英语词汇“stone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

stonenoun

uk/stəʊn/us/stoʊn/

stone noun (ROCK)

B1 [ C or U ] the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this:

a stone wall/floor

a flight of stone steps

a primitive stone axe

They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside.

Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.

[ C ] a piece of hard material that can form in some organs in the body and cause severe pain:

kidney/gall stones

More examples

A stone hit the window and cracked the glass.
A stone was digging into my heel.
The stone fell into the water with a plop.
Youths hurled stones at the soldiers.
Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.

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Geology - general words

anticline
auriferous
Cambrian
cementation
compaction
continental crust
continental drift
Cretaceous
crustal
deposition
earth science
fold
geological
geology
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Precambrian
Quaternary
subduction
subduction zone

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Swellings & lumps

stone noun (WEIGHT)

[ C ] plural stone or stones UK written abbreviation st a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms, used especially when talking about a person's weight:

I weigh ten and a half stone.

She has put on/lost a stone (= is a stone heavier/lighter).

More examples

I want to lose a stone before Christmas.
She must weigh over 15 stone.
I got up to 13 stone when I was pregnant.
He's down to twelve stone.
You're three stones heavier than me!

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Measurements of weight & mass

atomic mass unit
BMI
body mass index
centigram
ct
cwt
dead weight
gm
grammage
gramme
kilo
kt
mg
milligram
ounce
oz
ton
tonnage
tonne
weigh

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stone noun (JEWEL)

B1 [ C ] a small piece of a hard, valuable substance, such as a diamond, that is found in the ground and used in jewellery:

a precious/semiprecious stone

The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones.

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Jewellery

badge
bead
beaded
bindi
bling
charm bracelet
choker
clip-on
coronet
crown
filigree
fob
knuckleduster
pearl
pendant
precious stone
semiprecious
tiepin
trinket
wedding ring

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Geology: precious & semi-precious stones

stone noun (SEED)

C2 [ C ] mainly UK US usually pit a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit:

Peaches, plums, and olives all contain stones.

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pip noun

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Fruits & seeds & their parts

acorn
chaff
coffee bean
endosperm
fruiterer
grain
kernel
mielie
nut
pine cone
pine nut
pit
pith
seeded
seeded
sesame seed
stalk
thistledown
windfall
zest

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Idiom(s)

drop/fall/sink like a stone

not be set/carved in stone

sink like a stone

a stone's throw

stoneverb [ T ]

uk/stəʊn/us/stoʊn/

stone verb [ T ] (THROW ROCKS)

to throw stones at something or someone:

Rioters set up barricades and stoned police cars.

stone sb to death

to kill someone as a punishment by throwing stones at them

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Throwing

cast
chuck
fling
heave
hurl
overhand
peg
pelt
pitch
precipitate
project
projectile
sling
slung
throw
throw-in
thrown
toss
underarm
underhand

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Punishing by causing pain

Death penalties

stone verb [ T ] (REMOVE SEED)

US usually pit to remove the stone from a fruit:

Could you stone the cherries for me?

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Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables

core
hull
pare
peel
pit
pitted
seed
seeded
shell
shuck
skinless
stoned
top
top and tail idiom
winnow

Idiom(s)

stone the crows!

单词	stone
释义	Contents noun (4) stone (ROCK) stone (WEIGHT) stone (JEWEL) stone (SEED) verb (2) stone (THROW ROCKS) stone (REMOVE SEED) Contents noun (2) stone (HARD SUBSTANCE) stone (SEED) verb (1) stone (THROW HARD SUBSTANCE) adverb (1) stone (COMPLETELY) English American stonenoun uk/stəʊn/us/stoʊn/ stone noun (ROCK) B1 [ C or U ] the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this: a stone wall/floor a flight of stone steps a primitive stone axe They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside. Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police. [ C ] a piece of hard material that can form in some organs in the body and cause severe pain: kidney/gall stones More examples A stone hit the window and cracked the glass. A stone was digging into my heel. The stone fell into the water with a plop. Youths hurled stones at the soldiers. Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Geology - general words anticline auriferous Cambrian cementation compaction continental crust continental drift Cretaceous crustal deposition earth science fold geological geology Pleistocene Pliocene Precambrian Quaternary subduction subduction zone See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Swellings & lumps stone noun (WEIGHT) [ C ] plural stone or stones UK written abbreviation st a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms, used especially when talking about a person's weight: I weigh ten and a half stone. She has put on/lost a stone (= is a stone heavier/lighter). More examples I want to lose a stone before Christmas. She must weigh over 15 stone. I got up to 13 stone when I was pregnant. He's down to twelve stone. You're three stones heavier than me! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Measurements of weight & mass atomic mass unit BMI body mass index centigram ct cwt dead weight gm grammage gramme kilo kt mg milligram ounce oz ton tonnage tonne weigh See more results » stone noun (JEWEL) B1 [ C ] a small piece of a hard, valuable substance, such as a diamond, that is found in the ground and used in jewellery: a precious/semiprecious stone The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Jewellery badge bead beaded bindi bling charm bracelet choker clip-on coronet crown filigree fob knuckleduster pearl pendant precious stone semiprecious tiepin trinket wedding ring See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geology: precious & semi-precious stones stone noun (SEED) C2 [ C ] mainly UK US usually pit a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit: Peaches, plums, and olives all contain stones. Compare pip noun Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fruits & seeds & their parts acorn chaff coffee bean endosperm fruiterer grain kernel mielie nut pine cone pine nut pit pith seeded seeded sesame seed stalk thistledown windfall zest See more results » Idiom(s) drop/fall/sink like a stone not be set/carved in stone sink like a stone a stone's throw stoneverb [ T ] uk/stəʊn/us/stoʊn/ stone verb [ T ] (THROW ROCKS) to throw stones at something or someone: Rioters set up barricades and stoned police cars. stone sb to death to kill someone as a punishment by throwing stones at them Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Throwing cast chuck fling heave hurl overhand peg pelt pitch precipitate project projectile sling slung throw throw-in thrown toss underarm underhand See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Punishing by causing pain Death penalties stone verb [ T ] (REMOVE SEED) US usually pit to remove the stone from a fruit: Could you stone the cherries for me? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables core hull pare peel pit pitted seed seeded shell shuck skinless stoned top top and tail idiom winnow Idiom(s) stone the crows! stonenoun us/stoʊn/ stone noun (HARD SUBSTANCE) [ C/U ] the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used as a building material, or a small piece of this substance: [ U ] The museum was made of stone. [ C/U ] A stone is also a jewel: [ C ] He wore a ring with a black stone on his little finger. [ C/U ] A stone is also a piece of hard material that can form in an organ in the body: [ C ] kidney stones stone noun (SEED) [ C ] a pit : a cherry stone Idiom(s) a stone’s throw (away) stoneverb [ T ] us/stoʊn/ stone verb [ T ] (THROW HARD SUBSTANCE) to throw rocks or other hard objects at someone or something stoneadverb [ not gradable ] us/stoʊn/ stone adverb [ not gradable ] (COMPLETELY) completely: By the time he was 80, he was stone deaf.
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stonenoun

stone noun (ROCK)

stone noun (WEIGHT)

stone noun (JEWEL)

stone noun (SEED)

Idiom(s)

stoneverb [ T ]

stone verb [ T ] (THROW ROCKS)

stone verb [ T ] (REMOVE SEED)

Idiom(s)

stonenoun

stone noun (HARD SUBSTANCE)

stone noun (SEED)

Idiom(s)

stoneverb [ T ]

stone verb [ T ] (THROW HARD SUBSTANCE)

stoneadverb [ not gradable ]

stone adverb [ not gradable ] (COMPLETELY)