| 单词 | stony |
| 释义 | stony (stoʊni ) Word forms: stonier , stoniest 1. adjective Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. ...a stony track. Synonyms: rocky, rough, gritty, gravelly 2. adjective A stony expression or attitude does not show any sympathy or friendliness. She gave me the stoniest look I ever got. He drove us home in stony silence. Idioms: fall on stony ground [British] to be ignored Warnings about the effects on public services fell on stony ground. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: stony beach The sea, as we swam from the town's stony beach, was blood warm. Times, Sunday Times The last stands at the edge of the stony beach, staring at the foot of water he must step through. Times,Sunday Times Meet up for a late afternoon on the stony beach. Times, Sunday Times It was good fun - just make sure you invest in some decent aqua shoes as the stony beach was more hard work than the paddling. The Sun The boats are often pulled up on to the stony beach. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had a great voice, but his stony face contributed little to the credibility of the story. The Times Literary Supplement I didn't ask her a single question, just let her in with a stony face. The Sun Reports commented on her stony face as she missed out on two awards. Times, Sunday Times The journalist who tweeted the account said that the audience listened 'stony faced' and responded with a 'deathly silence'. Times, Sunday Times Lacking cash, he looked around with pleading eyes only to see stony faces. Times, Sunday Times In 200m, between trees, ahead on stony path. Times, Sunday Times The stony path ends at a waterfall, where we have sandwiches (not turkey — not ever). Times, Sunday Times Cross road, over stile, follow stony path. Times, Sunday Times It's a stony path ahead. Times, Sunday Times Last Sunday I spent time peeling wonky parsnips grown in stony soil that tasted fine. The Sun (2011) Grass, say, which is on poor or stony soil. Times, Sunday Times (2015) My foot slips on the stony soil and I grab a gnarled vine for support. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He had seen no future for his men to walk their feet raw on the stony soil of England. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE To make matters worse, the stony soil made it difficult to dig trenches. DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002) Translations: Chinese: 多石的 Japanese: 石だらけの |
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