quarry
UKkwɔriː
US'kwɔ:rı
معنی فارسی
کان سنگ ، معدن سنگ ، سنگ کني ،
محل بدست اوردن اطلاعات ، اجر
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence “he fell prey to muggers” “everyone was fair game” “the target of a manhunt”
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate “a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit”
- animal hunted or caught for food “quarry marble” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “The men quarry the area for animals” “The men quarry for animals in the area”
مترادفها
noun
1. Stone pit, stone bed.
2. Prey (especially that of the hunting falcon), game, object of the chase.
3. Pane of glass.