stony

adjective

/ˈstəʊni/

(comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)

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having a lot of stones on it or in it多石的；石头的
- stony soil多石的土壤
- a stony beach多石的海滩
showing a lack of feeling or sympathy冷漠的；无情的；铁石心肠的 synonym cold
- They listened to him in stony silence.他们冷漠地静静听他讲。
- She met Luke’s hard, stony eyes.她看到了卢克冷酷无情的眼睛。

Word OriginOld English stānig (see stone, -y).

Idioms

fall on stony ground

to fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; to have little success未产生预期的结果（或效果）；没有开花结果
- His charming smile fell on stony ground with her.他迷人的微笑落在她身上。
- The peace initiatives have already fallen on stony ground.和平倡议已经搁浅。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

stony broke (British English)

(also flat broke British and North American English)