asphalt

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

asphaltsasphalte

1.
(countable, uncountable)A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
The mining of asphalt was big business in this area in the early twentieth century.
Đồng nghĩa: bitumen
2.
(abbreviation, alt of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.
Near-synonyms: tarmac, tarmacadam, blacktop, bitumen
Please hose off the asphalt near the top of the driveway if the trucks get lots of mud on it.
Đồng nghĩa: tarmac, tarmacadam, blacktop, bitumen

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

asphalts

V_ing/Gerund

asphalting

V_ed/pp

asphaltedasphalte

1.
(transitive)To pave with asphalt.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

bitumen tarmac tarmacadamblacktop

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος (asphalt, bitumen). Displaced native eorþtyrewa (literally, "earth-tar").