名詞 marble:

1. a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
2. a small ball of glass that is used in various games
3. a sculpture carved from marble

動詞 marble:

1. paint or stain like marble

1. Michelangelo carved in marble.
   米開朗琪羅在大理石上雕刻。
2. Marble Arch is a famous London landmark.
   大理石拱門是著名的倫敦標(biāo)志。
3. The sculptor chiselled the lump of marble into a fine statue.
   雕刻家把大理石塊鑿成優(yōu)美的雕像。
4. There are many perpendicular marble columns in Greek temples.
   希臘廟宇有很多垂直的大理石柱。
5. The statue was carved out of marble.
   這座雕像是用大理石雕刻的。
6. This table is made of marble.
   這個桌子是大理石的。
7. My little son has many marbles.
   我的小兒子有許多彈珠。

mar.ble

n.（名詞）

A metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite, often irregularly colored by impurities, and used especially in architecture and sculpture.
大理石：由石灰?guī)r或白云巖變化而來的一種變質(zhì)巖，常有不規(guī)則的雜質(zhì)色塊，專門用于建筑和雕塑
A piece of this rock.
大理石塊：一塊這樣的巖石
A sculpture made from this rock.
大理石雕：這種巖石雕成的雕刻品
Something resembling or suggesting metamorphic rock, as in being very hard, smooth, or cold:
大理石似的東西：與變質(zhì)巖相似或顯示出變質(zhì)巖特征的，比如是非常堅硬、光滑或冰冷的：
例句：
a heart of marble; a brow of marble.
鐵石心腸；緊鎖的眉毛

Games
【游戲】
A small hard ball, usually of glass, used in children`s games.
彈子：小孩子游戲中通常用玻璃制成的小硬球
marbles (used with a sing. verb)Any of various games played with marbles.
marbles （與單數(shù)動詞連用）彈子游戲：任一種用彈子進(jìn)行的游戲
marbles (used with a sing. verb)Slang Common sense; sanity:
marbles （與單數(shù)動詞連用）【俚語】 常識；明智：
例句：
completely lost his marbles after the stock market crash.
他在股市大跌以后完全失去了理智

Marbling.
大理石花紋
v.tr.（及物動詞）
mar.bled,mar.bling,mar.bles
To mottle and streak (paper, for example) with colors and veins in imitation of marble.
使…具有大理石花紋：用類似于大理石的顏色和條紋（如在紙上）弄上斑紋和條紋
adj.（形容詞）
Composed of metamorphic rock:
由變質(zhì)巖構(gòu)成的：
例句：
a marble hearth.
大理石壁爐

Resembling metamorphic rock in consistency, texture, venation, color, or coldness.
與大理石相似的：在硬度、質(zhì)地、脈紋、色彩或冷度上象變質(zhì)巖的

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French marbre
源自 古法語 marbre
from Latin marmor
源自 拉丁語 marmor
from Greek marmaros
源自 希臘語 marmaros

【引伸】
mar.bly
adj.（形容詞）