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

• 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！
• An obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel.
  用燧石和旋转轮的废弃的手枪。
• When the steel struck the flint, such men were rare as dragon's teeth;
  当磨刀霍霍时，这样叫嚣的人马上就少到和龙齿一样珍贵了；
• At that time they have learn to strike fire from flint.
  那时他们已学会了用燧石打火。
• 'And now, squire, said the doctor,' you have heard of this Flint, I suppose?
  那么，乡绅先生，大夫说，你听说过这位弗林特船长，对吗？
• He was so enthralled with the novel flint he stayed the whole night.
  他被小说迷住了，整夜未眠。
• Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments
  燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。
• Prehistoric man used flint knives.
  史前人用打火石刀。
• 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？