ston·y
adjective/ˈstəʊni/
/ˈstəʊni/
(comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)
Idioms - having a lot of stones on it or in it
多石的；石头的 - stony soil
多石的土壤 - a stony beach
多石的海滩
- stony soil
- showing a lack of feeling or sympathy
冷漠的；无情的；铁石心肠的 - They listened to him in stony silence.
他们冷漠地静静听他讲。 - She met Luke’s hard, stony eyes.
她对上了卢克那双冷酷无情的眼睛。
- They listened to him in stony silence.
Word OriginOld English stānig (see stone, -y).
Idioms
fall on stony ground
- to fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; to have little success
未产生预期的结果（或效果）；没有开花结果 - His charming smile fell on stony ground with her.
他迷人的笑容和她一起落在了石头地上。 - The peace initiatives have already fallen on stony ground.
和平倡议已经陷入僵局。
- His charming smile fell on stony ground with her.
stony broke (British English)
(also flat broke British and North American English)
- (informal) completely broke (= without money)
穷得一个子儿也没有；一贫如洗；穷得叮当响