| 释义 |
stony BrE /ˈstəʊni/
NAmE /ˈstoʊni/
●fall on stony ˈgroundfail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; have little success 没有达到预期结果（或效果）；失败◆She tried to warn him, but her words fell on stony ground.
她试图警告他，但是他根本听不进去。●be flat ˈbroke (BrE also be stony ˈbroke) (informal) have no money at all 身无分文◆I’m afraid I can’t come away with you this weekend — I’m flat broke!我恐怕这周末不能跟你出去了，我一分钱也没有了！ |