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stone ROCKHstEJn, $stoJnn(a small piece of) the hard solid substance found in the ground which is often used for building石头，石块a stone wall/floor石墙/石地板a flight of stone steps一段石头阶梯a primitive stone axe原始石斧They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside. [U]他们从山上开采出了大块的石料。Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police. [C]一些示威者因向警察投掷石块而被捕。Stonehenge is composed of about 80 massive standing stones, each weighing 20 to 50 tonnes. [C]巨石阵由约80块巨大的直立石块构成，每块重20至50吨。A stone is also a piece of hard material which can form in some organs in the body and cause severe pain.结石He had an operation to have his kidney stones removed. [C]他接受了摘除肾结石的手术。Witnesses say that there was an explosion and then the plane fell/dropped like a stone (= fell very quickly in a straight line) to earth. [C]目击者说先是发生了爆炸，然后飞机便直坠地面。The box fell into the water and sank like a stone (= moved very quickly down in a straight line). [C]盒子掉进水中直沉水底。If a place is a stone's throw (away), it is very close.一箭之遥，一石之距"Is your house far from here?" "No, it's only a stone's throw away."“你家离这儿远吗?”“不远，仅一箭之遥。”The cottage is just a stone's throw away from the sea.小屋离大海仅一箭之遥。If something is set/carved in (tablets of) stone, it is very difficult to change.已成定局The Stone Age is the earliest period known in human history when people made tools and weapons only out of stone.石器时代The Stone Age has been divided into two periods:the Old Stone Age (Palaeolithic) and the New Stone Age (Neolithic).石器时代分为两个阶段----旧石器时代和新石器时代。Excavations have uncovered evidence of a stone age settlement/site.考古挖掘发现了一个石器时代居民点/遗址的痕迹。(fig. disapproving) Knowledge of how these enzymes work is still at a stone age (= very limited and not satisfactory) level.对于这些酶是如何起作用的了解还处在石器时代水平。☆ BRONZE中的Bronze Age, IRON 中的Iron Age.Something or someone that is stone-cold is very or completely cold.冰冷的，冷透的The boiler was stone-cold and obviously hadn't been used for a while.这锅炉是冰冷的，很明显相当时间没用过了。Your dinner's been on the table for over an hour and it's stone-cold.你的晚饭在桌子上放了一个多小时，都冷透了。If someone is stone-cold sober, they have not drunk any alcohol.非常清醒的Someone or something that is stone-dead is completely dead.完全死的The frost killed the young plants stone-dead.霜冻将幼小的植物彻底冻死。(fig.) Renewed fighting has killed the peace talks stone-dead (= stopped them completely).重新开始的战斗彻底中止了和谈。(fig.) One bad review can kill a film stone-dead (= cause it to be unpopular).一篇不好的评论能彻底扼杀一部电影。If someone is stone-deaf, they are completely unable to hear anything.完全聋的She has been stone-deaf since birth.她生来就什么都听不见。Flour that is stone-ground has been made by crushing grain between two large stones.石磨磨碎的She bakes delicious bread using stone-ground flour.她用细磨面粉烘出了可口的面包。
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