Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense quarries, present participle quarrying, past tense, past participle quarried
1N-COUNT 采石场;露天矿场 A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals. 采石场;露天矿场
...an old limestone quarry.
废旧的石灰岩采石场
2VERB 开采(石料或矿产);在…开采 When stone or minerals are quarried or when an area is quarried for them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives. 开采(石料或矿产);在…开采
The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement. [beVERB-ed]