专四词汇辨析题 词汇精选：stone的用法和辨析

词汇精选：stone的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,（常用于名词前作定语或用以构成复合词）石，石头，岩石，石料 [U],例句：,He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone,他无法确定地板是木头的还是石头的。,例句：,The house is surrounded by stones walls.,这房子四面围着石墙。,石块，石子，碎石 [C],例句：,Below us, thousands of fur seals flop around in a frenzy.,在我们的脚下，数以千计的海豹在下面翻腾。,例句：,She throw a stone into the pond and watch the ripples spread.,她把一块石头扔进池塘里，看着水的波纹扩散开。,（加工成某形状作某用途的）石块 [C],例句：,This is a piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose.,这是一块加工过作特殊用途的石块。,例句：,There were words carved on the stone beside his grave to memorate his contribution to the science.,墓碑上刻着颂词以纪念他对科学做出的贡献。,宝石，钻石 [C],例句：,There is a shiny fossil stone called amber in the beautiful box.,漂亮的盒子里有一种光彩夺目的化石，名为琥珀。,例句：,A diamond ring with five stones is quite expensive.,镶有五颗宝石的钻戒十分昂贵。,果核（如杏、橄榄、李子、樱桃、桃的）[C],例句：,There is a big stone in the centre of a peach.,桃子中心有一个大核儿。,例句：,It is very strange that there is no stone in the cherry.,这颗樱桃竟然没核，很奇怪。,（常构成复合词）（膀胱或肾脏中的）结石 [C],例句：,Luckily the kidney stone passed before she had to be hospitalized.,幸好这个肾结石在她必须住院之前化掉了。,例句：,The doctor advised him to have an operation to remove the bladder stone.,医生建议他做手术摘除膀胱结石。,【复数不变】英石（英国重量单位,等于6.35千克或14磅）[C],例句：,She is on a diet to lose a stone.,她在节食以减少一英石的体重。,例句：,Nobody believes that she once weighed over 10 stones.,没人相信她曾经体重超10英石。,v.,向（某人）扔石块，用石头砸（某人）（尤指旧时作为惩罚手段） [T],例句：,The white boy stoned me.,白人男孩向我扔石块。,例句：,The criminal was stoned to death.,罪犯被人们用石头砸死。,去掉（水果）的核 [T],例句：,Mother helped the boy to stoned the olive and then fed him.,母亲帮助男孩去掉橄榄核，然后喂他吃。,例句：,She washed and stoned the cherries.,她把樱桃洗净并去核。,二、词义辨析：,jewel,jewellery,stone,gem,这些名词均有“宝石”之意。jewel多指贵重的宝石，是经过切削打磨，通常镶嵌在胸针、项链或其它装饰物上的玉。jewellery是珠宝的总称，泛指各类珠宝，既指佩带或衣服的珠宝饰物，又指用普通金属、塑料或假宝石制作的装饰物。stone特别强调稀少罕见或值钱的矿物。gem指经切割、磨光的宝石，引申指珍品、佳作。,三、相关短语：,foundation stone,n.(特指建筑物等开工典礼上放置的)基石,基础,根源,leave no stone unturned,千方百计,竭尽全力,不遗余力,philosopher's stone,点金石,precious stone,n.宝石,stone fruit,n.[植]核果,stone's throw,n. 短距离,blue stone,蓝石,cherry stone,n.樱桃核,china stone,瓷石,cinnamon stone,桂榴石，肉桂石,coping stone,盖石，压顶石,emery stone,金刚砂磨石，刚砂石,四、参考例句：,Stone is hard.,石头很坚硬。,Level the city stone by stone to an extinct waste.,一块石头一块石头地夷平该市，使它成为一片没有人烟的荒原。,This is a stone bridge.,这是一座石桥。,This stone is very heavy.,这个石头很重。,The stone shattered the window.,石头打碎了窗户｡,Ed Sheeran weighed 15 stone at his heaviest , but has since dropped four stone and weighs 11 stone .,艾德·希兰最重的时候有15英石，但是后来减了4英石重11英石了。,A stone hit him on the temple.,一块石头击中了他的太阳穴。,He cast a stone into the river.,他向河中投了一块石子。,The stone caught me on the nose.,石头打中我的鼻子。,The stone caught him on the leg.,石块击中他的腿。