stone是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this -- 石頭；石料；石塊

  • a stone wall/floor 石牆／石頭地面

  • a flight of stone steps 一段石頭臺階

  • a primitive stone axe 簡陋的石斧

  • They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside. 他們從山上開採出大量石材。

  • Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police. 一些示威者因向員警投擲石塊被逮捕。

  • kidney/gall stones 腎／膽結石

• 1 a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms, used especially when talking about a person's weight -- 英石（重量單位，等於6.35公斤或14磅）

  • I weigh ten and a half stone. 我的體重是10.5英石。

  • She has put on/lost a stone (= is a stone heavier/lighter). 她重／輕了1英石。

• 2 a small piece of a hard, valuable substance, such as a diamond, that is found in the ground and used in jewellery -- 寶石；鑽石

  • a precious/semiprecious stone 寶石／半寶石

  • The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones. 中間的大鑽石周圍圍繞著八顆小鑽石。

• 3 a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit -- 果核

  • Peaches, plums, and olives all contain stones. 桃子、李子和橄欖都有果核。

• 4 to throw stones at something or someone -- 向…投擲石塊，用石頭砸

  • Rioters set up barricades and stoned police cars. 暴徒設置路障，並向警車投擲石塊。

• 5 to remove the stone from a fruit -- 去掉…的果核

  • Could you stone the cherries for me? 你能幫我把櫻桃去一下核嗎？