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单词 stony
释义
stony
adjective
uk
/ˈstəʊ.ni/us
/ˈstoʊ.ni/

stonyadjective(GROUND)

Stonygroundcontainsa lot ofstones:
（地面）布满石头的，多石的
Theislandhas several stonybeacheswhich are usuallydeserted.岛上有几小片乱石海滩，一般没有人去。
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stonyadjective(PERSON)

A stonyexpressionor way ofbehavingis one thatshowsnosympathyorkindness:
（表情或态度）冷冰冰的，冷漠的
She gave me a stonyglareas Iwalkedinto theroom.我走进房间时，她冷冷地看了我一眼。
Most of hercommentsweremetwith a stonysilence.她的大多数评论都没有引起任何反响。
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  • nastily
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Idiom

fall on stony ground
(Definition ofstonyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

stony| American Dictionary

stony
adjective
us
/ˈstoʊ·ni/
containinga lot ofstones:
Thegroundwas too stony to be used as afarm.
Stony alsomeansnotshowinganyemotion,esp.sympathy, when you mightexpectit to beshown:
Though webeggedhim, he gave us a stonylookandturnedaway.
(Definition ofstonyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstony

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Thus, rodents eat bruchid larvae, and even prefer the larvae to seeds if not enclosed in astonyendocarp.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When ripe, the exocarp often forms a hollow sphere in which the single,stonyendocarp moves relatively freely.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If one looks at the original black-andwhite pictures that show what appears to be a complexstonylandscape, one may understand the doubts at the time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The soil in the north is richer and more fertile with more "galestro", with the soil gradually becoming harder and stonier with more "albarese" in the south.
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Overall, it appears that thestonymeteorites fragment before substantial melting and vaporizing occur, with a significant amount of energy deposited into mechanical fracture and velocity dispersion.
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Nevertheless, as my right honourable friend has emphasised, we should be aware that the road ahead will be difficult andstony.
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I am glad that this may have borne some fruit and not fallen onstonyground.
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In that case there was not just consultation but, although it was astonyroad, eventual agreement.
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Attempts at economic and statistical analysis of companies' present reporting of their profits have fallen onstonyground.
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I hope that my plea will not fall onstonyground.
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We have listened to one side instonysilence.
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With a mixture of compassion and benevolence they watch him toiling along the hard andstonyroad which they themselves once trod.
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I hope that my request will not fall onstonyground.
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What is expensive is cutting the bracken onstonyground, where a petrol driven bracken cutter will not work.
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Usually the parent is met with astonysilence or a short interview with an official way down the authority's list.
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