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cement

/səmɛnt/

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1 · noun

a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar

水泥

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They mixed cement to repair the path.
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他们拌好水泥修补小路。
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