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stony-faced

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌstony-ˈfaced (also stone-faced) adjective  EMOTIONALUNFRIENDLYshowing no emotion or friendliness 面无表情的,冷漠的 Tony stared at me in stony-faced silence. 托尼面无表情,静静地盯着我看。
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stony-facedNormally, any ordinary citizen subject to dropped charges would receive a stony-faced apology and the opportunity to leave via the public foyer.Dad gazed with stony-faced approval at the walnut dash, jewelled with clocks and dials.A stony-faced Barnes retreated behind the scenery.A stony-faced Mr Mugabe came in an open-roofed Bentley.Instead, his two stony-faced sisters, who had never approved of him, led the mourners with their husbands.
ˌstony-ˈfaced adjectiveChineseSyllable
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stony-faced
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ˌstone-ˈfaced (also stony-faced) adjective
showing no emotion or friendliness

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ˌstony-ˈfaced (also stone-faced) adjective
showing no emotion or friendliness:
    Tony stared at me in stony-faced silence.


stony-facedBrE /ˌstəʊni ˈfeɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˌstoʊni ˈfeɪst/ 🔊 adjectivenot showing any friendly feelings 冷淡的;冷漠的