stones

英 [stəʊnz] 美 [stoʊnz]

n.  石头; 石料; 岩石; 石块; 石子; (加工成某形状为某用途的)石块
v.  向…扔石块; 用石头砸; 去掉…的果核
stone的第三人称单数和复数

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柯林斯词典

    The plural is usually stone in meaning 10. 义项 10 的复数形式通常为 stone。

  1. N-MASS 石头;石料
    Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. ...stone walls.
      石墙
  2. N-COUNT 石子;小石块
    A stone is a small piece of rock that is found on the ground.
    1. He removed a stone from his shoe...
      他从鞋子里倒出一块石子。
    2. The crowd began throwing stones.
      人群开始扔石块。
  3. N-COUNT (作为宗教标志的)石碑;纪念碑
    A stone is a large piece of stone put somewhere in memory of a person or event, or as a religious symbol.
    1. The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones.
      该遗址由一圈巨大的石碑组成。
  4. N-UNCOUNT (表示观念或规则固定而不可改变)板上钉钉，铁板钉钉
    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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  5. N-COUNT 宝石
    You can refer to a jewel as a stone .
    1. ...a diamond ring with three stones.
      镶有 3 颗钻石的戒指
  6. N-COUNT 结石
    A stone is a small hard ball of minerals and other substances which sometimes forms in a person's kidneys or gall bladder.
    1. He had kidney stones.
      他有肾结石。
  7. 果核
    The stone in a plum, cherry, or other fruit is the large hard seed in the middle of it.

      1. in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pit

    1. VERB 给…去核
      If you stone a fruit, you remove its stone.
      1. Then stone the fruit and process the plums to a puree.
        然后去核再将李子加工成糊状。

      2. in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pit

    2. VERB 向…扔石头;用石头砸
      If people stone someone or something, they throw stones at them.
      1. Youths burned cars and stoned police...
        年轻人烧汽车，并向警察扔石头。
      2. 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。
    3. N-COUNT 英石(重量单位，相当于 14 磅或6.35公斤)
      A stone is a measurement of weight, especially the weight of a person, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms.
      1. I weighed around 16 stone.
        我体重约为16英石。
    4. See also: stoned foundation stone paving stone precious stone stepping stone
    5. PHRASE 离…不远的;在…附近的
      If you say that one place is a stone's throw from another, you mean that the places are close to each other.
      1. ...a two-bedroom apartment just a stone's throw from the beach...
        离海滩只有几步之遥的一套两居室公寓
      2. Just a stone's throw away is the City Art Gallery.
        不远处就是市美术馆。
    6. PHRASE 挖空心思;千方百计;用尽一切手段
      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.
      1. 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。
    7. kill two birds with one stone → see: bird
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    双语例句

    1. They are arguably the most important band since The Rolling Stones
      他们无疑是继滚石之后最出色的乐队。
    2. She gazed in awe at the great stones
      她惊叹地盯着那些巨石。
    3. The monument consists of a circle of gigantic stones
      纪念碑由一圈巨石组成。
    4. He could follow a cold trail over hard ground and even over stones.
      他能循着地面上甚至是石头上留下的淡淡的痕迹展开追踪。
    5. The single is a cover of an old Rolling Stones song.
      这支单曲是滚石乐队的一首老歌的翻唱。
    6. Remove the seeds and stones and cube the flesh
      把籽和果核弄掉，将果肉切成小方块。
    7. Men drove off the dogs with stones.
      人们用石头赶走了狗群。
    8. Groups of drunken hooligans smashed shop windows and threw stones.
      一群群醉醺醺的小流氓砸碎商店的橱窗，还投掷石块。
    9. Her weight fell to under seven stones
      她的体重减到了7英石以下。
    10. Cut the flesh from the olives and discard the stones.
      把橄榄的果肉切下来，然后去除果核。
    11. The street was deserted except for a cat lifting its paws off the frosty stones.
      街上空无一人，只有一只猫在结霜的石砖上拾爪而行。
    12. It started to hail, huge great stones.
      开始下雹，而且是很大的雹子。
    13. The riot police were met with a hail of stones and petrol bombs.
      防暴警察遭到一阵密集的石块和***的袭击。
    14. Groups of angry youths hurled stones at police
      成群结伙愤怒的年轻人朝警察投掷石块。
    15. Their weapons have been largely stones.
      一直以来，他们的武器主要是石头。
    16. Their record sales would put them in the same league as The Rolling Stones.
      他们的唱片销量可与“滚石”乐队比肩。
    17. Older legends say that Merlin raised the stones by magic.
      更为古老的传说称墨林使用巫术堆起了那些巨石。
    18. Masked youths threw stones and firebombs.
      蒙面年轻人投掷了石块和***。
    19. The hot paving stones scorched my naked feet
      烫人的铺路石灼烤着我的一双赤脚。
    20. She was barefoot and stones dug into her feet. 'Ouch, ouch,' she cried.
      她光着脚被石头硌到了。“哎哟，哎哟，”她大声叫着。
    21. Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.
      人群开始向警车扔石块。
    22. She takes her inspiration from shells and stones she finds on the seashore.
      她从在海滩上捡到的贝壳和石子中汲取灵感。
    23. Crowds armed with sticks and stones took to the streets.
      人群手持棍棒和石块走上了街头。
    24. The crowd began throwing stones.
      人群开始扔石块。
    25. He had kidney stones.
      他有肾结石。
    26. Stop throwing those stones!
      不要再扔那些石头了！
    27. Although many of the stones have fallen out, the monument remains very well preserved.
      尽管许多石头都已经掉下来了，那个纪念碑仍保存良好。
    28. These stones contain kernels.
      这些核中有仁。
    29. Through his lack of attention to the game he had put his white stone into a “ tiger's mouth ” formed by three black stones.
      由于他漫不经心地下棋，他的白子掷到黑子的虎口里去了。
    30. Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.
      石头是刀的朋友，障碍是意志的朋友。
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