| 词汇 | adobe |
| 释义 | adobe noun[ U ] uk /əˈdəʊ.bi/ us /əˈdoʊ.bi/ a mixture of earth and straw made into bricks and dried in the sun, used to build houses in some parts of the world: （建筑用）土坯，黏土 an adobe house土坯房 Building materials acoustic tile agglomerate airbrick asphalt bamboo drywall fibro fixing flagged flagstone particle board paving prestressed putty razor wire two-by-four unreinforced wattle wattle and daub weatherboarding adobe | American Dictionaryadobe noun[ U ] us/əˈdoʊ·bi/ a mixture of wet earth and grass made into bricks and dried in the sun, used to build houses: Adobe houses were common in the Southwest. Examples of adobeadobe Soon he replaced his adobe store with a two-storey brick structure to accommodate a theatre above, merchant stalls below and a clock on top. A poorly preserved plaster-like floor was found, covered by remains of collapsed adobe from bajareque walls. These earthen substructures supported substantial adobe-walled buildings, several of which exhibit traces of thin interior-floor plaster. Sometimes houses are constructed using these volcanic materials, although houses are generally made of adobe. This deposit, which filled the remainder of the pit as well as the entrance shaft, was capped by a layer of masonry and adobe blocks that sealed the chamber. The motive for borrowing 'adobe' in its possessed form is not obvious. The northern earth substructure was an especially important ritual locus that was continued by a superimposed series of three adobe structures for at least 150 years. Interior walls were constructed of adobe bricks. This site does not contain pyramids; instead the buildings here are made of adobe brick, a very unusual construction material for this place and time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Construction materials and techniques in the 1100s were less reliable and methodical, with poorer quality adobe and rock, that resulted in irregular shaped rooms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Village houses, made of adobe, with wood-and-cane roofs, were built close together along narrow alleys. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Homes were built using materials found right on the ground using materials such as cypress wood, cedar, adobe brick and limestone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They lived in dugouts and adobe houses, but were forced out of the country in 1878. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the plazas outside the room blocks were ramadas, outdoor work areas, adobe-lined fire pits, middens, and a cremation area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The walls are thick adobe and their roofs have two peaks covered with flat clay tile shingles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. Collocations withadobeadobeThese are words often used in combination with adobe. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. adobe brick Its houses were one-storey high with walls and enclosures built of adobebrick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. adobe building In the interior of the adobebuilding, the main decoration is the best preserved. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. adobe home Olivas built the adobehome in 1841, and expanded it in 1849 to two stories, making it the only such building in the area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. See all collocations with adobe |
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