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 -- 石头；石料；石块

  • a stone wall/floor 石墙／石头地面

  • a flight of stone steps 一段石头台阶

  • a primitive stone axe 简陋的石斧

  • They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside. 他们从山上开采出大量的石料。

  • Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police. 一些示威者因向警察投掷石块被逮捕。

  • kidney/gall stones 肾／胆结石

• 1 a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms, used especially when talking about a person's weight -- 英石（重量单位，等于6.35千克或14磅）

  • I weigh ten and a half stone. 我的体重是10.5英石。

  • She has put on/lost a stone (= is a stone heavier/lighter). 她重／轻了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 -- 宝石；钻石

  • a precious/semiprecious stone 宝石／半宝石

  • The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones. 中间的大钻石周围围绕着8颗小钻石。

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

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

• 4 to throw stones at something or someone -- 向…投掷石块，用石头砸

  • Rioters set up barricades and stoned police cars. 暴徒们设置了街垒，并向警车投掷石块。

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

  • Could you stone the cherries for me? 你能帮我把樱桃去一下核吗 ?