1hard solid substance堅硬物質ADJECTIVE | ... OF STONE | VERB + STONE | STONE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤heavy沉重的石頭▸➤hard堅硬的石頭▸➤rough, smooth粗糙的/光滑的石頭▸➤weathered風化的石頭▸➤carved石雕;石刻◇a carved stone fireplace石雕壁爐➤dressed, polished修琢過的/拋光過的石料◇The wall was built of large blocks of dressed stone.這面牆是用大塊的修琢石砌成的。➤crushed碎石▸➤building建築石材... OF STONE➤block, slab一方石頭;一塊石板VERB + STONE➤break, cut, hew (sth from/out of)敲碎石頭;切割石材;把石頭劈成⋯◇Convicts were made to break stone for the roads.囚犯們被要求砸石子築路。◇The stone is cut into blocks ready for building.石頭被切割成建築用石塊。◇The walls were hewn from local stone.牆是用當地石材鑿成的。➤be built from/in/of/out of, be carved from/in/of/out of, be made from/in/of/out of用石頭建成/雕成/製成◇names carved in stone刻在石頭上的名字➤carve sth in在石頭上雕刻⋯STONE + NOUN➤block, flag, slab石塊;石板◇The path's stone slabs were worn and broken.小路上的石板已經磨蝕、斷裂了。➤arch, archway, bridge, building, floor, house, pillar, stairs, structure, wall, etc.石拱門、石拱道、石橋、石頭建築、石地板、石屋、石柱、石梯、石結構、石牆等▸➤monument, sculpture, tablet石紀念碑;石雕;石碑➤axe/ax, tool石斧;石具➤mason (usually stonemason)石匠◇He went to work as a stonemason.他去做了石匠。PREPOSITION➤in stone用石頭◇He is a sculptor who works mainly in stone.他是個雕刻家,以石雕為主。PHRASES➤be set in, be written in (bothfigurative) 不可更改◇These rules are not set in stone.這些規定並非不可更改。stone
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2 (especially BrE) small piece of rock石子➡ see also rockADJECTIVE | ... OF STONES | VERB + STONEADJECTIVE➤sharp稜角尖銳的石子▸➤smooth光滑的石子▸➤round圓石子▸➤loose鬆動的石頭◇Some loose stones tumbled down the slope behind her.一些鬆動的石頭從她身後的斜坡上滾了下來。... OF STONES➤heap, pile一堆石子VERB + STONE➤cast (figurative) , hurl, throw攻擊;扔石頭◇Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.讓無罪的人開頭炮。◇The boys were caught throwing stones at passing trains.那些男孩子向過路的火車扔石頭,被逮住了。stone
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3piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose為特定用途加工成特定形狀的石塊ADJECTIVE | STONE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤foundation基石▸➤memorial紀念碑➤paving, stepping鋪路石;踏腳石➤cobble, kerb/curb (usually cobblestone, etc.)鵝卵石;路緣石▸➤grinding, sharpening磨石;磨刀石➤pumice浮石▸➤standing(史前的)豎石紀念物;巨石STONE + NOUN➤circle(西歐的)史前環狀巨石陣◇The stone circle at Avebury is larger than Stonehenge.埃夫伯里的史前環狀巨石陣比索爾茲伯里的巨石陣規模還要大。stone
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4precious stone寶石ADJECTIVE | VERB + STONE | STONE + VERBADJECTIVE➤gem(usually gemstone) , precious, semi-precious經切割打磨的寶石;寶石;半寶石VERB + STONE➤mine開採寶石▸➤cut切割寶石▸➤set鑲嵌寶石◇She had the stone set in a ring.她請人把寶石鑲嵌在戒指上。STONE + VERB➤glitter, shine寶石閃閃發光/絢麗奪目stone