stone 1 S2 W1 / stəʊn $ stoʊn / 名词

1 rock [不可数名词] a hard solid mineral substance :

a stone wall

stone steps

The floors are made of stone.

2 piece of rock [可数名词] a small piece of rock of any shape, found on the ground 同义词 rock American English :

A handful of protesters began throwing stones at the police.

3 jewellery [可数名词] a jewel 同义词 precious stone

4 fruit [可数名词] British English the large hard part at the centre of some fruits, such as a peach or cherry , which contains the seed 同义词 pit American English

5 medical [可数名词] a ball of hard material that can form in organs such as your bladder or kidney s

6 weight ( 复数形式 stone ) [可数名词] ( 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 ri 动词 anks

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