Stone的復(fù)數(shù)形式是stones。stone可作形容詞、名詞、動(dòng)詞，stone不僅可作可數(shù)名詞，又可作不可數(shù)名詞。當(dāng)stone作形容詞時(shí)意思是“石的，石制的”；作名詞時(shí)意思是“石頭；結(jié)石；寶石，人名；斯托內(nèi)；斯通”；作動(dòng)詞時(shí)意思是“向扔石塊；用石頭鋪”。

stone：英[stn]；美[ston]

n.石；石頭；石料；巖石；(加工成某形狀為某用途的)石塊；果核；結(jié)石；英石

vt.向…扔石塊；用石頭砸；去掉…的果核

adj.石制的

adv.石一般的

第三人稱單數(shù)：stones

復(fù)數(shù)：stones

現(xiàn)在分詞：stoning

過去式：stoned

1、stone作可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，基本意思是“石頭，石塊，石子，碎石”，指小塊的石頭，有時(shí)還可表示“寶石，鉆石”，引申可表示“無情”，指人鐵石心腸。

2、stone還可作“石料”解，是不可數(shù)名詞。

3、表示“一塊石頭”用a stone或a piece of stone都可以。

4、stone還可作定語，譯為“石的，石制的”。

5、stone在表示抽象意義時(shí)，無復(fù)數(shù)形式。

6、在英式英語中，表示“小石塊”用stone，而在美式英語中則用rock；在英式英語中，stone還可指櫻桃、桃或棗的果核，而在美式英語中，果核為pit。

7、stone還可用作動(dòng)詞，意思是“向…扔石頭；去…的核”。

The sword struck sparks off the stone floor.

劍砍在石地上，火星飛濺。

We went through a stone archway into the courtyard.

我們穿過石拱門進(jìn)入院子。

A large stone came flying in through the window.

一塊大石頭飛進(jìn)了窗戶。

Over the years,the stone steps had worn smooth.

日久天長，石階已經(jīng)磨得光溜溜的。

Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone.

讓他道歉幾乎是不可能的。

They've covered an old Rolling Stones number.

他們翻唱了滾石樂隊(duì)的一首老歌。

The stones have been worn smooth by the constant flow of water.

不停的流水把這些石頭沖刷得很光滑。

My dad's taste in music is from the Stone Age.

我老爸的音樂品味都老得掉渣了。

The stone was dropped from a great height.

那塊石頭是從很高的地方掉落下來的。

We live just a stone's throw from here.

我們就住在附近。

The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.

石頭把車頂砸了個(gè)坑。

Most of the houses are built of stone.

這些房子多數(shù)是用石頭建造的。

Small boys were skimming stones across the water.

幾個(gè)小男孩用石塊打水漂。

We walked down some stone steps to the beach.

我們走下幾級石階，來到海灘上。

A large stone landed right beside him.

一大塊石頭正好落在他身旁。

Make sure the paving stones are flush with the lawn.

務(wù)必要使鋪路石和草坪齊平。

The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.

這座雕像是用整塊石料雕成的。

These words are carved on the stone beside his grave.

在他的墓碑上刻著這樣的話。

I was hit by a falling stone.

我被一塊墜落的石頭擊中。

We can be very flexible─our entry requirements are not set in tablets of stone.

我們可以非常靈活，加入條件并非鐵板釘釘。