The word "stone" refers to a hard substance in the ground used for building, a piece of rock, a jewel, the pit of a fruit, or a medical calculus. It can also mean to throw stones or to remove fruit pits. In British English, it's a unit of weight (14 lbs). Idioms include "set in stone" (unchangeable), "leave no stone unturned" (try all methods), and "a stone's throw" (nearby).
The word "stone" refers to a hard, solid substance found in the ground, often used in building. It can also mean a piece of rock, a jewel, the hard pit of a fruit, or a calculus (like kidney stone). As a verb, it means to throw stones at someone or something, or to remove the stone from fruit. In British English, it's also a unit of weight (14 pounds). Idiomatic uses include "set in stone" (unchangeable), "leave no stone unturned" (try every method), and "a stone's throw" (nearby).
The plural is usually stone in meaning 10. 义项 10 的复数形式通常为 stone。
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[N-MASS 物质名词]石头;石料Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses.
He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone...
他无法确定地板是木头的还是石头的。
People often don't appreciate that marble is a natural stone.
人们经常不了解大理石是一种天然石料。
...stone walls.
石墙
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]石子;小石块 A stone is a small piece of rock that is found on the ground.
He removed a stone from his shoe...
他从鞋子里倒出一块石子。
The crowd began throwing stones.
人群开始扔石块。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](作为宗教标志的)石碑;纪念碑 A stone is a large piece of stone put somewhere in memory of a person or event, or as a religious symbol.
The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones.
该遗址由一圈巨大的石碑组成。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](表示观念或规则固定而不可改变)板上钉钉,铁板钉钉Stone is used in expressions such as set in stone and tablets of stone to suggest that an idea or rule is firm and fixed, and cannot be changed.
[oft with brd-neg]
He is merely throwing the idea forward for discussion, it is not cast in stone...
他只是提出这个观点供讨论,它还没板上钉钉。
Scientific opinions are not carved on tablets of stone; they change over the years.
科学观点并非一成不变;它们随着时间而改变。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]宝石 You can refer to a jewel as a stone .
...a diamond ring with three stones.
镶有 3 颗钻石的戒指
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]结石 A stone is a small hard ball of minerals and other substances which sometimes forms in a person's kidneys or gall bladder.
[usu n N]
He had kidney stones.
他有肾结石。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]果核 The stone in a plum, cherry, or other fruit is the large hard seed in the middle of it.
[mainly BRIT 主英]
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pit
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[VERB 动词]给…去核 If you stone a fruit, you remove its stone.
[V n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
Then stone the fruit and process the plums to a puree.
然后去核再将李子加工成糊状。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pit
9
[VERB 动词]向…扔石头;用石头砸 If people stone someone or something, they throw stones at them.
[V n]
Youths burned cars and stoned police...
年轻人烧汽车,并向警察扔石头。
A post office was set on fire and vehicles were stoned by looters.
抢劫犯放火烧了一家邮局,并用石头砸车。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]英石(重量单位,相当于 14 磅或6.35公斤) A stone is a measurement of weight, especially the weight of a person, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms. →see usage note at:
weight
[usu num N]
[BRIT 英]
I weighed around 16 stone.
我体重约为16英石。
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See also:
stoned
;
foundation stone
;
paving stone
;
precious stone
;
stepping stone
;
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[PHRASE 短语]离…不远的;在…附近的 If you say that one place is a stone's throw from another, you mean that the places are close to each other.
[PHR prep/adv]
...a two-bedroom apartment just a stone's throw from the beach...
离海滩只有几步之遥的一套两居室公寓
Just a stone's throw away is the City Art Gallery.
不远处就是市美术馆。
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[PHRASE 短语]挖空心思;千方百计;用尽一切手段 If you say that you will leave no stone unturned, you are emphasizing that you will try every way you can think of in order to achieve what you want.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
He said he would leave no stone unturned in the search for peace.
他说他会尽一切努力去寻求和平。
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kill two birds with one stone→see:
bird
;
Oxford
stone★/stəʊn; NAmEstoʊn/
noun
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verb
stonestonesstonedstoningnoun★hard substance 硬物质1★[uncountable ]( often used before nouns or in compounds 常用于名词前或构成复合词) a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building 石头;石料;岩石◆Most of the houses are built of stone.这些房子多数是用石头建造的。◆stone walls石墙◆a stone floor石地板◆a flight of stone steps一段石台阶☞see also
drystone wall
,
limestone
,
sandstone
,
soapstone
2★[countable ]( especially BrE) a small piece of rock of any shape 石块;石子◆a pile of stones一堆石块◆Some children were throwing stones into the lake.几个孩子正朝湖里扔石头。☞see also
hailstone
,
philosopher's stone
3★[countable ]( usually in compounds 通常构成复合词) a piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose 加工成某形状为某用途的石块◆These words are carved on the stone beside his grave.在他的墓碑上刻着这样的话。☞see also
cornerstone
(1 ),
foundation stone
,
gravestone
,
headstone
,
lodestone
,
millstone
,
paving stone
,
stepping stone
(1 ),
tombstone
jewel 宝石4[countable ]=
precious stone
in fruit 水果5[countable ]( especially BrE) (NAmE usuallypit)a hard shell containing the nut or seed in the middle of some types of fruit 果核◆cherry/peach stones樱桃核;桃核in body 体内6[countable ]( often in compounds 常构成复合词) a small piece of hard material that can form in the bladderor kidneyand cause pain (膀胱或肾脏中的)结石◆kidney stones肾结石☞see also
gallstone
measurement of weight 重量单位7[countable ](pluralstone)(abbr.st )(in Britain) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 6.35 kg or 14 pounds 英石(英国重量单位,相当于 6.35 千克或 14 磅)◆He weighs over 15 stone.他体重超过 15 英石。◆She's trying to lose a stone.她试图减去一英石的体重。IDIOMScarved/set in ˈstone(of a decision, plan, etc. 决定、计划等)unable to be changed 不可改变◆People should remember that our proposals aren't set in stone.人们应该记住我们的建议不是一成不变的。leave no stone unˈturnedto try every possible course of action in order to find or achieve sth 千方百计;想尽办法a ˈstone's throwa very short distance away 很近的距离;不远处◆We live just a stone's throw from here.我们就住在附近。◆The hotel is within a stone's throw of the beach.旅馆离海滩很近。☞more at
blood
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heart
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kill
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people
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roll
v.verbthrow stones 扔石块1[usually passive ]stonesb/sth to throw stones at sb/sth 向…扔石块;用石头砸◆Shops were looted and vehicles stoned.商店遭哄抢,车辆被砸坏。◆to be stoned to death(= as a punishment)用石头砸死(一种刑罚)fruit 水果2( BrE) (alsopitNAmE,BrE)stonesth to remove the stone from the inside of a fruit 去掉果核◆stoned black olives去核黑橄榄IDIOMˌstone the ˈcrows | ˌstone ˈme( old-fashioned) ( BrE) used to express surprise, shock, anger, etc. (表示惊奇、震惊、气愤等)哎呀stone/stəʊn; NAmEstoʊn/
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stone1 noun
stone2 verb
stonestone1 /stəʊn $ stoʊn/ ●●●S2W1 noun
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1rock [uncountable] a hard solid mineral substance: a stone wall stone steps The floors are made of stone.2piece of rock [countable] a small piece of rock of any shape, found on the groundSYN rock American English: A handful of protesters began throwing stones at the police.3jewellery [countable] a jewelSYN precious stone4fruit [countable] British English the large hard part at the centre of some fruits, such as a peach or cherry, which contains the seedSYN pit American English5medical [countable] a ball of hard material that can form in organs such as your bladder or kidneys6weight (plural stone) [countable] (written abbreviation st) a British unit for measuring weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms7a stone’s throw from something/away (from something) very close to something: The hotel is only a stone’s throw from the beach.8be made of stone (also have a heart of stone) to not show any emotions or pity for someone9not be carved/etched in stone used to say an idea or plan could change: John has several new ideas for the show, but nothing is etched in stone yet.10leave no stone unturned to do everything you can in order to find something or to solve a problem: Jarvis left no stone unturned in his search to find the ring.
stone1 noun
stone2 verb
stonestone2 verb [transitive]
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1to throw stones at someone or something: Rioters blocked roads and stoned vehicles.2stone somebody to death to kill someone by throwing stones at them, used as a punishment3British English to take the stone out of fruitSYN pit American English: stoned dates4stone the crows! (also stone me!) British English old-fashioned used to express surprise or shock
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stone
[stəʊn]stoned, stoning, stones
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宝石(79%),合14磅)(7%),英石(重量单位(7%),向 ... 扔石头(7%)
n.石头;结石;[宝] 宝石
adj.石的,石制的
vt.向扔石块;用石头铺
n.(Stone)人名;(捷)斯托内;(瑞典)斯托内;(英)斯通
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