n. 斯通〔姓氏〕。 n. 1.石,石头,铺石,石料。 2.宝石 (=precious stone)。 3.石碑,界碑,里程碑,纪念碑;墓石。 4.磨(刀)石;捣衣石,砧;砑(光)石。 5.雹,霰。 6.【医学】结石;结石病。 7.【植物;植物学】(水果的)硬核。 8.〔古语〕〔常 pl. 〕睾丸。 9.【印刷】整版石台;调墨石台;整纸石台;石印石。 10.〔英国〕 〔单复同〕重量名,照规定是14磅(尤以表示体重时常用),但实际上肉类是8磅,干酪是16磅,麻是32磅,玻璃是5磅,羊毛是24磅;略作 st. 。 短语和例子 Stones will cry out. (极大的罪恶等)会使石头也叫唤起来。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 〔谚语〕滚石不生苔,频频转行不成材。 a stone's throw [cast] away 近在咫尺。 blue stone 绿矾。 Cornish stone 陶土。 the stone of Sisyphus 徒劳。 a heart of stone 铁石心肠,残忍。 stone on the chest 〔美国〕肺结核。 break stones 敲碎(铺路用的)石头;干渺小的差事。 cast stones [a stone ] at 谴责,攻击。 cast the first stone 向…挑衅。 get blood from a stone 石中取血;不可能。 give a stone and a beating to sb. 〔原赛马〕轻而易举地胜过(某人)。 give sb. a stone for bread 拿石头当面包给;表面帮忙实则愚弄(人)。 leave no stone unturned 挖空心思,用尽一切手段 (to do)。 mark with a white stone (古罗马人用白垩在日历上把幸福的日子打上记号,转为)作为喜庆的日子特笔大书。 set a stone rolling 滚动石头;做劳而无功的事情。 set stone out 将石块砌成一层比一层稍稍突出状,依次排列。 swim like a stone 〔戏谑语〕沉下去。 throw stones [a stone] at 谴责,攻击。 throw the first stone at 向…挑衅。 trip over a stone 被石头绊倒。 within a stone's throw of 在…的左近;离…不远。 vt. 1.向…投扔石头(而打死)。 2.除去…处的石头。 3.除去(水果的)核。 4.拿石头围住,堆(石头);筑(石墙),铺(石头)。 5.用石头磨(刀),用石头磨光(皮革)。 短语和例子 stone a well 用石头砌一口井。 stone sb. to death 用石头甩死(某人)。 adj. -d 去核的;喝醉的,沉醉的;(吸毒后)处于麻醉状态的。 n. -r 投石者;铺石块者;去核者。
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" 同义词:pit,
kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock" 同义词:lapidate,
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me" 同义词:rock,
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" 同义词:pit, endocarp,
an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone"
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth''s crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" 同义词:rock,
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" 同义词:gem, gemstone,
例句与用法
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Let's mix concrete, sand and stones . 把水泥、沙子和石子掺合在一起。
2.
He built an altar of smooth stones . 他用一些光滑的石头筑成一个祭坛。
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There was a beautiful stone font there . 那有一个精美的石制洗礼盘。
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Adam and eve built an altar of stones . 亚当和夏娃筑起了一个石头祭坛。
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Don't you cast the first stone at any rummies . 别尽骂别人是酒鬼。
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The inscription is deeply cut on the stone . 碑文已深深地刻在石头上。
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The heap of stones was put into the truck . 那堆石子已装上卡车。
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The stone fell from the wall in fragments . 石头从墙上落下来,变成碎片。
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It was about the last straw for jabez stone . 杰贝兹斯通简直忍受不了。
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Take the stones and do the best you can . 你把宝石拿去,尽你的力量去做。