一、当stone为名词时，含义有石头;石料;岩石;石块;石子;(加工成某形状为某用途的)石块。
例句：
1、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。
2、He removed a stone from his shoe
他从鞋子里倒出一块石子。
3、People often don't appreciate that marble is a natural stone.
人们经常不了解大理石是一种天然石料。
二、当stone为动词时，含义有向…扔石块;用石头砸;去掉…的果核。
例句：
1、Shops were looted and vehicles stoned.
商店遭哄抢，车辆被砸坏。
2、Then stone the fruit and process the plums to a puree.
然后去核再将李子加工成糊状。
3、Youths burned cars and stoned police...
年轻人烧汽车，并向警察扔石头。
