cobble
cobble — 名詞
1. a small, hard, rounded stone that was commonly used in the past to cover the sur
圓石；鵝卵石
鋪設在古老路面上的圓石
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.
Rohan 穿越狹窄街道時，被一顆鬆動的圓石絆倒。
cobble + street; countable use
The historic district kept its original cobble paving from the 1800s.
這片歷史街區保留了十九世紀的原始圓石鋪面。
collocation: original cobble paving
Rain made the cobble stones slippery, so pedestrians walked with care.
雨水讓圓石路面變得濕滑，行人因此小心行走。
Yara counted the grey cobble stones as she skipped along the lane.
Yara 沿著小巷蹦蹦跳跳地數著灰色的圓石。
Workers carefully removed each cobble before laying new pipes below the road.
工人們小心翼翼地移開每一塊圓石，以便在下方鋪設新管線。
- 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 — 動詞
1. to make or fix shoes by hand, especially as a traditional craft passed down thro
製鞋；修補
手工製作或修理鞋子
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.
那位年長鞋匠每年冬天為農民修補皮靴。
cobble + object (leather boots)
Hana learned to cobble shoes from her uncle, a skilled craftsman in their village.
Hana 向擔任熟練工匠的叔叔學習製鞋技藝。
cobble + shoes; learn to + infinitive
In the small workshop, Tomás cobbled sandals from old tyre rubber.
在小工作室裡，Tomás 用舊輪胎橡膠製作涼鞋。
My grandmother remembers when the village cobbler cobbled shoes by hand.
我的祖母還記得當年村裡鞋匠用手工製作鞋子的情景。
Kofi spent the afternoon cobbling a pair of worn hiking boots for his neighbour.
Kofi 花了一個下午為鄰居修補一雙磨損的登山靴。
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.