stone n.stn( stones ) 双解释义 C石头,石块,石子 a piece of rock, especially not very large, either of natural shape or cut out specially for building U矿石,石料 solid mineral material, a type of rock C宝石 jewel or gem 基本要点1.stone作可数名词时,基本意思是“石头,石块,石子,碎石”,指小块的石头,有时还可表示“宝石,钻石”,引申可表示“无情”,指人铁石心肠。2.stone还可作“石料”解,是不可数名词。3.表示“一块石头”用a stone或a piece of stone都可以。4.stone还可作定语,译为“石的,石制的”。5.stone在表示抽象意义时,无复数形式。 词汇搭配 动词+ break stones敲碎石子,陷于贫困 carry stone运石头 cut a stone切石块,凿石头 dress building stone修琢建筑石料 erect a stone立界碑,立纪念碑 lay a corner stone铺奠基石 remove a stone搬走石块 roll stone滚石 set a precious stone镶嵌宝石 work the stone加工石料 cast the first stone首先攻击 give a stone for bread帮忙是假,愚弄是真 形容词+ dangerous stone危险的石块 hard stone坚硬的石头 heavy stone沉重的石块 large stone大块石头 light stone轻石块 pointed stone带尖的石头 precious stone宝石 rolling stone滚石 名词+ building stone建筑石料 cherry stone樱桃核 corner stone基石 foundation stone奠基石 mile stone里程碑 mill stone磨石 sand stone沙石 +名词 stone block石块 stone statue石雕像 stones throw近处,近在咫尺,一箭之遥 介词+ a pile of stones一堆石头 heart of stone铁石心肠 wall of stone石壁 kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕 常用短语cast the first stone攻击,非难 attackWhat right has she to cast the first stone?她凭什么首先发难呢?kill two birs with one stone一举两得 get two good results from one actionIf i go to NewYork on Friday , I can kill two birds with ons stone . I can go to the doctor and visit my mother the same day.如果我在星期五去纽约,就能一举两得,既能去看医生,又能在同一天去看我的母亲。leave no stone unturned千方百计 do everything one can especially to find or obtain sthHe e left no stone unturned infinishing his homework.他千方百计完成作业。The police left no stone unturned to find the child.警察千方百计地去寻找孩子。The geologists left no stone unturned to discover more oil fields.为了发现更多的石油,地质工作者千方百计到处勘探。throw the first stone at非难,指责 attackMany politicians seem to spend too much time throwing the first stones at each other.许多政客花在相互攻击上面的时间太多了。 句型例句The soil is full of stones.这土里有很多碎石。He threw a stone at the dog.他向狗掷了一块石头。The aircrafts engine failed and it dropped like a stone.飞机的发动机失灵了,结果飞机像石头一样直直地掉了下来。Small stones rolled down the hillside as they ran up.他们跑上山坡,同时有些小石子滚了下来。She picked up the stone and threw it into the river.她捡起那块石头扔进河里。What type of stone is this?这是什么石头?The worshippers were buried under a mountain of stone.香客们被葬在石堆的下面。Arolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔。She has aring set with five stones.她有一个镶有五颗宝石的戒指。His house was built of stone.他的房子是石料造的。In early times men made tools out of stone.在远古时期,人们用石头来制造工具。The wall was of concrete, faced with stone.这墙是用混凝土建的,表面贴了一层石料。There is a stone bridge.那儿有一座石桥。He has a heart of stone.他有一颗铁石心肠。 词语辨异stone, rock这两个词都可表示“石头”。其区别是:stone指体积较小的天然石块; rock指体积巨大的天然石块。例如:The wall is made of stone.这堵墙是石头块砌成的。He built his house on rock.他在岩石上建起了房子。stones, jewel, jewellery这三个词都可表示“宝石”。其区别是：stones常为珠宝商们所使用,指用作饰物的各类矿物石,无论是原状的,还是被切割磨光的; jewel表示珍贵的宝石,指经过了切磨、磨光的; jewellery是“珠宝”的总称,意思范围较广,可指珍贵的宝石,也可指价值不大的仿造钻石。例如:He is a jewel thief.他是个珠宝大盗。Her jewellery was insured for one million dollars.她的珠宝保险价为100万美元。 正误解析大理石是一种珍贵的石料。误 Marble is precious stone.正 Marble is a precious stone.析 stone作“石料”解时为物质名词,不可数,但stone前面可加不定冠词a,表示“一种”。 学习参考1.在英式英语中,表示“小石块”用stone,而在美式英语中则用rock; 在英式英语中, stone还可指樱桃、桃或枣的果核,而在美式英语中,果核为pit。2.stone还可用作动词,意思是“向扔石头；去的核”。 补充资料派生词 stonyadj.多石头的;冷酷的；无情的stonilyadv.冷酷地；无情地stoninessn.冷酷；无情同义词 boulder, cobble, pebble, rock词源 古英语stan希腊语stion(卵石)