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stones

/stəʊnz/ /stoʊnz/

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noun

石头，石块。

A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.

Examples :

"Children collected colorful stones from the beach to decorate their sandcastle. "

孩子们从海滩上捡来五颜六色的石头，用来装饰他们的沙堡。

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石头，石子

A small piece of stone, a pebble.

Examples :

"The little boy collected colorful stones from the beach. "

那个小男孩从海滩上捡了许多彩色的小石子。

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宝石，钻石

A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

Examples :

"Her engagement ring had three dazzling stones, each sparkling in the sunlight. "

她的订婚戒指上有三颗璀璨夺目的宝石，每一颗都在阳光下闪耀着光芒。

mineral material

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英石

(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms

Examples :

""The doctor said he needs to lose two stones to be at a healthier weight." "

医生说他需要减掉两个英石才能达到更健康的体重。

mass unit amount

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果核, 坚果, 种子.

The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

Examples :

"a peach stone"

一个桃子的果核

fruit seed plant

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结石

A hard, stone-like deposit.

Examples :

"kidney stone"

肾结石

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棋子

A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.

Examples :

"My little brother likes to use different colored candies as stones when he plays Go. "

我弟弟下围棋的时候，喜欢用不同颜色的糖果当棋子。

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石头色，灰褐色.

A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

Examples :

"The walls of the old castle were painted stones, giving it a somber and timeless feel. "

古老城堡的墙壁被涂成了石头色，这让它显得既庄严肃穆又历久弥新。

color appearance material

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冰壶石，冰壶。

A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.

Examples :

"The curling team carefully polished the ice before sending the stones gliding toward the house. "

冰壶队在让冰壶石滑向圆垒之前，仔细地打磨了冰面。

sport material item

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墓碑，石碑

A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.

Examples :

"The old cemetery was filled with weathered stones, each marking the final resting place of someone's loved one. "

古老的墓地里布满了饱经风霜的石碑，每一块都标志着某位逝者的最终安息之所。

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镜子，玻璃。

A mirror, or its glass.

Examples :

"Before smartphones, people sometimes used polished stones as mirrors to check their reflections. "

在智能手机出现之前，人们有时会用打磨过的石镜来照看自己的倒影 (在智能手机出现之前，人们有时会用打磨过的玻璃镜来照看自己的倒影).

material appearance item

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睾丸，蛋，肾子。

A testicle of an animal.

Examples :

"The rancher decided to castrate the young bull to make it more docile, removing its stones. "

农场主决定阉割那头小公牛，让它更温顺，割掉了它的蛋蛋。

anatomy animal body organ sex

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工作台，石板台。

A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing; also called imposing stone.

Examples :

"The printers carefully laid out the newspaper pages on the stones before locking them into place for printing. "

印刷工人小心地把报纸版面铺在石板工作台上，然后固定好，准备印刷。

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用石头砸，石刑

To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.

Examples :

"She got stoned to death after they found her."

他们发现她之后，她就被石头砸死了 (Tāmen fāxiàn tā zhīhòu, tā jiù bèi shítou zá sǐ le.)

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用石头砌，石砌。

To wall with stones.

Examples :

"The farmer plans to stone the well to prevent it from collapsing. "

农民计划用石头砌这口井，以防止它塌陷。

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去核

To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

Examples :

""Before making the jam, I need to stone these cherries." "

做果酱之前，我需要把这些樱桃去核。

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结石，生石。

To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.

Examples :

"The peach tree often stones before the fruit fully ripens, resulting in hard, unusable peaches. "

这棵桃树常常在果实完全成熟前就结石，导致桃子又硬又不能吃。

fruit biology plant

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使陶醉，使沉醉

To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)

Examples :

"After trying the new herbal tea, he was completely stoned and couldn't concentrate on his homework. "

试了那种新草药茶之后，他完全沉醉了，没法集中精神做作业。

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发呆，愣神。

To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.

Examples :

"During the long, boring lecture, many students began to stone, staring out the window and not taking notes. "

在冗长乏味的讲座中，很多学生开始发呆，望着窗外，不做笔记。

mind attitude action

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磨石打磨，砂磨

To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.

Examples :

"The machinist stones the metal block to ensure a perfectly smooth surface for the engine part. "

为了确保引擎部件表面绝对光滑，机械师用磨石打磨金属块。

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睾丸，蛋蛋

Testicles; balls.

anatomy sex body organ

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胆量，勇气

Examples :

"Even though she was terrified, she showed real stones when she stood up to the bully. "

即使她吓坏了，当她挺身而出对抗恶霸时，她展现了真正的胆量。

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