英语词汇“stone”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

stone

释义

noun | adjective | verb

stonestone1 /stoʊn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun

ETYMOLOGYstone¹

Origin: Old English stan

COLLOCATIONS► precious stones

sapphires, diamonds, and other precious stones

1ROCK [uncountable] earth science a hard solid mineral substance SYN rock: a huge block of stone The temple is made of stone.2PIECE OF ROCK [countable] a small rock of any shape, found on the ground: Kids were throwing stones into the water.3JEWELRY [countable] a jewel SYN gemstone: sapphires, diamonds, and other precious stones4MEDICAL [countable] medicine a ball of hard material that can form in organs such as your bladder or kidneys: gall stones5a stone’s throw from something (also a stone’s throw away) informal very close to something: The hotel is only a stone’s throw from the beach.6be made of stone (also have a heart of stone) to have no emotions or pity for someone7not be carved/etched/written etc. in stone used to say an idea or plan could change: None of the plans is set in stone.8FRUIT [countable] British science, biology the large hard part at the center of some fruits, such as a peach, that contains the seed SYN pit9WEIGHT [countable] British math, science unit for measuring weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms[Origin: Old English stan] → see also foundation stone, kill two birds with one stone at kill1 (12), leave no stone unturned at leave1 (35), paving stone, stepping stone, sticks and stones can/may break my bones at stick2 (8)

noun | adjective | verb

stonestone2 ●●● W3 adjective made of stone: a stone wall stone tools

noun | adjective | verb

stonestone3 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

stone

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	stone
	he, she, it	stones
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	stoned
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have stoned
	he, she, it	has stoned
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had stoned
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will stone
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have stoned

Continuous Form
Present	I	am stoning
	he, she, it	is stoning
	you, we, they	are stoning
Past	I, he, she, it	was stoning
	you, we, they	were stoning
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been stoning
	he, she, it	has been stoning
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been stoning
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be stoning
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been stoning

1to throw stones at someone or something: Rioters blocked roads and stoned vehicles.2stone somebody (to death) to kill someone by throwing stones at him or her, usually as a punishment

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