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| a stone's throw n | figurative, informal (short distance) | SCSimplified Chinese 掷石可及的距离 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一箭之遥 |
| | The distance from our house to hers is a stone's throw. |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…附近 zài … fù jìn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在近处 zài … fù jìn，zài jìn chù |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) | SCSimplified Chinese 离…一箭之遥 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 离…不远 |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| be written in stone v expr | figurative (be definitively prescribed) | SCSimplified Chinese 是明确规定的 |
| | (比喻义) | SCSimplified Chinese 是死的 |
| | The rules cannot be changed, they are written in stone! |
| cast stone | (concrete) | SCSimplified Chinese 铸石 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 人造石 |
| cast the first stone v expr | figurative (be first to accuse) | SCSimplified Chinese 率先发难 shuài xiān fā nàn
TCTraditional Chinese 率先發難 |
| | We should not be arguing about who has the right to cast the first stone. |
| dry stone n | (wall-building: without cement) | SCSimplified Chinese 干石 |
dry stone,
dry-stone n as adj | (made without cement) | SCSimplified Chinese 干石制的 |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | UK (stone wall built without mortar) | SCSimplified Chinese 干砌石墙 gān qì shí qiáng
TCTraditional Chinese 乾砌石牆 |
| | The property is surrounded by a drywall. |
| foundation stone n | (of a building) | SCSimplified Chinese 基石 jī shí |
| grinding stone n | (for sharpening tools) | SCSimplified Chinese 磨石 mò shí |
| | When sharpening a chisel on a grinding stone, it's important to get the angle right. |
| heart of stone n | figurative (lack of compassion) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 铁石心肠，狠心 tiě shí xīn cháng，hěn xīn |
| | You would need a heart of stone to see those starving children and not feel compassion. |
inkstone,
ink stone n | (block for grinding ink) | SCSimplified Chinese 砚台，砚
TCTraditional Chinese 硯 |
| kidney stone n | (buildup of deposits in the kidney) | SCSimplified Chinese 肾结石 shèn jié shí
TCTraditional Chinese 腎結石 |
| | He had an operation to remove a kidney stone which had been causing him great pain. |
| | 他动了手术，摘除了让他一直痛苦不已的肾结石。 |
| kill two birds with one stone v expr | informal, figurative (do 2 things at once) | SCSimplified Chinese 一石二鸟 yì shí èr niǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 一石兩鳥 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一箭双雕 yì shí èr niǎo，yí jiàn shuāng diāo |
| | I can stop by your house on the way to the grocery store, so I'll kill two birds with one stone. |
| leave no stone unturned v expr | figurative (search thoroughly) | SCSimplified Chinese 想尽办法 xiǎng jìn bàn fǎ
TCTraditional Chinese 想盡辦法 |
| | In the investigation to find the missing child, the police have left no stone unturned. |
| memorial stone n | (stone or granite monument to the dead) | SCSimplified Chinese 纪念碑 jì niàn bēi
TCTraditional Chinese 紀念碑 |
| | A memorial stone was erected to remember the famous musician. |
oolite,
egg stone n | (type of limestone) | SCSimplified Chinese 鲕粒，鲕粒岩 |
| paving stone n | (slab used to lay a path) | SCSimplified Chinese 铺路石 pū lù shí
TCTraditional Chinese 鋪路石 |
| | I hurt my back when I tried to lift a paving stone. |
perpend,
perpend stone n | (construction: large stone) | SCSimplified Chinese 穿墙石 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 贯石 |
| philosopher's stone n | (alchemical substance) | SCSimplified Chinese 点金石 diǎn jīn shí
TCTraditional Chinese 點金石 |
| | The philosopher's stone can turn iron into gold. |
| precious stone n | (valuable gem, gemstone) | SCSimplified Chinese 宝石 bǎo shí |
| | The brooch was made of gold, set with precious stones. |
puddingstone,
pudding stone,
pudding-stone n | (conglomerate rock) | SCSimplified Chinese 圆砾岩 |
| pumice stone n | (abrasive stone used for exfoliating) | SCSimplified Chinese 浮石 fú shí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 磨脚石 fú shí，mò jiǎo shí |
| | You can get a pumice stone for the callus on your foot at that store. |
rock,
paper,
scissors,
also UK: "paper,
scissors,
stone" n | (game) (游戏) | SCSimplified Chinese 剪刀石头布 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 猜拳 |
| rolling stone n | figurative (person: nomadic) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 不定居的人，多变迁的人 bù dìng jū de rén，duō biàn qiān de rén |
| | In her youth Annie was a rolling stone, never staying anywhere for long. |
| Rosetta Stone n | (stone inscribed with hieroglyphics) | SCSimplified Chinese 罗塞塔石碑 luó sài tǎ shí bēi |
| | The Rosetta Stone was an important aid to understanding and translating hieroglyphics. |
| Rosetta Stone n | figurative (key to deciphering or solving [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 解决问题的关键 jiě jué wèn tí de guān jiàn |
semiprecious stone,
UK: semi-precious stone n | (gemstone) | SCSimplified Chinese 次等宝石 cì děng bǎo shí
TCTraditional Chinese 次等寶石 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半宝石 cì děng bǎo shí，bàn bǎo shí |
| | Unlike a diamond, an amethyst is a semiprecious stone. |
set in stone,
set in concrete adj | figurative (decided definitively) | SCSimplified Chinese 一成不变的 yì chéng bú biàn de |
| 备注: Commonly used in the negative |
| | These are just guidelines; nothing is set in stone yet. |
| standing stone n | usually plural (monument: menhir) | SCSimplified Chinese 立石 |
stepping stone,
stepping-stone,
steppingstone n | (stone: used to cross water) | SCSimplified Chinese 垫脚石 diàn jiǎo shí
TCTraditional Chinese 墊腳石 |
| | I've placed some rocks in the stream to act as stepping stones. |
stepping stone,
stepping-stone,
steppingstone n | figurative (person, job: used to progress) | SCSimplified Chinese 跳板 tiào bǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 跳板 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 进身之阶 tiào bǎn，jìn shēn zhī jiē |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 进步的阶石 tiào bǎn，jìn bù de jiē shí |
| | This job's just a stepping stone to a better one. |
| the Stone Age n | (early period in civilization) | SCSimplified Chinese 石器时代 shí qì shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 石器時代 |
| | The dinosaurs had already died out by the beginning of the Stone Age. |
stone cold,
stone-cold adj | figurative (completely cold) | SCSimplified Chinese 冷血的 lěng xiě de / lěng xuè de |
stone cold,
stone-cold adj | figurative, informal (total, utter) | SCSimplified Chinese 完全 wán quán
TCTraditional Chinese 完全 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 彻底 wán quán，chè dǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 徹底 |
| | This song is a stone-cold classic! |
| stone fruit n | (fruit with a pit inside) | SCSimplified Chinese 核果 hé guǒ |
stone marten,
beech marten n | (weasel-like mammal) | SCSimplified Chinese 石貂 |
| stone mason n | (builder who uses stone) | SCSimplified Chinese 石匠 shí jiàng |
stone pine,
umbrella pine,
parasol pine n | (southern European tree) | SCSimplified Chinese 伞松 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 石松 |
| stone wall n | (barrier made from stone slabs or blocks) | SCSimplified Chinese 石墙 shí qiáng |
| | Throughout the ages, people have made stone walls to protect themselves from enemies. |
| stone-blind adj | (completely blind) | SCSimplified Chinese 全盲的 |
| stone-deaf adj | (completely unable to hear) | SCSimplified Chinese 全聋的 |
stone-faced,
stony-faced adj | (having an emotionless facial expression) | SCSimplified Chinese 板着脸的，面无表情的 miàn wú biǎo qíng de
TCTraditional Chinese 板著臉的 |
stonecutter,
stone cutter,
stone-cutter n | ([sb] who cuts stone) | SCSimplified Chinese 石匠 shí jiàng |
stonecutter,
stone cutter,
stone-cutter n | ([sth] that cuts stone) | SCSimplified Chinese 琢石机 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 切石机 |
stony-faced,
stone-faced adj | (serious, expressionless) | SCSimplified Chinese 面无表情的 miàn wú biǎo qíng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 板着脸的
TCTraditional Chinese 板著臉的 |
| turn [sth/sb] to stone v expr | (petrify, make into stone) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…石化 shǐ shí huà |
| | The witch waved her wand and the fox turned to stone. |
wreckfish,
stone bass n | (fish: Polyprion americanus) | SCSimplified Chinese 多锯鲈 |