- [uncountable]
(often used before nouns or in compounds 常用于名词前或构成复合词 a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building 石头；石料；岩石 Most of the houses are built of stone. 这些房子多数是用石头建造的。 stone walls 石墙 a stone floor/bridge/carving/pillar/slab 石头地板/桥/雕刻/柱子/石板 a brick and stone building 砖石建筑 a flight of stone steps 一段石台阶 a huge block of stone 一块巨大的石头
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistrya2, Buildingsa2He is a sculptor who works mainly in stone. 他是个雕刻家，以石雕为主。 The path's stone flags were worn and broken. 小路上的石板已经磨蚀断裂了。 The stone is cut into blocks ready for building. 石头被切割成建筑用石块。 The walls were hewn from local stone. 墙是用当地石材凿成的。 a carved stone fireplace 石雕壁炉 names carved in stone 刻在石头上的名字 The walls were made of stone. 这些墙是石头做的。
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 石块；石子 Extra ExamplesSome loose stones tumbled down the slope behind her. 一些松动的石头从她身后的斜坡上滚了下来。 The boys were caught throwing stones at passing trains. 那些男孩子向过路的火车扔石头，被逮住了。 The boat broke in two and sank like a stone. 船裂成两半，像石头一样沉了下去。 - (figurative)
The temperature dropped like a stone. 温度像石头一样下降。 A group of children pelted firefighters with stones. 一群孩子向消防队员投掷石块。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- smooth
- round
- …
- heap
- pile
- cast
- hurl
- throw
- …
- [countable]
(usually in compounds 通常构成复合词 a piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose （加工成某形状为某用途的）石块 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- foundation
- memorial
- paving
- …
- circle
- (also precious stone)[countable]
a rare valuable stone, such as a diamond, that is used in jewellery 不可改变；铁定；板上钉钉 She had the stone set in a ring. 她请人把宝石镶嵌在戒指上。
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 樱桃核；桃核
- [countable]
(often in compounds 常构成复合词 a small piece of hard material that can form in the bladder or kidney and cause pain （膀胱或肾脏中的）结石 kidney stones 肾结石
- [countable] (plural stone)(abbreviation st)
(in the UK) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 6.35 kilograms or 14 pounds 英石（英国重量单位，相当于 6.35 千克或 14 磅）
hard substance硬物质
jewel宝石
in fruit水果
in body体内
measurement of weight重量单位
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 铁石心肠；冷酷无情
kill two birds with one stone
to achieve two things at the same time with one action 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得
leave no stone unturned
to try every possible course of action in order to find or achieve something 千方百计；想尽办法
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，投石招祸殃；自身毛病多，勿挑他人错
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 滚石不生苔，频迁不聚财
a stone’s throw