macadam

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /məˈkædəm/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). uncountable
    — This narrow-gauge line had suffered the same fate as that between Schull and Skibbereen, with the track taken up except where it runs through one of the town streets and is embedded in the macadam.
  2. Any road or street. US,countable,dated
动词 v.
  1. To cover or surface with macadam. transitive

词形变化

macadams plural McAdam alternative macadams present,singular,third-person macadaming participle,present macadamming participle,present macadamed participle,past macadamed past macadammed participle,past macadammed past McAdam alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
macadamization macadamize tarmac tarmacadam

词源

词源 1
Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.
词源 2
Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.
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