stone

stone
(复同单)
  1. [mass noun]hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material
    石头，石料
    ■[count noun]a small piece of rock found on the ground
    石块，石子
    ■ in extended use with reference to weight or lack of feeling, expression, or movement
    （指重量或缺少感情、表情或动作）像石头一样
    Isabel stood as if turned to stone.
    伊莎贝尔站着，犹如变成了石头似的。
    her face became as hard as stone.
    她的脸变得像石头一样，一点表情也没有。
    the elevator dropped like a stone.
    电梯像石头一样重重地落下来。
    ■[count noun](Astronomy)a meteorite made of rock, as opposed to metal
    (天文)陨石
    ■[count noun](Medicine)a calculus; a gallstone or kidney stone
    (医)结石；胆（或肾）结石
  2. a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation
    墓碑；纪念碑；界碑，界石
    a memorial stone.
    纪念碑。
    boundary stones.
    界石。
    ■a gem or jewel
    宝石
    ■short for curling stone
    curling stone 的简称
    ■a round piece or counter, originally made of stone, used in various board games, especially the Japanese game of go
    （棋盘戏，尤指日本围棋中的）棋子；筹码
    ■a large flat table or sheet, originally made of stone and now usually of metal, on which pages of type are made up
    排版用石台，石印台
  3. a hard seed in a cherry, plum, peach, and some other fruits
    （樱桃、李子、桃等水果的）硬质种子，果核
  4. (复同单)(Brit.)a unit of weight equal to 14 lb (6.35 kg)
    (英)英石（等于14磅，即6.35 公斤）
    I weighed 10 stone.
    我10英石重。
  5. [mass noun]a natural shade of whitish or brownish-grey
    石头色，石青色；褐灰色
    [as modifier]stone stretch trousers.
    石青色的弹力裤。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. throw stones at
    向…扔石头
    policemen were stoned by the crowd.
    人群向警察投掷石块。
    ■(chiefly historical)execute (someone) by throwing stones at them
    (主 史)用石头砸死
    Stephen was stoned to death in Jerusalem.
    斯蒂芬是在耶路撒冷被用石头砸死的。
  2. remove the stone from (a fruit)
    去除（水果的）果核
    [as adj. stoned]add 50 g of stoned black olives.
    加50克去核的黑橄榄。
  3. build, face, or pave with stone
    用石头建（或铺）
常用词组
be written (或 engraved, set) in stone
  1. used to emphasize that something is fixed and unchangeable
    已定的，不可改变的
    anything can change—nothing is written in stone.
    任何事都可改变，没有什么是一成不变的。
cast (或 throw) the first stone
  1. be the first to make an accusation (used to emphasize that a potential critic is not wholly blameless)
    ［用来强调一个潜在的批评者并不是无可非议的］率先责难
leave no stone unturned
  1. try every possible course of action in order to achieve something
    千方百计，想尽办法
stone me! (或 stone the crows!)
  1. (Brit. informal)an exclamation of surprise or shock
    (英，非正式)［用作表示惊讶或吃惊的感叹］哎呀！啊
a stone's throw
  1. a short distance
    短距离
    the Sea Life Centre is just a stone's throw from the sea itself.
    。
派生
stoneless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English stān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in sense 1)
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