adj (1)大理石(very hard rock used to make statues and parts of houses，when cut and polished)[U]：a monument in black～黑色大理石纪念碑;The statue of the king was of the finest～.国王雕像是用上等大理石刻制的。The pillars are made of thick white～.粗大的柱子是用白色大理石制成的。M～is often used in sculpture.大理石常用来雕刻。a heart of～(fig) 铁石心肠;a～table/statue/floor/tomb大理石桌面/雕像/地面/墓;

(2)大理石雕刻(set of sculpture，works of art in marble)[pl]：the Elgin～s 埃尔金大理石雕(指不列颠博物馆的一些典雅雕刻和残件);a collection of ancient Greek～s 古希腊大理石雕刻作品;

(3)弹子游戏(children's game played with marbles)[pl]：play (a game of)～s 玩弹球(游戏);Are children playing～s? 孩子们在玩弹球吗?

(4)玻璃球，弹子(small hard ball of glass used in children's game)[C]：I've got more～s than you.我的球比你的多。The little boy rolled a～along the ground.小男孩在地上滚玻璃球玩。

adj (1)大理石般的，冷酷无情的(like marble in some way，hard，cold，smooth，white，etc)[作attrib](fig)：a～heart 冷酷的心;sb's～skin/forehead 某人光亮的皮肤/光滑的前额;～ice cream大理石花纹冰激凌