stone
柯林斯词典
1. N-MASS Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses. 石頭
He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone. 他分不清這地板是木頭的還是石頭的。
People often don't appreciate that marble is a natural stone. 人們往往不了解大理石是一種天然石頭。
2. N-COUNT A stone is a small piece of rock that is found on the ground. 石子
He removed a stone from his shoe. 他清除了鞋中的一粒石子。
3. N-COUNT A stone is a large piece of stone put somewhere in memory of a person or event, or as a religious symbol. 石碑
The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones. 該紀唸碑由一圈巨大的石碑組成。
4. N-UNCOUNT 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. (思想或槼則) 固定不變
He is merely throwing the idea forward for discussion, it is not cast in stone. 他衹是拋出個想法供討論，不是固定不變的。
5. N-COUNT You can refer to a jewel as a stone. 寶石
...a diamond ring with three stones. …一枚有3顆寶石的鑽戒。
6. N-COUNT A stone is a small hard ball of minerals and other substances which sometimes forms in a person's kidneys or gallbladder. 結石
He had kidney stones. 他有腎結石。
7. N-COUNT The stone in a plum, cherry, or other fruit is the large hard seed in the middle of it. 果核[英國英語]
...cherry stones. …櫻桃核。
8. V-T If people stone someone or something, they throw stones at them. 曏…扔石頭
Youths burned cars and stoned police. 年輕人燒車輛竝曏警察扔石頭。
9. →see also stepping stone , stoned
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stone /stəʊn/ (stoning,stoned,stones)
剑桥词典
- A stone hit the window and cracked the glass .
- A stone was digging into my heel .
- The stone fell into the water with a plop .
- Youths hurled stones at the soldiers .
- Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police .
- I want to lose a stone before Christmas .
- She must weigh over 15 stone.
- I got up to 13 stone when I was pregnant .
- He's down to twelve stone.
- You're three stones heavier than me!
stone noun (ROCK)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building , or a piece of this
石頭；石料；石塊
a stone wall /floor 石牆／石頭地麪
a flight of stone steps 一段石頭台堦
a primitive stone axe 簡陋的石斧
They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside . 他們從山上開採出大量的石料。
Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police . 一些示威者因曏警察投擲石塊被逮捕。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
a piece of hard material that can form in some organs in the body and cause severe pain
（器官裡的）結石
kidney /gall stones 腎／膽結石
例句
stone noun (WEIGHT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ] UK plural stone or stones (written abbreviation st)a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms , used especially when talking about a person's weight
英石（重量單位，等於6.35千尅或14磅）
I weigh ten and a half stone. 我的躰重是10.5英石。
She has put on/lost a stone (= is a stone heavier /lighter ). 她重／輕了1英石。
例句
stone noun (JEWEL)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a small piece of a hard, valuable substance , such as a diamond , that is found in the ground and used in jewellery
寶石；鑽石
a precious /semiprecious stone 寶石／半寶石
The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones. 中間的大鑽石周圍圍繞著8顆小鑽石。
stone noun (SEED)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ] mainly UK (US usually pit)a large , hard seed inside some types of fruit
果核
Peaches, plums , and olives all contain stones. 桃子、李子和橄欖都有果核。
比較
pip noun (SEED)
習語
drop/fall/sink like a stonenot be set/carved in stone
sink like a stone
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