cement

n. 水泥, 胶结剂
vt. 胶合, 用水泥涂
vi. 黏牢
【化】 胶接剂; 水泥
【医】 粘固粉, 牙骨质, 水泥剂

名词:cementer 动词过去式:cemented 过去分词:cemented 现在分词:cementing 第三人称单数:cements 

ce.ment

n.（名词）


A building material made by grinding calcined limestone and clay to a fine powder, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as an ingredient in making mortar or concrete.
水泥：通过把烧石灰和粘土研磨成细粉末做成的一种建筑用料，掺入水浇灌凝固成块或用来作制成灰浆或混凝土的成分
Portland cement.
波特兰水泥，普通水泥
Concrete.
混凝土
A substance that hardens to act as an adhesive; glue.
接合剂，接合胶：一种用作胶合材料胶接剂的物质；接合胶
Something that serves to bind or unite:
巩固物，联合物：起巩固或联合作用的事物：
例句：
.Custom was in early days the cement of society.(Walter Bagehot)
.习俗是早期社会维系的纽带.(沃尔特·巴杰特)

Geology A chemically precipitated substance that binds particles of clastic rocks.
【地质学】 结合沉淀物：使碎屑岩的微料结合起来的一种化学沉淀物
Dentistry A substance used for filling cavities or anchoring crowns, inlays, or other restorations.
【牙科学】 黏固粉：一种用以填补齿洞，固定齿冠，镶嵌或作其他修补的物质
Variant of cementum
cementum的变体
v.（动词）
ce.ment.ed,ce.ment.ing,ce.ments
v.tr.（及物动词）
To bind with or as if with cement.
粘结，胶合（象水泥一样）巩固
To cover or coat with cement.
铺或涂上水泥
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become cemented.
粘牢，胶牢

<习惯用语>in cement
Firmly settled or determined; unalterable:
坚定的，下定决心的；不可动摇的：
例句：
The administration`s position on taxes was set in cement despite the unfavorable public response.
尽管公众舆论反对，政府在税收上的立场仍是坚如磐石

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French ciment
源自 古法语 ciment
from Latin caementum [rough-cut stone]
源自 拉丁语 caementum [粗切的石头]
from caedere [to cut] * see ka…-id-
源自 caedere [切] *参见 ka…-id-

【引伸】
cement.er
n.（名词）