stone

Word family  noun stone adjective stoned stony verb stone adverb stonily

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ldoce_319_dstone1 /stəʊn $ stoʊn/ ●●● S2 W1 noun  1  rock 岩石 [uncountable]HEG a hard solid mineral substance 石头；岩石；石料 a stone wall 石墙 stone steps 石台阶 The floors are made of stone. 地面是石头铺成的。 →5  See picture of pebbles 卵石, stones 石头, fossil 化石, precious stone宝石 →4  See picture of 见图 stone2  piece of rock 石块 [countable]HEG a small piece of rock of any shape, found on the ground 石块，石子 SYN American English rock A handful of protesters began throwing stones at the police. 有几个抗议者开始朝警察投掷石块。3. jewellery 珠宝 [countable]DCJ a jewel 宝石 SYN precious stone →5 see picture at 见图 jewellery4. fruit 水果 [countable] British EnglishHBP the large hard part at the centre of some fruits, such as a peach or cherry, which contains the seed 果核 SYN American English pit →4  See picture of 见图 FRUIT 1 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit15. medical 医学的 [countable]MI a ball of hard material that can form in organs such as your bladder or kidneys 〔膀胱或肾脏等器官中的〕结石6. weight 重量 (plural stone) [countable] (written abbreviation st) a British unit for measuring weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms 英石〔英国的重量单位，等于14磅或6.35千克〕7  a stone’s throw from something/away (from something) NEARvery close to something 在（某物）投石可及的距离，非常靠近（某物）， 在（某物）附近 The hotel is only a stone’s throw from the beach. 这家酒店离海滩很近。8. be made of stone  (also have a heart of stone)EMOTIONAL# to not show any emotions or pity for someone 冷酷无情，有一副铁石心肠9  not be carved/etched in stone used to say an idea or plan could change 〔想法、计划等〕并非不可更改 John has several new ideas for the show, but nothing is etched in stone yet. 约翰对这个节目有一些新的构想，但现在还什么都没定。10  leave no stone unturned to do everything you can in order to find something or to solve a problem 千方百计，想尽一切办法 Jarvis left no stone unturned in his search to find the ring. 贾维斯千方百计寻找那枚戒指。

Examples from the Corpus

stone• Does he believe that one can get blood out of a stone?• a stone wall• It is not difficult to construct your own labyrinth, either in stones or cut into your lawn.• Messina is a city built of stone.• The gold ring was set with four precious stones.• Bernice knelt at the wall, pressing her ear against the stone.• And he insists that the museum trustees acted without authority when they gave the stones away.• He is afraid of falling and of the stone floor under him.• Kids were throwing stones into the water.• The Oxford sequences were shot in Edinburgh and the uncompromising stone facades of that city become darker and darker.stone wall• The bonnet was embedded in a stone wall.• A stile over a stone wall led into a field whose furthest wall consisted of the grey squat towers of the castle.• A stone wall had subsequently been inserted, obscuring its original width.• Placing one hand on the cold stone wall for guidance, she plunged forward.• Opposite, the fields of the abbey stretched to its grey stone walls.• There was a shoulder-high stone wall, rooted with ivy-leaved toadflax.• It flickered over stone walls, glinting on darker, shinier patches here and there.• It does not respect stone walls.

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stone2 verb [transitive]  1  THROWto throw stones at someone or something 向…扔石头，用石头掷击 Rioters blocked roads and stoned vehicles. 暴徒们堵住道路，并朝汽车投掷石块。2. stone somebody to death to kill someone by throwing stones at them, used as a punishment 用石头砸死某人〔作为惩罚〕3  British EnglishDFC to take the stone out of fruit 去掉〔水果〕的核 SYN pit American English stoned dates 去核海枣4. stone the crows!  (also stone me!) British English old-fashionedSURPRISED used to express surprise or shock 哎呀！啊！〔表示惊讶或震惊〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

stone• Late last year five women wearing T-shirts were stoned in Dili's central market for dressing inappropriately and talking on mobile phones.• During the riot the mob started stoning the British embassy.• I remember hearing stories in my childhood about how women like that were stoned to death in the old country.• The thieves were caught and sentenced to be stoned to death.Origin stone1 Old English stan

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mineral substance hard a solid Corpus

Stone

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Stone, Oliver
(1946–) a US film director and film writer known especially for making films that deal with recent US history and modern US society, often in a critical way that some people disagree with. His films include Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991), and Natural Born Killers (1994). He won Oscars for Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July.

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Stone, Shar‧on /ˈʃærən/
(1958–) a US film actress, known for being sexually attractive, whose films include Basic Instinct (1992)

stone

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stone¹ S2 W1 /stəʊn $ stoʊn/ noun1.  ROCK  [uncountable] a hard solid mineral substance:
    a stone wall
    stone steps
    The floors are made of stone.
2.  PIECE OF ROCK  [countable] a small piece of rock of any shape, found on the ground
   SYN  rock American English:
    A handful of protesters began throwing stones at the police.
3.  JEWELLERY  [countable] a jewel
   SYN  precious stone
4.  FRUIT  [countable] British English the large hard part at the centre of some fruits, such as a peach or cherry, which contains the seed
   SYN  pit American English
5.  MEDICAL  [countable] a ball of hard material that can form in organs such as your bladder or kidneys
6.  WEIGHT (plural stone) [countable] (written abbreviation st) a British unit for measuring weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms
7. a stone’s throw from something/away (from something) very close to something:
    The hotel is only a stone’s throw from the beach.
8. be made of stone (also have a heart of stone) to not show any emotions or pity for someone
9. not be carved/etched in stone used to say an idea or plan could change:
    John has several new ideas for the show, but nothing is etched in stone yet.
10. leave no stone unturned to do everything you can in order to find something or to solve a problem:
    Jarvis left no stone unturned in his search to find the ring.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ rock a piece of the hard substance that forms the main surface of the Earth. In British English, rocks are too large to pick up, but in American English, they can either be large or small: the rocks along the riverbanks
   ▪ stone a small piece of rock, found on the ground or near the surface of the ground. Speakers of American English are more likely to use the word rock than stone: The children were throwing stones into the water.
   ▪ boulder a large round piece of rock: She climbed over a few boulders at the edge of the sea.
   ▪ pebble a small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river: The beach was covered with smooth white pebbles.
   ▪ fossil a rock which has the shape of an animal or plant that lived many thousands of years ago: fossils of early reptiles

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stone² verb [transitive]1. to throw stones at someone or something:
    Rioters blocked roads and stoned vehicles.
2. stone somebody to death to kill someone by throwing stones at them, used as a punishment
3. British English to take the stone out of fruit
   SYN  pit American English:
    stoned dates
4. stone the crows! (also stone me!) British English old-fashioned used to express surprise or shock