/'stəʊnɪ; `stonɪ/
adj (-ier, -iest)
1 full of, covered in or having stones 多石的; 铺石的; 有石的
*a stony road 碎石路
* a river with a stony bottom 河底有石子的河.
2 hard, cold, and unsympathetic 铁石心肠的; 冷酷的; 无同情心的
*a stony stare, glare, look, gaze, etc 冷眼注视、怒视、观望、凝视等
* maintaining a stony silence 表现毫无同情心的冷漠
* ,stony-`hearted 铁石心肠的.
3 [pred 作表语] (sl 俚) completely without money; penniless 一文不名; 身无分文.
4 (idm 习语) flat/stony broke => broke2.

adj
covered by stones or containing stones
　stony soil
not showing any friendliness or pity
　stony faces
　a stony silence
fall on stony ground
if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it
>stonilyadv
　Camilla stared stonily ahead.