英语词汇“lodestone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	lodestone
释义	Trends of lodestone View usage for: lodestone in British English or loadstone (ˈləʊdˌstəʊn) noun 1. a. a rock that consists of pure or nearly pure magnetite and thus is naturally magnetic b. a piece of such rock, which can be used as a magnet and which was formerly used as a primitive compass 2. a person or thing regarded as a focus of attraction Word origin C16: literally: guiding stone lodestone in American English (ˈloʊdˌstoʊn) noun 1. any strongly magnetized rock, esp. one containing magnetite 2. something that attracts as with magnetic force Word origin lode + stone Examples of 'lodestone' in a sentence lodestone This is the lodestone, whose interesting properties have been known since antiquity. Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004) She's a kind of lodestone that draws out the male animal. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It is seen as a lodestone by the new urbanists, who think places should be for people rather than cars and megastores. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Synonyms of 'lodestone' focus, magnet, beacon, focal point More Synonyms of lodestone (noun) in the sense of focus Definition a person or thing regarded as a focus of attraction Synonyms focus the focus of the campaign for Black rights magnet beacon focal point lodestar She was the one lodestar of his life. Additional synonyms in the sense of lodestar Definition something that serves as a guide She was the one lodestar of his life. Synonyms guide, standard, model, pattern, signal, par, role model, beacon, guiding light Nearby words of lodestone locomotion locution lodestar lodestone lodge lodger lodging Synonyms of 'lodestone' lodestone Explore 'lodestone' in the dictionary
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