滩卵石一样的椭圆形石头已被烧焦，但表面很光滑。
zài tā hē wán rè qì , bìng zài kù zǐ shàng cā shì yì fān hòu , hēi sè xiǎo shí zǐ shàng de bīng céng jiù bèi chú diào le , zhè kuài xiàng hé tān luǎn shí yí yàng de tuǒ yuán xíng shí tou yǐ bèi shāo jiāo , dàn biǎo miàn hěn guāng huá 。
cn.nytimes.com
3.
To ensure he did not pick the same pebble twice or three times he would throw every picked pebble far out into the sea.
为了确保他不会两次或三次捡起同一块鹅卵石，他每捡起一块鹅卵石就把它远远的抛到海里。
wèi le què bǎo tā bú huì liǎng cì huò sān cì jiǎn qǐ tóng yí kuài é luǎn shí , tā měi jiǎn qǐ yí kuài é luǎn shí jiù bǎ tā yuǎn yuǎn de pāo dào hǎi lǐ 。
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4.
He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another and dropped it in.
乌鸦叼来了一块小石子投到水罐里，接着又叼了一块又一块的石头放进去。
wū yā diāo lái le yí kuài xiǎo shí zǐ tóu dào shuǐ guàn lǐ , jiē zhe yòu diāo le yí kuài yòu yí kuài de shí tou fàng jìn qù 。
blog.sina.com.cn
5.
He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along he stil threw it away.
他已经形成了扔掉每块石头的习惯，以至于当他想要的那一块鹅卵石出现时，他还是顺手扔了出去。
tā yǐ jīng xíng chéng le rēng diào měi kuài shí tóu de xí guàn , yǐ zhì yú dāng tā xiǎng yào de nà yí kuài é luǎn shí chū xiàn shí , tā hái shì shùn shǒu rēng le chū qù 。
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6.
The next thing was that I cheerfully continued my journey, although I regretted not having a large pebble in my waving hand just then.
接着我就兴致勃勃地继续走路，但心里却开始后悔起来，后悔刚才没在潇洒地挥着手里放一块大石子。
jiē zhe wǒ jiù xìng zhì bó bó de jì xù zǒu lù , dàn xīn li què kāi shǐ hòu huǐ qǐ lái , hòu huǐ gāng cái méi zài xiāo sǎ de huī zhuó shǒu lǐ fàng yí kuài dà shí zǐ 。
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7.
With just a flick of his wrist he could make any well-shaped pebble fly unerringly to its mark.
只要手腕轻轻一甩，他可以让任何形状不错的鹅卵石飞无误地向自己的目标。
zhǐ yào shǒu wàn qīng qīng yī shuǎi , tā kě yǐ ràng rèn hé xíng zhuàng bú cuò de é luǎn shí fēi wú wù de xiàng zì jǐ de mù biāo 。
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8.
One little grey bird, with a white breast, Pearl was almost sure, had been hit by a pebble, and fluttered away with a broken wing.
珠儿把握十足地相信，她打中了一只白胸脯的小灰鸟，那小鸟带着一只折断的翅膀鼓翼而飞了。
zhū ér bǎ wò shí zú de xiāng xìn , tā dǎ zhòng le yī zhī bái xiōng pú de xiǎo huī niǎo , nà xiǎo niǎo dài zhe yī zhī zhé duàn de chì bǎng gǔ yì ér fēi le 。
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9.
The boy sat down on a stone to take a pebble out of his shoe when he saw a stranger approaching him.
小孩坐在石头上正打算从鞋里取碎石子，这时他看见一个陌生人朝着他走来。
xiǎo hái zuò zài shí tou shàng zhèng dǎ suàn cóng xié lǐ qǔ suì shí zǐ , zhè shí tā kàn jiàn yī gè mò shēng rén cháo zhe tā zǒu lái 。
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10.
As the last Ice Age came to an end, somebody picked a pebble out of a small river not far from Bethlehem.
随着最后一个冰河时代宣告结束，有人从伯利恒附近流水淙淙的小溪边，捡起了一枚鹅卵石。
suí zhe zuì hòu yī gè bīng hé shí dài xuān gào jié shù , yǒu rén cóng bó lì héng fù jìn liú shuǐ cóng cóng de xiǎo xī biān , jiǎn qǐ le yī méi é luǎn shí 。
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