cobble
cobble — noun
1. a small, hard, rounded stone that was commonly used in the past to cover the sur
a small, hard, rounded stone that was commonly used in the past to cover the surface of streets and roads
Rohan tripped on a loose cobble while crossing the narrow street.
cobble + street; countable use
The historic district kept its original cobble paving from the 1800s.
collocation: original cobble paving
Rain made the cobble stones slippery, so pedestrians walked with care.
Yara counted the grey cobble stones as she skipped along the lane.
Workers carefully removed each cobble before laying new pipes below the road.
- cobblestone
the more common full form of the word, interchangeable with 'cobble'
- paving stone
broader term that includes rectangular or cut stones, not just rounded ones
- set
British technical term for a rectangular paving block
文法句型
cobble + noun (stone/street)
plural: cobbles
用法筆記
Cobble streets are found mainly in historic or old-fashioned districts. Modern roads use asphalt or concrete. The adjective 'cobbled' appears more often than the noun 'cobble' in everyday speech (e.g. 'a cobbled alleyway').
常見錯誤
cobble — verb
1. to make or fix shoes by hand, especially as a traditional craft passed down thro
to make or fix shoes by hand, especially as a traditional craft passed down through generations
The elderly cobbler cobbled leather boots for farmers every winter.
cobble + object (leather boots)
Hana learned to cobble shoes from her uncle, a skilled craftsman in their village.
cobble + shoes; learn to + infinitive
In the small workshop, Tomás cobbled sandals from old tyre rubber.
My grandmother remembers when the village cobbler cobbled shoes by hand.
Kofi spent the afternoon cobbling a pair of worn hiking boots for his neighbour.
文法句型
cobble + object (shoes/boots/sandals)
cobble + object + by hand
用法筆記
The literal meaning of making or repairing shoes is now rare and considered old-fashioned. Much more common in modern English is the phrasal verb 'cobble together', which means to assemble something hastily or roughly using whatever materials are available. This extended sense applies to objects, plans, meals, documents, and software.