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stony

adjective
🔊/ˈstəʊni/
🔊/ˈstəʊni/
(comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)
Idioms
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  1. having a lot of stones on it or in it多石的；石头的
    • stony soil多石的土壤
    • a stony beach多石的海滩
  2. showing a lack of feeling or sympathy冷漠的；无情的；铁石心肠的 synonym cold
    • They listened to him in stony silence.他们冷漠地静静听他讲。🔊🔊
    • She met Luke’s hard, stony eyes.她遇到了卢克坚硬而坚硬的眼睛。
    3. Word OriginOld English stānig (see stone, -y).
Idioms
fall on stony ground
  1. to fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; to have little success未产生预期的结果（或效果）；没有开花结果
    • His charming smile fell on stony ground with her.他那迷人的笑容落在她的石质地面上。
    • The peace initiatives have already fallen on stony ground.和平倡议已经陷入僵局。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
stony broke (British English)
(also flat broke British and North American English)
  1. (informal) completely broke (= without money)穷得一个子儿也没有；一贫如洗；穷得叮当响