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| 1 | U the hard substance that rocks are made of , often used for building 石头 |
| grey stone 灰石 |
| | 1a | made of stone 石制的；石头的 | | a stone wall 石头墙 | |
| | 1b | C a small piece of rock 石块；石子 | | Children threw stones at him. 孩子们向他扔石块。 | |
| | 1c | C a piece of rock that has been cut into a shape for a particular purpose 石料 | | a paving stone 铺路的石料 | |
| | 1d | C a jewel 宝石 | | a diamond ring with five stones 镶有5颗宝石的钻戒 | |
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| 2 | C a large hard seed inside a piece of fruit 果核 |
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| 3 | C BRITISH a unit for measuring weight containing 14 pounds, equal to 6.35 kilograms . This is used especially when talking about someone’ s weight 英石（重量单位，相当于14磅，即6.35千克，尤用于谈论体重） |
| I’ ve lost nearly two stone. 我体重减轻了将近2英石。 |
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| - | leave no stone unturned
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| to try everything possible in order to find or achieve something |
| 千方百计；想尽办法 |
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| - | a rolling stone informal
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| someone who does not stay in the same job or with the same friends for very long |
| 无固定职业的人：无法与人长期相处的人 |
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| - | set/cast/etched in stone
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| permanent and impossible to change |
| 板上钉钉的；不可更改的 |
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