
cubes
词源
源自拉丁语 'cubus',经古法语 'cube' 进入英语,原指几何立方体,16世纪后引申为立方状物体。
noun
❶ 立方体,指具有六个相同正方形面的三维几何形状,常用于数学、建筑或日常物品的描述。
“Children were playing with colorful wooden cubes.”
(孩子们正在玩彩色的木制立方体。)
“The sculpture was made of stacked metal cubes.”
(这个雕塑是由堆叠的金属立方体组成的。)
❶ 立方块状物,特指食物(如冰块、糖块)或药品(如方糖状药剂)被切割成的规则小方块。
“He dropped two sugar cubes into his coffee.”
(他往咖啡里放了两块方糖。)
“The recipe calls for frozen broth cubes.”
(食谱要求使用冷冻的高汤块。)
verb
❶ 将某物切成小立方体形状的动作,常见于烹饪或加工程序中。
“First, cube the potatoes before boiling them.”
(先把土豆切成方块再煮。)
“The chef expertly cubed the tuna for sushi.”
(厨师熟练地将金枪鱼切成寿司用的方块。)
常见短语
ice cubes — 冰块,指冷冻成小立方体的水,用于冷却饮料或制作冷食。
“The waiter brought us a bucket of ice cubes with our drinks.”
(服务员给我们的饮料配了一桶冰块。)
Rubik's Cube — 魔方,一种由可旋转彩色小立方体组成的立体益智玩具。
“He solved the Rubik's Cube in under a minute.”
(他在一分钟内解开了魔方。)