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。

The army was fired by mortars. 军队被迫击炮攻击。

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。

Stones are bedded in mortar or concrete. 用灰泥或水泥砌石块。