flint

英 [flɪnt]

美 [flɪnt]

n.  燧石; 火石; 打火石

复数：flints　

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BNC.12479 / COCA.15638

牛津词典

noun

• 燧石；火石
  a type of very hard grey stone that can produce a spark when it is hit against steel
  1. prehistoric flint implements
     史前燧石工具
  2. His eyes were as hard as flint.
     他的眼神冷酷无情。
• 打火石
  a piece of flint or hard metal that is used to produce a spark

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 燧石;火石
  Flintis a very hard greyish-black stone that was used in former times for making tools.
  1. ...a flint arrowhead.
     燧石箭头
  2. ...eyes the colour of flint.
     燧石色的眼睛
• 打火石
  Aflintis a small piece of flint which can be struck with a piece of steel to produce sparks.

英英释义

noun

• a hard kind of stone

adj

• showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
  1. his flinty gaze
  2. the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
  Synonym:flintygraniticobduratestony

双语例句

• May I introduce Peter flint, a very old friend of the family.
  我来介绍一下彼得弗林特，我们家的老朋友。
• Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments
  燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。
• Houses in this part of the country are built of flint.
  这个国家这一区的房子是用燧石建造的。
• He was so enthralled with the novel flint he stayed the whole night.
  他被小说迷住了，整夜未眠。
• One can strike out sparks from flint with steel.
  用钢敲打火石，可以打出火花。
• Ah, he was the man to have a headpiece, was Flint!
  啊，福林特可真是个有头脑的人！
• Her heart quickened with happiness that she felt the child's flint movement in those children down.
  她第一次感到子宫中孩子的懦动，幸福感使她的心跳加快了。
• You'd probably feel more at home in the seclusion of flint street.
  你隐居在弗林特街也许觉得更为自在。
• We feel that preserving the history, heritage and culture of the flint hills is of vital importance.
  我们感到，保存弗林特希尔斯的历史，保持其传统和文化，至关重要。
• Now, Jim, that isn't Flint's ship, is it?
  吉姆，那是不是弗林特的船？