mortar
n[U]
mixture of lime or cement, sand and water, used to hold bricks, stones, etc together in building 砂漿; 灰漿. mortar, v [Tn] join (bricks, etc) with mortar 用砂漿砌合(磚等).
mortar n
1 short cannon that fires shells at a high angle 迫擊炮
[attrib 作定語]
under mortar fire/attack, ie being fired at by a mortar or mortars 在迫擊炮火[攻擊]之下.
2 strong bowl in which substances are crushed and ground with a pestle 臼; 研 . =>illus at pestle 見pestle插圖.
?? 擴展釋義
*['m?:t?]n. 臼, 研缽, 灰泥vt. 用灰泥涂抹, 用灰泥結合【化】 研缽; 灰漿; 砂漿【醫】 乳缽, 研缽【經】 砂漿相關詞組: pound sth in a mortar with a pestle