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stone noun
⇨ stone (stone walls/throw stones) ⇨ grain (cherry/peach stones)stone noun stone ♦︎ rock ♦︎ boulder ♦︎ pebbleThese are all words for a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground. 这些词均表示石头、岩石。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆solid stone / rock◆to throw a stone / rock / boulder / pebble■ stone [uncountable, countable](often used before nouns or in compounds) a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building; a piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose （常用于名词前或构成复合词）石头，岩石，石料；（经塑形使具有某种用途的）石块◆Most of the houses are built of stone.这些房子大多数是用石头建造的。◆stone walls石墙◆a stone bridge / floor / carving石桥；石地板；石雕◆a flight of stone steps一段石头台阶◆These words are carved on the stone beside his grave.他的墓碑上刻着这样的话。ⓘ Especially in British English a stone can be a small piece of stone of any shape. 特别是在英式英语中，stone可指任何形状的小石头◆ (especially BrE) Some children were throwing stones into the lake.一些孩子正往湖里投石子。 ▸ stony adjective ◆a stony beach多石的海滩■ rock [uncountable, countable] the hard solid mineral substance that forms part of the surface of the earth and some other planets; a large piece of rock sticking up out of the ground or the sea; a large single piece of rock 岩石；石山；礁石；巨石块；岩块◆They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.他们钻透了几层岩石寻找石油。◆volcanic / igneous / sedimentary rocks火山岩；火成岩；沉积岩◆The ship crashed into the infamous Sker Point Rocks and broke into three pieces.那艘船撞在恶名远扬的斯戈尔尖岬暗礁群上面，断成三截。◆They clambered over the rocks at the foot of the cliff.他们吃力地攀过了绝壁脚下的巨石。◆The sign said 'Danger: falling rocks'.警示牌上写着“危险：前有落石”。ⓘ In American English a rock can also be a small stone. 在美式英语中，rock也可指小石块◆ (NAmE) Demonstrators threw rocks at the police.示威者向警察扔石块。 ▸ rocky adjective ◆a rocky coastline岩石嶙嶙的海岸线NOTE 辨析 Stone or rock?In British English people throw stones and a rock is sth too big to pick up and throw. In American English rock is the usual word for a small piece of rock that you can pick up, and stone is not usually used in this way. In both British and American English stone [uncountable] is used especially to talk about sth that has been cut or dug up from the ground, for example in order to build sth. Rock [uncountable] is used especially to talk about sth that is still a part of or attached to the ground. 在英式英语中，表示扔石子要用throw stones，rock则太大，无法拾起或投掷。在美式英语中，rock通常表示可以捡起的小石子，stone则通常不这样用。无论在英式还是美式英语中，stone作为不可数名词尤指从地下挖出来的石头，例如用于建筑的石料。rock作为不可数名词尤指仍然与大地连在一起的岩石◆Most of the houses are built of stone.那些房子大多数是用石头建造的。◆Most of the houses are built of rock. ◆The rock walls of the canyon are almost a mile high.这个峡谷的石壁差不多有1英里高。◆The stone walls of the canyon are almost a mile high. ■ boulder /ˈbəʊldə(r); NAmE ˈboʊldər/ [countable] a very large rock, often with a round shape that has been made by water or the weather （受水或天气侵蚀而成的）巨石，漂砾◆As the ice sheet rode over the land, huge boulders were ripped from the underlying rock.冰盖划过地面时，从地表下面的岩石上撕下来一些巨石块。■ pebble [countable] a small, smooth stone that is found in or near water （水中或水边的）鹅卵石，砾石◆The hotel is located beside a pebble beach in a quiet bay.那酒店坐落在僻静海湾里一个卵石海滩旁。 grain noun grain ♦︎ seed ♦︎ nut ♦︎ pip ♦︎ stone ♦︎ pit ♦︎ kernelThese are all words for the part of a food plant from which a new plant can grow. 这些词均表示可食用植物的种子。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to produce / grow / sow grain / seeds◆to remove seeds / pips / stones / pits■ grain [uncountable, countable] the small hard parts produced by food plants such as wheat or rice from which a new plant can grow, and which may be used to make flour or bread; one of these parts 谷物；谷粒◆The government intends to import only five per cent of the country's grain.政府打算只进口全国粮食总量的5%。◆There were just a few grains of corn left.只剩下一些玉米粒了。ⓘ You can talk about grains of wheat, rice or corn. 可以说grains of wheat/rice/corn。■ seed [countable, uncountable] the small hard part produced by a plant, from which a new plant can grow 种子；籽◆I bought some seeds to plant in the garden.我买了一些种子种在花园里。◆Those vegetables can be grown from seed.那些蔬菜可以撒籽栽种。ⓘ You can talk about flower, grass, herb or wildflower seeds. The seeds of some spice plants, vegetables or flowers are used in cooking to give flavour or texture to food. 可以说flower/grass/herb/wildflower seed。一些香料植物、蔬菜或花的种子用于烹调，可令食物的味道和质感更丰富◆coriander / cumin / mustard / poppy / pumpkin / sesame / sunflower seeds香菜／土茴香／芥菜／罂粟／南瓜／芝麻／向日葵种子In American English seed is also the usual word for pip. 在美式英语中，seed也常用来代替pip，指某些水果的籽◆ (NAmE) apple / orange seeds苹果籽；橙子籽 ■ nut [countable] a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees 坚果◆I cracked a nut (= opened it) and ate it.我破开一个坚果吃了。◆She is allergic to nuts.她对坚果过敏。ⓘ Nut is often used in compounds, such as walnut, hazelnut, chestnut, peanut and Brazil nut. * nut常用于复合词，如walnut、hazelnut、chestnut、peanut和Brazil nut。■ pip [countable] (especially BrE) one of the small hard seeds that are found in some types of fruit （某些水果的）种子，籽◆Cut the apples into quarters and remove the pips.把苹果切成四块，再把籽去掉。◆orange pips橙子籽ⓘ The usual American English word for this is seed. 在美式英语中，该词一般用seed代替。■ stone [countable] (especially BrE) a hard shell in the middle of some types of fruit which contains the nut or seed 果核（内含坚果或籽）◆cherry / peach stones樱桃核；桃核■ pit [countable] (especially NAmE) a fruit stone 果核◆cherry / peach pits樱桃核；桃核■ kernel /ˈkɜːnl; NAmE ˈkɜːrnl/ [countable] the inner part of a nut, which you can eat; the part inside the stone/pit of a fruit （坚果或果核的）仁，核◆pine / apricot kernels松仁；杏仁 |