•a stone wall/floor石墙／石头地面

•a flight of stone steps一段石头台阶

•a primitive stone axe简陋的石斧

•They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside.他们从山上开采出大量石材。

•Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.一些示威者因向员警投掷石块被逮捕。

•I weigh ten and a half stone.我的体重是10.5英石。

•She has put on/lost a stone (= is a stone heavier/lighter).她重／轻了1英石。

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•a precious/semi-precious stone宝石／半宝石

•The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones.中间的大钻石周围围绕着八颗小钻石。

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•Peaches, plums, dates, avocados and olives all contain stones.桃子、李子、枣、鳄梨和橄榄都有果核。

•Witnesses say that there was an explosion and then the plane dropped like a stone to Earth.目击者说听到一声爆炸，然后飞机像石头一样坠落地面。

•The ring fell into the water and sank like a stone.那个只戒指落到水里，像石头一样下沉。

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•These are just a few ideas - nothing is set in stone yet.这还只是一些想法——甚么都还没定下来。

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•His latest novel sank like a stone.他最新的一部小说彻底失败了。

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•The cottage is just a stone's throw from the sea.小屋离海只有一箭之远。

•"Is your house far from here?" "No, it's only a stone's throw away."“你的房子离这里远吗？”“不远，几步路就到了。”

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•Rioters set up barricades and stoned police cars.暴徒设置路障，并向警车投掷石块。

•Could you stone the cherries for me?你能帮我把樱桃去一下核吗？

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•Well, stone the crows - it's five o'clock already!哎呀——已经五点了！