资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarried}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Quarrying}.]
   To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

Quarried \Quar"ried\, a.
   Provided with prey.

         Now I am bravely quarried.               --Beau. & Fl.

资料来源 : WordNet®

quarry
     n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of
          ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or
          influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair
          game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: {prey}, {target},
           {fair game}]
     2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
        British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit}, {stone
        pit}]
     3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: {prey}]
     v : extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a
         quarry; "quarry marble"
     [also: {quarried}]

quarried
     See {quarry}