n.臼；研钵；[军]迫击炮
n.灰泥；灰浆
v.用灰泥涂抹；用灰泥结合
The farmers pound rice in a mortar. 农民们在臼中舂米。
He ground the rock candy with a mortar and pestle. 他自己动手用研钵和杵把冰糖研成粉。
Mortar is used to knit bricks together. 灰泥是用来黏合砖的。
Put your money into bricks and mortar. 用你的钱去买房子吧。
The brick-layer at the top of the scaffold is calling for more mortar. 脚手架顶上的砌砖工人喊着要人再送些灰浆上去。
用作动词 (v.)n.灰泥搅拌台；学位帽
