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？
• 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。
• And here they are ashore in the old stockade, as was made years and years ago by Flint.
  他们已经上了岸，进了福林特多年前建的那个老木寨。
• 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。
• 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。
• One can strike out sparks from flint with steel.
  用钢敲打火石，可以打出火花。
• They tipped their arrows with flint.
  他们将箭的尖端装上燧石。
• At that time they have learn to strike fire from flint.
  那时他们已学会了用燧石打火。
• I have a feeling that they did Flint said.
  我知道，他们会那样做的。
• An obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel.
  用燧石和旋转轮的废弃的手枪。