量 （容量单位， 十斗为一石） dan, a unit of dry measure for grain (=l00 sheng)；

[例句] 他急匆匆前往硬石小馆去吃午餐。 He dashed off to lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe.

[例句] 碎砖石可以用来铺路基和庭院地基。 Brick rubble is useful as the base for paths and patios.

[矿] [材] gyp，oulopholite，Maria glass，gupse，gesso ；

[例句] 子弹砰地射进了天花板，掉落的石膏碎片落了他们一身。 The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.

[例句] 我家房子的一些内墙是石膏板做的。 Some of the internal walls of my house are made of plasterboard.

ceresin wax，paraffin wax，[有化] paraffins，petrolin，olefin ；

[例句] 过去片子是用石蜡固定到金属板上. Historically, wafers were waxed onto a metal plate.

[例句] 石蜡具有溶解油脂的特性. Paraffin has the property of dissolving grease.

diamond，adamas，carbite，adamant ；

[例句] 在工业上，金刚石可以用作工具表面坚固、耐腐蚀的覆盖层。 In industry, diamond can form a tough, non-corrosive coating for tools.

[例句] 金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒. The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.

[地质] petroleum，fossil oil，oil，rock oil ；

[例句] 化石燃料（如煤和石油）属于有限资源。 The fossil fuels (coal and oil) are finite resources.

[例句] 石油工程师规划并管理石油的提炼。 Petroleum engineers plan and manage the extraction of oil.

[天] meteorolite，ceraunite，uranolite，asiderite，aerolite ；

[例句] 明亮的流星，或者说陨石，是番难忘的景象。 A bright shooting star, or meteor, is an unforgettable sight.

[例句] 这个行星的表面布满了小块陨石留下的撞击坑. Small meteorites have left impact craters all over the planet's surface.

spall，breakstone，gallet，galet，detritus ；

[例句] 走教堂和城堡之间的碎石小道。 Take the metalled path running between the church and the fort.

[例句] 成千上万的尸体仍然被埋在碎石瓦砾下。 Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble.

ore，mineral ；

[例句] 我们在南美洲为一些大公司探测石油和矿石。 We dowse oil and ore in South America for big companies.

[例句] 这机器每小时可以破碎多少吨矿石? How many tons of ore can this machine crush in an hour?

lime，kalk，chunam，calcareousness ；

[例句] 土壤的酸性可以通过在它上面撒石灰来中和. Acidity in soil can be neutralized by spreading lime on it.

[例句] 土壤里的石灰对某些植物有害. Lime in the soil is detrimental to some plants.

quartz，silici- ；

[例句] 探矿人员在这里发现了方解石 、 石英、石棉等矿藏. The prospectors have discovered such minerals as calcite, quartz and asbestos here.

[例句] 那些山里蕴藏着大量石英. There is a great deal quartz in those mountains.

rock，roche，pena，roach ；

[例句] 不断变化的应力导致更多的断裂和岩石变形。 Changing stresses bring about more cracking and rock deformation.

[例句] 这座城市建在岩石上，四周筑有城墙。 The city was walled and built upon a rock.

[矿] flint，firestone，silex，[岩] chert，flint stone ；

[例句] 燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。 Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.

[例句] 这里的岩石像燧石一样坚硬. The rock here was as hard as flint.

fossil，petrifaction，petrification，reliquiae，[电影]Kaseki；

lacmus，lichen blue，[涂] litmus，tournesol ；

[例句] 石蕊: 从几种地衣类植物中获取的带色有机化合物的混合物. Litmus: Mixture of coloured organic compounds obtained from several species of lichens.

[例句] 例如石蕊和酚酞. Examples are litmus and phenolphthalein.

gravel，grail，dirt ；

[例句] 两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。 Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel.

[例句] 需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼. More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.

speckstone，talc，soapstone，steatite，pencil stone ；

[例句] 这种奢侈的滑石润肤露能使缺水的皮肤恢复柔软与弹性。 This luxurious talcum lotion restores softness and suppleness to dehydrated skin.

[例句] 钻芯详细检查的结果,橄榄石全部蚀变为蛇纹石 、 滑石及角闪石. Olivine has been completely altered to serpentine, talc, and amphibole in the bore - hole examined in detail.

diamond，brilliant，jewel ；

[例句] 钻石切割靠的是工匠的技艺。 The cut of a diamond depends on the skill of its craftsman.

[例句] 有人偷了某个影星的钻石了吗? Has somebody helped himself to some film star's diamonds?

asbest，asbestos，asbestus，mountain flax ；

[例句] 是一种肺尘埃沉着病,这种病不仅仅局限于接触石绵的工人, 亦可发生在居住在工厂附近的居民当中. A found primarily in asbestos workers, asbestosis is also seen in people living near asbestos industries.

[例句] 肺癌和恶性间皮瘤亦和石绵吸入及石绵沉着病有关. Lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma are more common with asbestos inhalation and asbestosis.

lithographic printing，lithography ；

[例句] 早期的石印机不小多是手摇式木架布局, 合座靠手工不不安息. Early stone press mostly hand - driven Fiat ship structures , fully manual operation.

[例句] 在山区,差不多所有的材料部是油印或石印的. In the mountains almost everything had to be mimeographed or stone - block lithographed.

[建] slabstone，flagstone，flag，slab，slate ；

[例句] 他们脚下的石板路经过数百年的踩踏，磨得光溜溜的。 The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.

[例句] 她坐在铺着石板的庭院里的一把椅子上。 She sat on a chair in the flagged yard.