quarrying
present participle ofquarry
| 单词 | quarrying |
| 释义 | quarrying present participle ofquarry quarry verb[T] uk/ˈkwɒr.i/us/ˈkwɔːr.i/todigstone, etc. from a quarry Digging
Examplesofquarryingquarrying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The other fissures have been destroyed byquarryingoperations. From theCambridge English Corpus This suggests that thequarryingmight have involved a process of splitting large exposed boulders and selecting appropriate blocks. From theCambridge English Corpus Shipping in aggregate is expensive and inconvenient; however, onsitequarryingand crushing is noisy, produces dust and creates a permanent scar on the landscape. From theCambridge English Corpus Pits dug for mundane purposes, such asquarrying, food storage, or water collection, may later serve ritual purposes, or vice versa. From theCambridge English Corpus The specific focus of that industry, whether the herring fishery, slatequarryingor the manufacture of linen, was a matter of opportunity. From theCambridge English Corpus This was accomplished by selecting digging situations that represent typical operating conditions for a wheel loader at mining,quarryingand construction sites. From theCambridge English Corpus Others of note are whisky distilling, granitequarrying, textile manufacturing, ship-building, engineering, food processing and paper manufacture. From theCambridge English Corpus The two sedimentary fills were undoubtedly continuous and the intermediate section was removed as a result ofquarrying. From theCambridge English Corpus The secondary sector includes: mining andquarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas and water; and construction. From theCambridge English Corpus Quarryingoperations destroyed many of the fissures, and observations and sampling could only be carried out when safe access was available. From theCambridge English Corpus Slatequarryingand how to make it profitable. From theCambridge English Corpus Granitequarryingon the immediate mainland was on a much grander scale and although intermittent - ceasing altogether between the 1920s and 1986 - was clearly often rather profitable. From theCambridge English Corpus I am sure that it will shortly make another application to beginquarryingacross the road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there are differences between thequarryingindustry and other industries that might seek abstraction licences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thequarryingindustry and the conservationists both appreciate the importance of each other. 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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