| 单词 | fall on stony ground |
| 释义 | fall on stony groundfall on stony ground 1 British EnglishBrE if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it 〔要求、建议、笑话等〕不被人理睬，未产生预期效果 Examples from the Corpus fall on stony ground• Joseph's words fell on stony ground.• Some initiatives have already fallen on stony ground, but, as we see in subsequent features, others keep coming.• Their marriages had fallen on stony ground but it seemed to me there was still hope.• Alan's charming smile fell on stony ground with her. → fall on stony ground at fall1(19) 2 IGNOREif a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it 〔要求、提议、笑话等〕被忽视；不受喜欢；没有引起反响 Examples from the Corpus fall on stony ground• Joseph's words fell on stony ground.• Some initiatives have already fallen on stony ground, but, as we see in subsequent features, others keep coming.• Their marriages had fallen on stony ground but it seemed to me there was still hope.• Alan's charming smile fell on stony ground with her. → fall on stony ground at stony(1) |
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