/ˈkwɒri; US ˈkwɔ:rɪ ||; ˈkwɔrɪ/noun (pluralquarries)
1 [C] a place where sand, stone, etc is dug out of the ground 采石场 ☞Look at mine. 参看mine。
2 [sing] a person or animal that is being hunted 被追捕的人;猎物
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/ˈkwɒri ||; ˈkwɔrɪ/verb [I,T] (present participlequarryingthird person singular presentquarries;past tensepast participlequarried) to dig, stone, sand, etc out of the ground (从地面)开采(石、砂等): to quarry for marble开采大理石