石臼 meaning in English
shijiu
stone mortar
Examples
- Double water source engineering planning and arrangement of jiaxing city shijiuyang waterworks
嘉兴市石臼漾水厂双水源工程规划与布置 - No joy at a thing of so mean a nature was ever equal to mine , when i found i had made an earthen pot that would bear the fire ; and i had hardly patience to stay till they were cold , before i set one upon the fire again , with some water in it , to boil me some meat , which it did admirably well ; and with a piece of a kid , i made some very good broth , though i wanted oatmeal , and several other ingredients , requisite to make it so good as i would have had it been
三百六十行中，我最不懂的就是石匠手艺了，更何况没有合适的工具。我费了好几天的功夫，想找一块大石头，把中间挖空后做个石臼。可是岛上尽是大块岩石，根本无法挖凿，而且石质不硬，是一些一碰就碎的沙石，经不住重锤去舂，而且即使能捣碎谷物，也必然会从石臼中舂出许多沙子和在面粉里。