stone

n.石头；宝石；矿石；（膀胱或肾脏中的）结石

vt.向扔石块；用石头铺；以石掷向；除（水果的）硬核

adj.石制的；石头似的；[S-]石器时代的；粗陶制的

adv.石一般的

noun

硬物质 hard substance

1. 石头；石料；岩石
   a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building
   1. Most of the houses are built of stone.
      这些房子多数是用石头建造的。
   2. stone walls
      石墙
   3. a stone floor
      石地板
   4. a flight of stone steps
      一段石台阶
2. 石块；石子
   a small piece of rock of any shape
   1. a pile of stones
      一堆石块
   2. Some children were throwing stones into the lake.
      几个孩子正朝湖里扔石头。
3. （加工成某形状为某用途的）石块
   a piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose
   1. These words are carved on the stone beside his grave.
      在他的墓碑上刻着这样的话。

宝石 jewel

宝石 jewel

水果 in fruit

4. 果核
   a hard shell containing the nut or seed in the middle of some types of fruit
   1. cherry/peach stones
      樱桃 / 桃核

体内 in body

5. （膀胱或肾脏中的）结石
   a small piece of hard material that can form in the bladder or kidney and cause pain
   1. kidney stones
      肾结石

重量单位 measurement of weight

6. 英石（英国重量单位，相当于6.35千克或14磅）
   (in Britain) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 6.35 kg or 14 pounds
   1. He weighs over 15 stone.
      他体重超过15英石。
   2. She's trying to lose a stone.
      她试图减去一英石的体重。

verb

扔石块 throw stones

1. 向…扔石块；用石头砸
   to throw stones at sb/sth
   1. Shops were looted and vehicles stoned.
      商店遭哄抢，车辆被砸坏。
   2. to be stoned to death (= as a punishment)
      用石头砸死（一种刑罚）

水果 fruit

2. 去掉…的果核
   to remove the stone from the inside of a fruit
   1. stoned black olives
      去核黑橄榄

名词复数形式:stones 过去分词:stoned 过去式:stoned 现在分词:stoning 第三人称单数:stones

stone 石头，石块

来自古英语 stan,石头，来自 Proto-Germanic*stainaz,石头，来自 PIE*stai,硬化，石头，词源 同 stearin,硬脂，硬脂酸甘油油酯。

1. They clambered up the stone walls of a steeply terraced olive grove
   他们手脚并用，爬上了一片成陡直梯田状的橄榄林外面的石头围墙。
2. The red door clashed with the soft, natural tones of the stone walls
   红门和石墙柔和的自然色调不协调。
3. They just cleave the stone along the cracks.
   他们就是顺着裂缝把石头劈开。
4. Butler and Stone concur that the war threw people's lives into a moral relief
   巴特勒和斯通一致认为这场战争使人们的生命得到了道义上的解脱。
5. The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to support the ends of the beams.
   建筑工人在软石上挖了洞以支撑梁端。
6. Dry stone walls may appear stark and lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plants and animals.
   干燥的石墙看起来也许荒凉且毫无生机，但它们为动植物提供了宝贵的栖息地。
7. The olives are crushed to a pulp by stone rollers.
   橄榄被石磙碾成了酱。
8. Luther's put on three stone.
   卢瑟体重增加了3英石。
9. Stone began to be used as a roofing material.
   石料开始被用作盖屋顶的材料。
10. Artist Richard Stone has captured in her eyes and the set of her face her steely determination.
    画家理查德·斯通在她的眼神和面部表情中捕捉到了她的坚毅和决绝。
11. The wood had been painted to simulate stone
    木头上刷了漆以看起来像块石头。
12. The stone rocketed into the glass, splintering it.
    石块击中了玻璃，将它打成了碎片。
13. He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone
    他无法确定地板是木头的还是石头的。
14. People often don't appreciate that marble is a natural stone.
    人们经常不了解大理石是一种天然石料。
15. He removed a stone from his shoe
    他从鞋子里倒出一块石子。
16. The crowd began throwing stones.
    人群开始扔石块。
17. He is merely throwing the idea forward for discussion, it is not cast in stone
    他只是提出这个观点供讨论，它还没板上钉钉。
18. Scientific opinions are not carved on tablets of stone; they change over the years.
    科学观点并非一成不变；它们随着时间而改变。
19. He had kidney stones.
    他有肾结石。
20. Then stone the fruit and process the plums to a puree.
    然后去核再将李子加工成糊状。
21. Youths burned cars and stoned police
    年轻人烧汽车，并向警察扔石头。
22. A post office was set on fire and vehicles were stoned by looters.
    抢劫犯放火烧了一家邮局，并用石头砸车。
23. I weighed around 16 stone.
    我体重约为16英石。
24. Just a stone's throw away is the City Art Gallery.
    不远处就是市美术馆。
25. He said he would leave no stone unturned in the search for peace.
    他说他会尽一切努力去寻求和平。
26. Stooping down, he picked up a big stone and hurled it.
    他俯身捡起一块大石头扔了出去。
27. Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor
    怀尔德摔倒了，头撞在石头地上。
28. He also studied the ancient stone tablets from around the pyramids.
    他还研究了在金字塔周围发现的古代石匾。
29. In these houses, there are kangs built of stone or brick.
    这些房子里有石头或砖垒的炕。
30. The inscriptions on the stone tablet have become blurred with the passage of time.
    年代久了，石碑上的字迹已经模糊了。