| 单词 | gravel pit |
| 释义 | gravel pit noun[C] uk/ˈɡræv.əl ˌpɪt/us/ˈɡræv.əl ˌpɪt/aplacewheregravelisdugout of theground 沙砾采掘坑Engineering - mining & quarrying
Examplesofgravel pitgravel pit Thegravelpititself is used for angling purposes and is unsuitable as a feeding ground for birds because of its depth and steep sides. From theCambridge English Corpus One specimen comes from agravelpit, and another specimen was found buried in sediments below the marine limit. From theCambridge English Corpus Thegravelpitis utilized for angling purposes and comprises two lakes, which occasionally connect during rises in the water level. From theCambridge English Corpus There is a drygravelpitin close proximity used as a refuse tip which attracts large numbers of birds. From theCambridge English Corpus Effects on a roach population in agravelpit. From theCambridge English Corpus We have decided to call in this proposal for industrial and commercial development on a former sand andgravelpit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Possibly it might be wanted for agravelpit, for a smallholding or for an allotment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thegravelpitis one of the most likely examples. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A largegravelpitor series of gravel pits may be in the ownership of an organisation specially interested in gravel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unlike agravelpit, a well is not easily seen, and not easily quantifiable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The site is a worked outgravelpit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the case of agravelpit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They might fall, for instance, into a disusedgravelpit, or branches of elm trees might fall upon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That might make a neat regime, but it takes no account of the actual location of thegravelpitin a county. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The water in thegravelpitmay come wholly or mainly from underground—which is normally wheregravelpitwater comes from. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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