shale

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n.  页岩

复数：shales　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12996 / COCA.14985

牛津词典

noun

• 页岩
  a type of soft stone that splits easily into thin flat layers

柯林斯词典

• 页岩
  Shaleis smooth soft rock that breaks easily into thin layers.

英英释义

noun

• a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

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