Stone [stəʊn]
释义n /stəʊn/:
n. 石头,石料;墓碑;纪念碑;界碑,界石;(樱桃、李子、桃等水果的)硬质种子,果核;kg)〈英〉 英石(重量单位,等于14磅,即 6.35 公斤);石头色,石青色;褐灰色
v. 向…扔石头;去除(水果的)果核
例句:
刻在石头上的文字已磨损了。 The inscription on the stone had worn away.
她踩到一块松动的石头上,扭伤了脚踝。 She stepped on a loose stone and twisted her ankle.
那块石头差点儿砸到男孩。 The stone just missed the boy.
我把石头搬起来时,那只甲虫跑了。 The beetle scuttled away when I lifted the stone.
道路被一块大石头堵住了。 The road was blocked by a huge rock.
我的手指被一块锋利的石头划破了。 I cut my finger on a sharp stone.
他向湖里扔了一块石头。 He threw a stone into the lake.
短语:
be written(或engraved, set)in stone used to emphasize that something is fixed and unchangeable 已定的,不可改变的
anything can change — nothing is written in stone. 任何事都可改变,没有什么是一成不变的。
cast(或throw)the first stone be the first to make an accusation[用 来强调一个潜在的批评者并不是无可非议的]率先责难。
leave no stone unturned try every possible course of action in order to achieve something千方百计,想尽办法。
stone me! (或stone the crows!) Brit. informal an exclamation of surprise or shock 〈英,非正式〉 [用 于表示惊讶或吃惊] 哎呀!啊! a stone's throw a short distance 短距离,近在咫尺
石头
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