stones
/stəʊn/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈonz] /stoʊn/ (ame, ipa)
stones — 名詞
1. pieces of natural rock used for building, paving, or similar practical purposes.
石頭
建築或鋪路用石塊
pieces of natural rock used for building, paving, or similar practical purposes.
Children lined the garden path with flat stones from the river.
孩子們用河邊撿來的扁石頭排出花園小路的邊線。
collocation: flat stones line a path
Workers stacked heavy stones beside the church wall before dawn.
工人在天亮前把沉重的石頭堆到教堂牆邊。
Small stones rattled under the truck wheels on the farm road.
小石頭在農路上卡車的輪下喀啦作響。
Mira filled the fire circle with smooth stones from the beach.
Mira 用海灘撿來的光滑石頭圍出火堆圈。
文法句型
flat stones
building stones
stones on the path
用法筆記
Usually names separate pieces. Distinguish from sense 4, which is about decorative gems used in jewellery.
常見錯誤
2. hard lumps that form inside organs such as the kidney or bladder and often cause
結石
體內形成的硬塊
hard lumps that form inside organs such as the kidney or bladder and often cause sharp pain.
Doctors found stones in Rachid's kidney after the night of pain.
醫生在 Rachid 痛了一整晚後，發現他腎臟裡有結石。
medical pattern: stones in the kidney
The scan showed tiny stones blocking the tube near the bladder.
掃描顯示有幾顆小結石堵住了靠近膀胱的管道。
After surgery, Charlotte went home once the stones were removed.
手術後，等結石取出來，Charlotte 就回家了。
Too little water can help stones form in hot weather.
天氣炎熱時喝水太少，可能會讓結石形成。
- calculi
medical and much more formal
文法句型
kidney stones
stones in the kidney
remove stones
用法筆記
Most often appears in combinations such as kidney stones or bladder stones. Distinguish from sense 5, which is the hard centre of a fruit.
常見錯誤
3. British measures of body weight, with each one worth fourteen pounds.
英石
英制14磅重量單位
British measures of body weight, with each one worth fourteen pounds.
By spring, Felipe had lost two stones through daily walking.
到了春天，Felipe 靠每天走路瘦了兩英石。
pattern: lose two stones
Old clinic notes listed patients' weights in stones and pounds.
舊診所紀錄把病人的體重寫成英石和磅。
British measure: stones and pounds
The trainer warned that three extra stones would strain his knees.
教練警告，多出三英石會讓他的膝蓋吃不消。
My uncle said he felt lighter after dropping two stones.
我叔叔說，減掉兩英石後，他整個人輕鬆多了。
文法句型
lose two stones
weights in stones and pounds
several stones heavier
用法筆記
Mainly British and especially common in informal talk about a person's weight. After exact numbers, many speakers also use singular stone.
4. small valuable minerals that are cut and put into rings, necklaces, and other je
寶石
首飾上鑲嵌的寶石
small valuable minerals that are cut and put into rings, necklaces, and other jewellery.
The ring sparkled because tiny blue stones circled the diamond.
這枚戒指會發亮，是因為鑽石周圍繞著細小的藍色寶石。
jewellery pattern: stones around a diamond
A jeweller replaced the missing stones in my grandmother's brooch.
珠寶匠替我祖母的胸針補上遺失的寶石。
Andres sold loose stones to a workshop near the market.
Andres 把散裝寶石賣給市場附近的一家工坊。
The necklace used green stones instead of real emeralds.
這條項鍊用了綠色寶石，而不是真正的祖母綠。
文法句型
precious stones
set with stones
loose stones
用法筆記
A common everyday word for gems in jewellery. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about ordinary rock used in building or on the ground.
常見錯誤
5. hard centres inside fruits such as cherries, peaches, and plums.
果核
桃李櫻桃等果實內硬核
hard centres inside fruits such as cherries, peaches, and plums.
Jisoo spits the cherry stones into a paper cup.
Jisoo 把櫻桃果核吐進紙杯裡。
collocation: cherry stones
The children planted avocado stones in jars by the window.
孩子們把酪梨果核種在窗邊的玻璃罐裡。
Grandma saves the plum stones before cooking the jam.
奶奶在熬果醬前會先把李子果核留下來。
Sirin cracked the date stones to feed the small goats.
Sirin 把椰棗果核敲開來餵小山羊。
- pits
more common in American English
文法句型
cherry stones
remove the stones
stones from plums
用法筆記
Used especially in British English for the hard centre of certain fruits. Sense 6 is unrelated and belongs to the sport of curling.
常見錯誤
6. heavy rounded objects that players slide across the ice in the game of curling.
冰壺石
冰壺比賽中滑行的圓石
heavy rounded objects that players slide across the ice in the game of curling.
Canada's lead player sent two stones close to the middle circle.
加拿大先手把兩顆冰壺石送到了接近中心圓的位置。
curling pattern: send stones close to the circle
The sweepers ran beside the stones as they crossed the ice.
刷冰員跟著那些冰壺石一路跑過冰面。
Only red stones remained in play after the final shot.
最後一投後，場上只剩紅色冰壺石還在有效區。
The coach asked the team to clean the stones after practice.
教練要全隊在練習後把冰壺石擦乾淨。
- curling rocks
a plain descriptive phrase rather than the standard term
文法句型
curling stones
send stones down the ice
stones in play
用法筆記
Only used in the sport of curling. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about ordinary rocks or building material.
stones — 動詞
- stonespresent simple I / you / we / they
- stoneses3rd person singular
- stonesing-ing form
- stonesedpast simple
1. throws rocks at a person or thing in order to hurt, frighten, or damage it.
扔石頭
朝人或物丟擲石塊
throws rocks at a person or thing in order to hurt, frighten, or damage it.
The angry boy stones the bus stop sign whenever matches end.
那個生氣的男孩每次球賽結束，就朝公車站牌扔石頭。
pattern: stone + object
During protests, the crowd stones police vans near the square.
抗議期間，人群在廣場附近朝警車扔石頭。
A farmer yells when anyone stones his sheep from the lane.
只要有人從小路朝他的羊扔石頭，農夫就會大喊。
The gang stones empty windows before running toward the bridge.
那群人朝空窗戶扔石頭後，就往橋邊跑去。
文法句型
stone a car
stone a building
stone someone
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is ordinary attacking by throwing rocks, not formal execution.
常見錯誤
2. kills someone by throwing rocks at them as an official or ritual punishment.
石刑處死
以丟石頭方式處決
kills someone by throwing rocks at them as an official or ritual punishment.
The film shows a mob that stones a prisoner in silence.
那部電影拍出一群人沉默地以石刑處死囚犯。
pattern: stone a prisoner
The story describes a tribe that stones thieves after trial.
那個故事描述一個部族在審判後以石刑處死竊賊。
In the novel, the crowd stones the woman outside town.
小說裡，人群在城外以石刑處死那名女子。
That strict code stones people for breaking marriage laws.
那套嚴苛法典會對違反婚姻法律的人施以石刑處死。
- execute
far broader and does not specify the method
文法句型
stone a prisoner
stone someone to death
stone people for a crime
用法筆記
Mostly appears in historical, religious, or human-rights contexts. Distinguish from sense 1, where the aim may be damage or intimidation rather than execution.
常見錯誤
3. takes the hard centre out of fruit before cooking, preserving, or eating it.
去核
把水果硬核取出
takes the hard centre out of fruit before cooking, preserving, or eating it.
Elise stones the plums before adding them to the tart.
Elise 在把李子放進塔裡前，會先替它們去核。
pattern: stone + fruit before cooking
The cook stones olives at the sink after breakfast service.
廚師在早餐出餐後，站在水槽邊替橄欖去核。
Nikhil stones fresh cherries while his sister mixes the batter.
Nikhil 一邊替新鮮櫻桃去核，他妹妹一邊拌麵糊。
Before drying apricots, the factory stones each fruit by hand.
工廠在烘乾杏桃前，會用手把每顆果子去核。
- pit
the more common verb in American English
文法句型
stone cherries
stone plums
stone olives
用法筆記
Used mainly for food preparation and takes fruit as its object. It is close in meaning to pit in American English.