stony

🇬🇧 UK/'stәuni/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Covered with or made of stones; hard and cold in manner; showing no warmth or emotion.

多石的;冷酷无情的;铁石心肠的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
stonyother
=stony

Common Collocations

  • 1.stony silence冷漠的沉默
  • 2.stony ground多石的土地
  • 3.stony stare冷冷的凝视
  • 4.stony face冷若冰霜的表情

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The hikers struggled to cross the stony path in the mountains.

  • 2.

    She gave him a stony stare and refused to say a word.

  • 3.

    His request for help was met with stony silence from the committee.

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