stone
noun plural
verb
stəʊn
noun plural
1
ROCK
岩石
a
hard
solid
mineral
substance
石头; 岩石; 石料
U
a
stone
wall
石墙
stone
steps
石台阶
The
floors
are
made
of
stone.
地面是石头做的。
2
PIECE OF ROCK
石块
a
small
piece
of
rock
of
any
shape,
found
on
the
ground
In
British
English,
a
is
a
piece
of
stone
small
enough
to
pick
up.
In
American
English,
this
can
be
called
either
a
or
a
.
在英国英语中，stone 是指小得可以捡起来的石块。在美国英语中，这样大的石块可以称作 rock 或 stone。
C
A
handful
of
protesters
began
throwing
stones
at
the
police.
有几个抗议者开始朝警察投掷石块。
3
JEWELLERY
珠宝
a
jewel
宝石;
C
4
FRUIT
水果
the
large
hard
part
at
the
centre
of
some
fruits,
such
as
a
PEACH
or
CHERRY
,
which
contains
the
seed
[英] 果核;
C | BrE AmE
5
MEDICAL
医学的
a
ball
of
hard
material
that
can
form
in
organs
such
as
your
BLADDER
or
KIDNEYS
〔膀胱或肾脏等器官中的〕结石
C
6
WEIGHT
重量
pluralstone （C ）
written
abbreviation
书面缩写为
st
a
British
unit
for
measuring
weight,
equal
to
14
pounds
or
6.35
kilograms
英石〔英国的重量单位，等于 14 磅或 6.35 公斤〕
7
a stone’s throw from sth/away (from sth)
very
close
to
something
在（某物）投石可及的距离，非常靠近（某物），（某物）附近
The
hotel
is
only
a
stone’s
throw
from
the
beach.
这家酒店离海滩很近。
8
be made of stone have a heart of stone
also
又作
to
not
show
any
emotions
or
pity
for
someone
冷酷无情，有一副铁石心肠
9
not be carved/etched in stone
used
to
say
an
idea
or
plan
could
change
〔想法、计划等〕并非不可更改
John
has
several
new
ideas
for
the
show,
but
nothing
is
etched
in
stone
yet.
约翰对这档节目有一些新的构想，但还没有最后定下来。
10
leave no stone unturned
10.
to
do
everything
you
can
in
order
to
find
something
or
to
solve
a
problem
千方百计，想尽一切办法
Jarvis
left
no
stone
unturned
in
his
search
to
find
the
ring.
贾维斯为了找到那只戒指真是尽了一切努力。
verb
11
to
throw
stones
at
someone
or
something
向…扔石头，用石头掷击
Rioters
blocked
roads
and
stoned
vehicles.
暴徒们堵塞了道路，并朝汽车投掷石块。
12
stone sb to death
to
kill
someone
by
throwing
stones
at
them,
used
as
a
punishment
投掷石头砸死某人〔作为惩罚〕
13
to
take
the
stone
out
of
fruit
[英] 去掉〔水果〕的核;
BrE AmE
stoned
dates
去核海枣
14
stone the crows! stone me!
also
又作
used
to
express
surprise
or
shock
哎呀，啊〔表示惊讶或震惊〕
BrE old-fashioned