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stone BrE /stəʊn/
NAmE /stoʊn/► SEE ALLbe carved/set in stoneleave no stone unturnedstone the crowsstone mea stone’s throwlike getting blood out of/from a stonehave a heart of stonekill sth stone deadkill two birds with one stonea rolling stone (gathers no moss)
●be carved/set in ˈstone (of a decision, plan, etc. 决定、计划等) unable to be changed 不可更改；板上钉钉◆People should remember that our proposals aren’t carved in stone.
人们应该记住我们的提议并不是板上钉钉。●leave no stone unˈturnedtry everything possible to find or obtain sth 想尽一切办法；竭尽所能◆The police left no stone unturned in their efforts to find the little girl.
警方不遗余力地寻找那个小女孩。●ˌstone the ˈcrows●ˌstone ˈme (old-fashioned, BrE) used to express surprise, shock, anger, etc. （表示惊讶、震惊、气愤等）哎呀，天哪◆Stone the crows! You’re not going out dressed like that, are you?
哎呀！你不会穿成那个样子出去吧？●a ˈstone’s throwa very short distance 掷石之遥；很短的距离；一箭之遥◆We’re just a stone’s throw from the shops.
我们离商店不远。 ●like getting ˌblood out of/from a ˈstoneextremely difficult to obtain 极难得到；缘木求鱼；水中捞月◆Getting an apology from him was like getting blood out of a stone.让他道歉比登天还难。●have a heart of ˈstonebe a person who does not show others sympathy or pity 铁石心肠；冷酷无情◆Don’t ask her to give any money to the fund — she’s got a heart of stone.别要求她给基金捐钱，她这个人是铁石心肠。▸ ˌstony-ˈhearted adjective ●kill sth stone ˈdead (informal) completely destroy sth; end sth 完全摧毁；结束◆This has killed my chances of promotion in this company stone dead.这下子我在公司里升迁的机会彻底毁了。●kill two birds with one ˈstonemanage to achieve two aims by doing one thing 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得◆If we have to go to Manchester for the meeting, then let’s visit Auntie Joan on the way there. We can kill two birds with one stone.如果我们要去曼彻斯特开会，可以顺路去看看琼阿姨，这样就一举两得了。●a rolling ˈstone (gathers no ˈmoss) (saying) a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. and so does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities 生活多变迁的人；滚石不生苔，转业不聚财（形容人不停换工作和住处，就不会有很多钱财或朋友，但可以无牵无挂） |