用法パターン:
[object] made of marble
The hotel lobby had a black-and-white marble floor.
A szálloda előcsarnokában fekete-fehér márványpadló volt.
They chose marble countertops for their new kitchen.
Márvány munkalapokat választottak az új konyhájukba.
Many ancient temples were built with solid blocks of marble.
The artist preferred marble because it was easier to carve than granite.
A cool piece of marble lay on top of the wooden table as a cutting surface.
学習者向け例文
The steps in front of the bank are made of marble.
A bank előtti lépcsők márványból vannak.
She cleaned the marble table with a soft cloth.
Puha ruhával tisztította meg a márványasztalt.
We walked across the cold marble floor with bare feet.
There is a large marble wall in the main hall.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'marble' with 'marbles' (the toy or the idiom about sanity). Use singular 'marble' when talking about the stone material, and plural 'marbles' mainly for the toy or the idiom.
意味
hard stone used in buildings
コロケーション
marble floor
|marble countertop
|marble statue
|white marble
|polished marble
|slab of marble
類義語
stone (More general; refers to any rock material, not specifically marble.)
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granite (A different kind of hard stone often used in a similar way for countertops and buildings.)
対義語
wood (A common building material that is light and organic, unlike heavy stone such as marble.)
テーマ
materials
|buildings
|art
|housing
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
定義
A very hard, smooth stone, usually white with lines of color, used to make floors, tables, and statues.
A hard, smooth stone, often white or patterned, that is cut and polished for use in buildings, floors, countertops, and sculptures.
用法パターン:
a game of marbles
He kept his favorite marble in a special box.
A kedvenc üveggolyóját egy külön dobozban tartotta.
The children were playing marbles in the schoolyard.
A gyerekek üveggolyóztak az iskolaudvaron.
She won three marbles from her friend in one game.
A blue marble rolled under the sofa and disappeared.
They traded marbles during recess, swapping colors and sizes.
学習者向け例文
The boy dropped a marble on the floor.
A fiú leejtett egy üveggolyót a padlóra.
She has a bag full of marbles.
Van egy zacskója tele üveggolyókkal.
They play marbles after school every day.
I found a red marble in the park.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with the idiom 'lose your marbles' (to lose your mind). When talking about the toy, use clear physical actions like 'play marbles' or 'a bag of marbles' to avoid confusion.
コロケーション
play marbles
|glass marbles
|a bag of marbles
|lose a marble
|collect marbles
|a game of marbles
類義語
toy (More general; does not specify that it is a small glass ball used in certain games.)
対義語
coin (In children’s games, a coin is a different type of small object, often used as money rather than a toy ball.)
テーマ
games
|children
|toys
|daily_life
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
定義
A small, round glass ball that children play games with.
A small hard ball, usually made of glass with colored swirls inside, used as a toy in children's games.
用法パターン:
lose your marbles
I thought he’d lost his marbles when he quit his job with no plan.
Azt hittem, elment az esze, amikor minden terv nélkül felmondott.
She’s the only one here who still has all her marbles.
Ő az egyetlen itt, akinek még a helyén van az esze.
Sometimes I wonder if my grandfather is starting to lose his marbles.
You must be out of your marbles to try that without practice.
He may act strange, but he hasn’t lost his marbles yet.
学習者向け例文
My dad works too much, and I think he is losing his marbles.
Apám túl sokat dolgozik, és szerintem kezd elmenni az esze.
She jokes that her grandma is old but still has all her marbles.
Azzal viccelődik, hogy a nagymamája idős, de még mindig a helyén van az esze.
If you do that, people will say you have lost your marbles.
He is very tired and talks like he has no marbles left.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes use this meaning in serious medical or formal contexts. 'Marbles' for sanity is informal and often humorous or light. For medical or respectful speech, use 'mental health' or 'sanity' instead. Also, this meaning is usually plural ('lose your marbles'), not singular.
意味
someone’s sanity or mental clarity
コロケーション
lose your marbles
|have all your marbles
|not have all your marbles
|keep your marbles
類義語
sanity (More formal and neutral; 'marbles' is informal and often humorous.)
対義語
insanity (Refers to serious mental illness or extreme lack of reason, the opposite of having your marbles.)
テーマ
emotions
|mental_health
|informal_speech
|health
|core_vocabulary
定義
A person’s normal and clear way of thinking, especially in informal phrases about losing it.
Someone's mental abilities and sanity, especially in expressions suggesting loss of clear thinking or normal behavior.
用法パターン:
to marble [something]
Gently drag a knife through the batter to marble the cake.
Óvatosan húzz végig egy kést a tésztában, hogy márványos legyen a sütemény.
The artist used two shades of blue to marble the paper.
A művész a kék két árnyalatával márványozta a papírt.
You can marble the surface by swirling the paint with a thin stick.
She learned how to marble fabric using special dyes and water.
The chef marbled the cheesecake with raspberry sauce before baking.
学習者向け例文
Use a fork to marble the chocolate into the cream.
Villával keverd bele a csokoládét a krémbe, hogy márványos legyen.
He wants to learn how to marble paper for art class.
Szeretné megtanulni, hogyan kell papírt márványozni a rajzórára.
She marbled the top of the cake with red sauce.
They will marble the paint to make a special pattern.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes think 'marble' as a verb means 'to turn into stone'. It actually means to give something a pattern that looks like marble stone, often by gently mixing colors.
意味
give something a marbled pattern
コロケーション
marble the cake
|marbled effect
|marbled paper
|marbled surface
|marbled chocolate
類義語
streak (Focuses on adding lines of color but does not always suggest the specific marble-like look.)
対義語
smooth (To make a color or surface even and uniform, the opposite of adding a marbled or streaked pattern.)
テーマ
art
|cooking
|design
|arts_entertainment
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
定義
To mix or move colors so that they form lines and waves, like the pattern in marble stone.
To make a surface have a streaked or swirled pattern of different colors that resembles marble stone.
用法パターン:
a marble of [subject]
The museum owns several Greek marbles from the fifth century BC.
A múzeum több Kr. e. 5. századi görög márványfaragványt őriz.
We stopped to admire a marble of a reclining figure in the gallery.
Megálltunk, hogy megcsodáljunk egy fekvő alakot ábrázoló márványszobrot a galériában.
Many of the marbles in the collection were taken from ancient temples.
The famous marble stood alone in the center of the dark room.
This delicate marble of a young woman was carved by an unknown artist.
学習者向け例文
The museum has many old marbles from Greece.
A múzeumban sok régi, Görögországból származó márványszobor van.
She likes the marble of a horse in the main hall.
Tetszik neki a nagyteremben álló, lovat ábrázoló márványszobor.
We saw a big marble of a king in the city square.
That marble is very famous and very old.
よくある間違い:
Learners may confuse this sense with the toy meaning or the material itself. When 'marble' refers to an artwork, it is often used in art or museum contexts, sometimes in the plural 'marbles' for a group of statues.
意味
sculpture made of marble
コロケーション
ancient marble
|classical marble
|a marble of a god
|Greek marbles
|Roman marbles
類義語
statue (Any carved or molded figure; it may be made of many materials, not only marble.)
対義語
painting (A flat work of art created with paint on a surface, rather than a three-dimensional marble sculpture.)
テーマ
art
|history
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
定義
A statue or art object that is made from marble stone.
A sculpture or decorative object carved from marble stone.