stony

英 [ˈstəʊni]

美 [ˈstoʊni]

adj.  多石的; 石头的; 冷漠的; 无情的; 铁石心肠的

比较级：stonier　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11697 / COCA.11616

习惯用语

adj.

fall on stony ground
• 未产生预期的结果（或效果）；没有开花结果
  to fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; to have little success
stony brokestony broke

牛津词典

adj.

• 多石的；石头的
  having a lot of stones on it or in it
  1. stony soil
     多石的土壤
• 冷漠的；无情的；铁石心肠的
  showing a lack of feeling or sympathy
  1. They listened to him in stony silence.
     他们冷漠地静静听他讲。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (地)多石的，不平的
  Stonyground is rough and contains a lot of stones.
  1. The steep, stony ground is well drained.
     陡峭的石头地面排水性能很好。
  2. ...a stony track.
     碎石小路
• ADJ-GRADED (表情或态度)冷酷的，无情的，冰冷的
  Astonyexpression or attitude does not show any sympathy or friendliness.
  1. She gave me the stoniest look I ever got...
     她看我的眼神冷酷无比。
  2. He drove us home in stony silence.
     他开车送我们回家，一路冷冰冰地一言不发。

英英释义

adj

• hard as granite
  1. a granitic fist
  Synonym:graniticgranitelikerocklike
• showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
  1. his flinty gaze
  2. the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
  Synonym:flintyflintgraniticobdurate
• abounding in rocks or stones
  1. rocky fields
  2. stony ground
  3. bouldery beaches
  Synonym:rockyboulderybouldered

双语例句

• She did all this with the same compressed lips, and the same stony look.
  她做着这些事情，依然是咬紧了嘴唇，神情十分严肃。
• Every day, through the stony streets, the tumbrils now jolted heavily, filled with Condemned.
  囚车每天都载满了死刑犯，颠簸着沉重地驰过街道。
• 'This is the little girl I wrote to you about,'said Mrs Reed to the stony stranger.
  这就是我信中提到的女孩。里德太太对冷冰冰的陌生人说。
• She gave me the stoniest look I ever got
  她看我的眼神冷酷无比。
• Baba's stony eyes bore into mine and, just like that, I wasn't laughing anymore.
  爸爸双眼坚定地看着我的眼睛，仅仅这样，我就止住了笑声。
• But jarlway proved to be an acorn that fell on stony ground.
  但结果佳尔华成了掉在石地上的橡果。
• In some cases the loose soil is blown completely away, leaving a stony surface.
  在一些案例中，疏松的土壤被风完全吹离，离开了石头表面。
• New principles rarely take root in washington's stony soil.
  在华盛顿硬如石头的土壤中，新的原则几乎不能生根。
• The professor makes a sucking sound with his teeth and gives his student a silent, stony stare.
  教授咬紧牙关，倒吸了一口气，呆若木鸡地瞟了一眼下面的学生。
• While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
  在我开车送他回家的一路上，他像石头一样坐在那里，一声不吭。