a grey powder made by burning clay and lime that sets hard when it is mixed with water. Cement is used in building to stick stones and bricks together and to make very hard surfaces. 水泥 Use a mixture of one part cement to four parts sand. 使用一份水泥和四份沙子的混合物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wet
- cold
- hard
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- mix
- pour
- harden
- set
- mixer
- block
- floor
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the hard substance that is formed when cement becomes dry and hard （干燥后硬化的）水泥 a floor of cement 水泥地板 a cement floor 水泥地板
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wet
- cold
- hard
- …
- mix
- pour
- harden
- set
- mixer
- block
- floor
- …
a soft substance that becomes hard when dry and is used for sticking things together or filling in holes 胶合剂；胶接剂；黏固剂 dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth) 补牙用的黏固剂
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something that joins people together in a common interest （共同利益联合起来的）纽带，凝聚力 values that are the cement of society 作为社会基石的价值观
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.