| [/stəun; ston/] n 用法:
1 [U] (often used attributively or in compounds 常用作定语或用以构成复合词) hard solid mineral substance that is not metallic; (type of) rock 石; 石头; 岩石:
`sandstone 沙岩 *
`limestone 石灰岩 *
a house built of grey `stone 用灰色石料砌成的房子 *
stone walls, buildings, floors, statues, ie made or built of stone 石墙、 石楼、 石板地面、 石雕 *
What type of stone is this? 这是什麽石头? 用法:
2 [C] piece of rock of any shape, usu small in size, broken or cut off 石块; 石子; 碎石:
a pile of stones 一堆石块 *
a road covered with stones 碎石路 *
Small stones rolled down the hillside as they ran up. 他们跑上山坡, 同时有些小石子滚了下来. *
She picked up the stone and threw it into the river. 她捡起那块石头扔进河里了. 用法:
3 [C] (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose 加工成某形状作某用途的石块:
a `gravestone 墓碑 *
`stepping-stones 踏脚石 *
`paving stones 铺路石 *
`tombstones 墓碑 *
`millstones 磨石. 用法:
4 (also precious `stone) [C] jewel or gem 宝石; 钻石:
a sapphire ring with six small stones 镶有六颗小蓝宝石的戒指. 用法:
5 (also esp US pit) [C] (sometimes in compounds 有时用以构成复合词) hard shell containing the nut or seed inside some fruits (eg apricots, olives, plums, cherries, peaches) 核（如杏、 橄榄、 李子、 樱桃、 桃的）:
a damson stone 西洋李子的核. =>illus at fruit 见fruit插图. 用法:
6 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) small hard object that has formed in the bladder or kidney and causes pain 结石（膀胱或肾脏中的）:
an operation to remove `kidney stones 取出肾结石的手术. Cf 参看 gallstone (gall). 用法:
7 [C] (pl unchanged 复数不变) (abbr 缩写 st) (Brit) unit of weight; 14 pounds 石（重量单位, 等於14磅）:
He weighs 10 stone. 他体重10 石. *
two stones of potatoes 两 石的土豆. =>App 5 见附录5. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) blood out of/from a stone => blood1. hard as nails/stone => hard1. a heart of stone => heart. kill two birds with one stone => kill. leave no stone unturned => leave1. people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones => people. sink like a stone => sink1. a `stone's throw a very short distance 很短的距离:
We live a stone's throw from/within a stone's throw of here. 我们住的地方离这里很近. a rolling stone gathers no moss => roll2. stone 2
v [Tn] 用法:
1 throw stones at (sb) (esp formerly as a punishment) 向（某人）扔石块; 用石头砸（某人）（尤指旧时作为惩罚手段）:
stoned to death 受以石击毙刑. 用法:
2 remove the stones (stone 5) from (fruit) 去掉（水果）的核:
stoned dates 去核的枣. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) ,stone the `crows (Brit sl 俚) (used as an exclamation of surprise, shock, disgust, etc 用作感叹语, 表示惊讶、 震惊、 嫌恶等):
Well, stone the crows, he's done it again! 哎呀, 好家伙, 他又干了一次! stoned adj [usu pred 通常作表语] (sl 俚) (a) very drunk 烂醉.
(b) under the influence of (usu soft) drugs 在（通常为软性的）毒品刺激下. |