- [uncountable]
(often used before nouns or in compounds 常用於名詞前或構成複合詞 a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building 石頭；石料；岩石 Most of the houses are built of stone. 這些房子多數是用石頭建造的。 stone walls 石牆 a stone floor/bridge/carving/pillar/slab 石頭地板/橋/雕刻/柱子/石板 a brick and stone building 磚石建築 a flight of stone steps 一段石台階 a huge block of stone 一塊巨大的石頭
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistrya2, Buildingsa2He is a sculptor who works mainly in stone. 他是個雕刻家，以石雕爲主。 The path's stone flags were worn and broken. 小路上的石板已經磨蝕斷裂了。 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。 a carved stone fireplace 石雕壁爐 names carved in stone 刻在石頭上的名字 The walls were made of stone. 這些牆是石頭做的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- hard
- rough
- …
- block
- slab
- break
- cut
- hew (something from/out of)
- …
- block
- flag
- slab
- …
- in stone
- be set in
- be written in
- [countable] (especially British English)
a small piece of rock of any shape 石塊；石子 Extra ExamplesSome 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。 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。 The boat broke in two and sank like a stone. 船裂成兩半，像石頭一樣沉了下去。 - (figurative)
The temperature dropped like a stone. 溫度像石頭一樣下降。 A group of children pelted firefighters with stones. 一群孩子向消防隊員投擲石塊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- smooth
- round
- …
- heap
- pile
- cast
- hurl
- throw
- …
- [countable]
(usually in compounds 通常構成複合詞 a piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose （加工成某形狀爲某用途的）石塊 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- foundation
- memorial
- paving
- …
- circle
- (also precious stone)[countable]
a rare valuable stone, such as a diamond, that is used in jewellery 不可改變；鐵定；板上釘釘 She had the stone set in a ring. 她請人把寶石鑲嵌在戒指上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gem
- precious
- semi-precious
- …
- mine
- cut
- set
- …
- glitter
- shine
- [countable] (especially British English) (North American English usually pit)
a hard shell containing the nut or seed in the middle of some types of fruit 果核 
cherry/peach stones 櫻桃核；桃核
- [countable]
(often in compounds 常構成複合詞 a small piece of hard material that can form in the bladder or kidney and cause pain （膀胱或腎髒中的）結石 kidney stones 腎結石
- [countable] (plural stone)(abbreviation st)
(in the UK) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 6.35 kilograms or 14 pounds 英石（英國重量單位，相當於 6.35 千克或 14 磅）
hard substance硬物質
jewel寶石
in fruit水果
in body體内
measurement of weight重量單位
Word OriginOld English stān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in sense (1)).
Idioms
carved/set in stone
have a heart of stone
to be a person who does not show other people sympathy 鐵石心腸；冷酷無情
kill two birds with one stone
to achieve two things at the same time with one action 一石二鳥；一箭雙雕；一舉兩得
leave no stone unturned
to try every possible course of action in order to find or achieve something 千方百計；想盡辦法
like getting blood out of/from a stone
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
- (saying)
you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you 身居玻璃房，投石招禍殃；自身毛病多，勿挑他人錯
a rolling stone gathers no moss
- (saying)
a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities 滾石不生苔，頻遷不聚財
a stone’s throw