| 词汇 | alabaster |
| 释义 | alabaster noun[ U ] uk /ˌæl.əˈbæs.tər/ us /ˈæl.ə.bæs.tɚ/ an almost transparent, white stone, often used for making decorative objects（常用来做装饰物的）雪花石膏 AnthonyRosenberg/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Geology: types of rock agglomerate arenaceous arenite asthenosphere asthenospheric emery flinty gneiss indurated intrusive lahar limestone lodestone magma marcasite marl marmoreal obsidian sandstone schist Conscious of nothing but her grief, motionless, and blinded by her tears, she looked like a weeping statue of alabaster. In the middle of the lower court there was a stately fountain of fair alabaster. She could blanch to the whiteness of alabaster. The cliffs that border the foreshore are strikingly coloured and are veined with alabaster. The whole of the frieze is of alabaster, while the architrave and cornice are of black marble. Examples of alabasteralabaster The team felt it was important that the building should naturally keep the alabaster cool, without any mechanical equipment subject to failure or human error. Lighting of the alabaster curtain wall so that at night it would light the church interior and act as a beacon to the community outside. With biological literalism, the photograph conveys the material truth behind the alabaster male torso of classical sculpture that it self-consciously displaces. There was consensus that the alabaster should be protected with a layer of laminated glass on the exterior, and a series of experiments were used to develop the appropriate solution. The right honourable lady quoted the story of the woman with the alabaster jar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Featuring the significant swimming pool, it also includes: fountains, ornamental pools, sculptures, marble pavilions, alabaster lanterns, dressing rooms, and an ancient temple facade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The cascades are formations like foaming cataracts caught in mid-air and transformed into milk-white or amber alabaster. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Moreover, the calcite alabaster, being a carbonate, effervesces upon being touched with hydrochloric acid, whereas the gypsum alabaster, when thus treated, remains practically unaffected. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The inventory is exceptionally rich, presenting personal and grave goods made of gold, silver, bronze, alabaster, glass, clay, leather. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The burial chamber possibly housed an alabaster sarcophagus, many pieces were found in the sand and debris that filled the chamber. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A very fine-grained white or lightly tinted variety of gypsum, called alabaster, is prized for ornamental work of various sorts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its sides will be composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Meanwhile, four mermaid princesses come from a magnificent alabaster underwater palace. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some of the most important royal sepulchres have alabaster statues that lie over the tomb. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Alabaster, in particular, has long been cherished for its translucence. 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. |
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