tone
n
1 [U] (often used attributively or in compounds 常用作定語或用以構成復合詞) hard solid mineral substance that is not metallic; (type of) rock 石; 石頭; 巖石: `sandstone 沙巖
`limestone 石灰巖 * a house built of grey `stone 用灰色石料砌成的房子
stone walls, buildings, floors, statues, ie made or built of stone 石墻、 石樓、 石板地面、 石雕
What type of stone is this? 這是什麼石頭?
2 [C] piece of rock of any shape, usu small in size, broken or cut off 石塊; 石子; 碎石
a pile of stones 一堆石塊
a road covered with stones 碎石路
Small stones rolled down the hillside as they ran up. 他們跑上山坡, 同時有些小石子滾了下來.
She picked up the stone and threw it into the river. 她撿起那塊石頭扔進河里了.
3 [C] (usu in compounds 通常用以構成復合詞) piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose 加工成某形狀作某用途的石塊: a `gravestone 墓碑
`stepping-stones 踏腳石
`paving stones 鋪路石
`tombstones 墓碑 * `millstones 磨石.
4 (also precious `stone) [C]
jewel or gem 寶石; 鉆石
a sapphire ring with six small stones 鑲有六顆小藍寶石的戒指.
5 (also esp US pit) [C]
(sometimes in compounds 有時用以構成復合詞) hard shell containing the nut or seed inside some fruits (eg apricots, olives, plums, cherries, peaches) 核(如杏、 橄欖、 李子、 櫻桃、 桃的)
a damson stone 西洋李子的核. =>illus at fruit 見fruit插圖.
6 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以構成復合詞) small hard object that has formed in the bladder or kidney and causes pain 結石(膀胱或腎臟中的)
an operation to remove `kidney stones 取出腎結石的手術. Cf 參看 gallstone (gall).
7 [C] (pl unchanged 復數不變) (abbr 縮寫 st) (Brit) unit of weight; 14 pounds 石(重量單位, 等於14磅)
He weighs 10 stone. 他體重10 石.
two stones of potatoes 兩 石的土豆. =>App 5 見附錄5.
8 (idm 習語) blood out of/from a stone => blood1. hard as nails/stone => hard1. a heart of stone => heart. kill two birds with one stone => kill. leave no stone unturned => leave1. people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones => people. sink like a stone => sink1. a `stone's throw a very short distance 很短的距離
We live a stone's throw from/within a stone's throw of here. 我們住的地方離這里很近. a rolling stone gathers no moss => roll2. stone, v [Tn]
1 throw stones at (sb) (esp formerly as a punishment) 向(某人)扔石塊; 用石頭砸(某人)(尤指舊時作為懲罰手段)
stoned to death 受以石擊斃刑.
2 remove the stones (stone 5) from (fruit) 去掉(水果)的核: stoned dates 去核的棗.
3 (idm 習語) ,stone the `crows (Brit sl 俚) (used as an exclamation of surprise, shock, disgust, etc 用作感嘆語, 表示驚訝、 震驚、 嫌惡等)
Well, stone the crows, he's done it again! 哎呀, 好家伙, 他又干了一次! stoned adj [usu pred 通常作表語]
(sl 俚)
(a) very drunk 爛醉.
(b) under the influence of (usu soft) drugs 在(通常為軟性的)毒品刺激下.
?? 考研助記
石頭鋪路,“四通”(諧音)八達
?? 擴展釋義
*[st?un]n. 石頭, 寶石, 果核, 紀念碑, 結石vt. 投扔石子, 鋪石頭a. 石的, 石制的, 完全的【醫】 石, 結石相關詞組: leave no stone unturned