stone/stəʊn/

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1. U 石头；石料

• stone walls 石墙

• stone statues 石雕

2. C 石块；石子

• a road covered with stones 石子小路

• The boys threw stones into the pond. 男孩子们往池塘里扔石子。

3. C 宝石；钻石

• gem stones 宝石

4. C 英 种子；（果）核

• spit out the stone 把核吐出来

• peach stones 桃核

5. C 【医】 结石

• He had a stone removed from his kidney. 他肾脏里的结石取掉了。

6. C 英石(英制重量单位=6.35千克)

词组a heart of stone 铁石心肠 break stones 陷于极度贫困 cast the first stone 率先批评

• Although he saw her cheating, he didn't want to cast the first stone. 虽然他看见她舞弊，但不想对她开头炮进行批评。

leave no stone unturned 千方百计，想尽办法

• He left no stone unturned in his search for his lost wallet. 他千方百计地寻找丢失的钱包。