stone1/ston; stəʊn/n 1 [U] a hard solid mineral substance 石头﹔石料: a stone wall 石墙The house is built of stone . 这房子是石头建造的。2 [C] a small piece of rock found on the ground 石块﹐石子: Those boys threw stones at me. 那些男孩子朝我扔石子。3 [C] a jewel 宝石4 [C] plural stone written abbreviation 书面缩写为 st a British unit for measuring weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms 英石〔英国重量单位﹐等于 14 磅或 6.35 千克〕: He weighs about 12 stone. 他体重约12 英石。5 [C] BrE the large hard part at the centre of some fruits, containing the seed [ pit AmE 【美】] 【英】〔水果的〕核see picture at见 FRUIT 图6 a stone's throw from sth/away (from sth) very near to a place(离某物)投石可及的距离﹐(某物)附近: The beach is only a stone's throw away from the hotel. 海滩就在这家酒店附近。7 stone cold very cold 冰冷的: This coffee's stone cold! 这咖啡冰冷的! PAVING STONE
stone2v [T] to throw stones at someone or something 用石头砸﹐朝…扔石头: Christian martyrs who were stoned to death 被乱石砸死的基督教殉道者