plural stones
plural stones
Learner's definition of STONE
1
[noncount] : a hard substance that comes from the ground and is used for building, carving, etc.石头 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
stone buildings石头建筑
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a stone wall一堵石墙
2 [count]
a : a small piece of rock小石块;石子;碎石 b : a piece of rock used for a particular purpose(某用途的)石块,石料 — see also headstone 4
[count] : a small, hard object that sometimes forms in a part of the body (such as the kidney)(肾等的)结石 — see also gallstone, kidney stone 5
[count] chiefly British : a large, hard seed found in the center of some fruits (such as plums and peaches) : pit(桃、李等水果的)核 6
[count] British plural stone : a British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (6.35 kilograms)英石(合14磅或6.35千克) —
abbreviation st
carved/etched/set/written in stone
: permanent or not able to be changed永久的;永恒的
kill two birds with one stone
— see 1kill
leave no stone unturned
: to make every possible effort to find someone or something尽可能(找到) -
Their lawyer said that he would leave no stone unturned in trying to find more evidence.他们的律师说他会尽可能找到更多的证据。
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The researchers left no stone unturned in their search for the original documents.研究者们千方百计地寻找原始文件。
sink like a stone
— see 1sink 2 stone /ˈstoʊn/ verb
stones; stoned; stoning
stones; stoned; stoning
Learner's definition of STONE
[+ object]
1
: to throw stones at (someone or something)朝…扔石头 2
: to kill (someone) by throwing stones扔石头砸死 3
British : to remove the hard, large seed of (a fruit) : pit去核
stone the crows
British, informal + somewhat old-fashioned
—
used to express surprise哇,哎呀(表惊讶) 3 stone /ˈstoʊn/ adverb
Learner's definition of STONE
: totally or completely完全地;全部地;彻底地 -
(US) They sat there, stone silent.他们坐在那里,默不作声。
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The soup was stone cold.汤全凉了。
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He was stone broke. [=he had no money at all]他身无分文。
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stone dead毫无生命气息
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sometimes used in combination有时用于合成词 — see also stone-cold