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

• How do you think Captain Flint did it, mom?
  妈妈，你觉得弗林特船长是怎么做到的？
• Then he took out his tinderbox and struck the flint.
  于是他拿出火绒箱，并敲击打火石。
• I think you kicked the flint.
  我想你踢跑了打火石。
• At that time they have learn to strike fire from flint.
  那时他们已学会了用燧石打火。
• But I daresay he met his negress, and perhaps still lives in comfort with her and captain flint.
  不过，我相信他一定找到了他的黑人老婆，也许仍然舒舒服服地和她以及“福林特船长”生活在一起。
• 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。
• This layer of rock contains a lot of flint.
  这一岩层中有大量燧石。
• Some were single company towns, like Kodak in New York's Rochester or GM in Flint.
  还有一些只有一家公司，像纽约罗切斯特的柯达和弗林特的通用汽车。
• One can strike out sparks from flint with steel.
  用钢敲打火石，可以打出火花。
• He was so enthralled with the novel flint he stayed the whole night.
  他被小说迷住了，整夜未眠。