marbles

名词 n. 动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.

Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass). plural,plural-only

— Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses.
plural of marble form-of,plural

— Marbles were among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.
Sanity. figuratively,plural,plural-only

— Grandpa's lost his marbles, but at least he still recognizes us.
Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners. plural,plural-only

— Some corners are littered with marbles, off the racing line.

动词 v.

third-person singular simple present indicative of marble form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person

衍生词

lose one's marbles mouthful of marbles