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

flint n.

Rocks[uncountable] a hard gray stone, a form of silica.
Rocks[countable] a piece of this, esp. when it is used for striking fire.

flint n.

a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
a piece of this, esp. as used for striking fire.
Archaeologya chunk of this used as a primitive tool or as the core from which such a tool was struck.
something very hard or unyielding.
a small piece of metal, usually an iron alloy, used to produce a spark to ignite the fuel in a cigarette lighter.

v.t.

to furnish with flint.

bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Middle Dutch vlint, Danish flint; compare plinth

flint′like′, adj.

Flint n.

Biographical Austin, 1812–86, U.S. physician: founder of Bellevue and Buffalo medical colleges.
Biographicalhis son Austin, 1836–1915, U.S. physiologist and physician.
Place Namesa city in SE Michigan. 159,611.
Place NamesFlintshire.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

flint /flɪnt/ n

an impure opaque microcrystalline greyish-black form of quartz that occurs in chalk. It produces sparks when struck with steel and is used in the manufacture of pottery, flint glass, and road-construction materials. Formula: SiO₂
any piece of flint, esp one used as a primitive tool or for striking fire
a small cylindrical piece of an iron alloy, used in cigarette lighters
Also called: flint glass, white flint colourless glass other than plate glass

Etymology: Old English; related to Old High German flins, Old Swedish flinta splinter of stone, Latin splendēre to shine

Flint /flɪnt/ n

a town in NE Wales, in Flintshire, on the Dee estuary. Pop: 11 936 (2001)
a city in SE Michigan: closure of the car production plants led to a high level of unemployment. Pop: 120 292 (2003 est)

单词	flint
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 flint /flɪnt/USA pronunciation n. Rocks[uncountable] a hard gray stone, a form of silica. Rocks[countable] a piece of this, esp. when it is used for striking fire. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 flint (flint),USA pronunciation n. a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous. a piece of this, esp. as used for striking fire. Archaeologya chunk of this used as a primitive tool or as the core from which such a tool was struck. something very hard or unyielding. a small piece of metal, usually an iron alloy, used to produce a spark to ignite the fuel in a cigarette lighter. v.t. to furnish with flint. bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Middle Dutch vlint, Danish flint; compare plinth flint′like′, adj. Flint (flint),USA pronunciation n. Biographical Austin, 1812–86, U.S. physician: founder of Bellevue and Buffalo medical colleges. Biographicalhis son Austin, 1836–1915, U.S. physiologist and physician. Place Namesa city in SE Michigan. 159,611. Place NamesFlintshire. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flint /flɪnt/ n an impure opaque microcrystalline greyish-black form of quartz that occurs in chalk. It produces sparks when struck with steel and is used in the manufacture of pottery, flint glass, and road-construction materials. Formula: SiO₂ any piece of flint, esp one used as a primitive tool or for striking fire a small cylindrical piece of an iron alloy, used in cigarette lighters Also called: flint glass, white flint colourless glass other than plate glass Etymology: Old English; related to Old High German flins, Old Swedish flinta splinter of stone, Latin splendēre to shine Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Flint /flɪnt/ n a town in NE Wales, in Flintshire, on the Dee estuary. Pop: 11 936 (2001) a city in SE Michigan: closure of the car production plants led to a high level of unemployment. Pop: 120 292 (2003 est)
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