名詞 quarry:

1. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
   同義詞：prey, target, fair game
2. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
   同義詞：pit, stone pit
3. animal hunted or caught for food
   同義詞：prey

動(dòng)詞 quarry:

1. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

1. The horseman aimed his lance at his quarry.
   騎手把長矛對準(zhǔn)了他的獵物。
2. It took the police several days to track down their quarry.
   警方用了幾天時(shí)間追查到案中目標(biāo)。
3. Detectives kept the quarry under surveillance for weeks.
   偵探們監(jiān)測那個(gè)目標(biāo)已有好幾個(gè)星期了。
4. They are quarrying in old manuscripts.
   他們正在舊手稿中尋找資料。

quarry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 quar.ries

A hunted animal; prey.
獵物：被獵取的動(dòng)物；獵物
Hunted animals considered as a group; game.
被獵食者：一群被認(rèn)為應(yīng)捕殺的動(dòng)物；獵物
An object of pursuit:
追捕目標(biāo)：
例句：
The police lost their quarry in the crowd.
在人群中警察迷失了跟蹤目標(biāo)

來源：
Middle English querre [entrails of a deer given to hounds as a reward]
中古英語 querre [給獵狗作為獎(jiǎng)賞的鹿的內(nèi)臟]
from Old French cuiriee
源自 古法語 cuiriee
alteration influenced by cuir [skin]
受 cuir的影響 [皮膚]
of coree
coree的變化
from Vulgar Latin *cor3ta [viscera]
源自 俗拉丁語 *cor3ta [內(nèi)臟]
from Latin cor [heart] * see kerd-
源自 拉丁語 cor [心臟] *參見 kerd-

quarry
quarry 2

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 quar.ries
An open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting.
采石場：通過挖掘、切割或爆破巖石來獲取石料的露天坑道或洞
A rich or productive source:
豐富或多產(chǎn)的資源：
例句：
found the book an indispensable quarry of information.
發(fā)現(xiàn)此書是一個(gè)必不可少的信息寶庫

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
quar.ried,quar.ry.ing,quar.ries
To obtain (stone) from a quarry, as by cutting, digging, or blasting.
采石：如通過挖掘、切割或爆破從采石場獲?。ㄊ希?/br>To extract (facts, for example) by long, careful searching:
采集，獲?。和ㄟ^長期仔細(xì)的調(diào)查獲?。ㄈ缡聦?shí)）：
例句：
finally quarried out the genealogy from hundreds of sources.
終于從上百份原始資料中發(fā)現(xiàn)了家譜

To use (land) as a quarry.
用（土地）作為采石場

來源：
Middle English quarey
中古英語 quarey
from Medieval Latin quareria, quareia
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 quareria, quareia
alteration of Old French quarriere
古法語 quarriere的變化
from *quarre [cut stone]
源自 *quarre [切割石塊]
from Latin quadrum [square] * see k wetwer-
源自 拉丁語 quadrum [正方形] *參見 k wetwer-

【引伸】
quar.rier
n.（名詞）

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quarry
quarry 3

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 quar.ries
A square or diamond shape.
正方形或菱形
A pane of glass having this shape.
正方形窗格，菱形窗格：具有這種形狀的窗格玻璃

來源：
Variant of quarrel 2
quarrel2的變體