| 单词 | stone |
| 释义 | stone (stoʊn ) Word forms: stones , stoning , stoned language note: The plural is usually stone in meaning [sense 10]. 1. variable noun B1 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. People often don't appreciate that marble is a natural stone. ...stone walls. Synonyms: masonry, rock 2. countable noun B1 A stone is a small piece of rock that is found on the ground. He removed a stone from his shoe. The crowd began throwing stones. Synonyms: rock, pebble 3. countable noun B1+ 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. 4. tablets of stone uncountable noun 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. He is merely throwing the idea forward for discussion, it is not cast in stone. Scientific opinions are not carved on tablets of stone; they change over the years. 5. countable noun B1+ You can refer to a jewel as a stone. ...a diamond ring with three stones. Synonyms: gem, jewel, precious stone, gemstone 6. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] A stone is a small hard ball of minerals and other substances which sometimes forms in a person's kidneys or gall bladder. He had kidney stones. 7. countable noun The stone in a plum, cherry, or other fruit is the large hard seed in the middle of it. [mainly British] regional note: in AM, usually use pit 8. verb If you stone a fruit, you remove its stone. [mainly British] Then stone the fruit and process the plums to a puree. [VERB noun] 9. verb If people stone someone or something, they throw stones at them. Youths burned cars and stoned police. [VERB noun] A post office was set on fire and vehicles were stoned by looters. [be VERB-ed] 10. countable noun A stone is a measurement of weight, especially the weight of a person, equal to 14 pounds or around 6.35 kilograms. [British] I weighed around 16 stone. 11. plural noun If you say that someone has stones, you mean that they have courage. [informal, rude, approval] He didn't quite have the stones to repeat the trick in the shoot-out. She believes when the pressure is on she can prove to have the biggest stones of all. 12. See also stoned, foundation stone, paving stone, precious stone, stepping stone 13. a stone's throw phrase If you say that one place is a stone's throw from another, you mean that the places are close to each other. ...a two-bedroom apartment just a stone's throw from the beach. Just a stone's throw away is the City Art Gallery. 14. leave no stone unturned phrase 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. [emphasis] He said he would leave no stone unturned in the search for peace. 15. to kill two birds with one stone phrase If you say that doing something will kill two birds with one stone, you mean that it will enable you to achieve two things that you want to achieve, rather than just one. Idioms: like getting blood out of a stone or like getting blood out of a turnip said to mean that it is very difficult persuading someone to give you money or information The goods have to be returned to their rightful owner and getting money back from the seller is like getting blood out of a stone. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers kill two birds with one stone to manage to achieve two things at the same time We can talk about Union Hill while I get this business over with. Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers leave no stone unturned to consider or try every possible way of doing something In the difficult weeks ahead, we'll leave no stone unturned in our search for a peaceful solution to the crisis. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a rolling stone gathers no moss said to mean that, if a person keeps moving from one place to another, they will not get many friends or possessions He said that a rolling stone gathers no moss, that I'd never have a family if I spent my life touring with the band. I was determined to prove him wrong. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something is not set in stone said to mean that something such as an agreement, policy or rule is not permanent and that it can be changed Promises made two or three years before an election are not set in stone and can be changed. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 石头, 石头, 向…扔石头 Japanese: 石, 石, 石を投げる |
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