stoning

• 指用石头砸击某人或某物的行为，常作为一种刑罚或处决方式。

A noun referring to the act of pelting someone with stones, often used as a form of punishment or execution.

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1. Punishment by pelting with stonesC1formallegal

   A form of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until death, historically used in some legal systems.

   石刑

   • Stoning was historically prescribed as a punishment for certain crimes.
   • The practice of stoning has been condemned by human rights organizations.
   • In some ancient cultures, stoning was a public form of execution.

   同义词lapidation

2. B2informal

   The act of throwing stones at someone or something, often as an expression of anger or protest.

   投石

   • The stoning of the car during the riot caused significant damage.
   • Stoning is considered a violent act in most societies.
   • The crowd engaged in stoning as a form of protest.

   同义词lapidationpelting

• 动词，指向某人或某物投掷石头，通常作为惩罚或攻击。也可指用石头去除果核。

A verb meaning to throw stones at someone or something, often as a form of punishment or attack.

1. B2formal

   To throw stones at someone or something, often as a form of punishment or attack.

   用石头砸

   • The angry mob threatened to stone the accused.
   • In ancient times, people were sometimes stoned for certain crimes.
   • The vandals stoned the windows of the abandoned building.

   同义词lapidatepelt

2. Remove stones from fruitB1formalbritish

   To remove the hard seed (stone) from the center of a fruit.

   去核

   • She stoned the cherries before baking the pie.
   • You should stone the olives before stuffing them.
   • The recipe says to stone the peaches first.

   同义词pit