英汉词典  旅游景点  旅游指南  美食特产购物  历史文化

请输入您要查询的词汇：

　

词汇 be set in stone
释义
Idiom
be set in stonebe carved/set in stone
if an arrangement, a plan, or a rule is set in stone, it is completely fixed so that it cannot be changed.
The rules aren't set in stone; they can be altered to suit changing circumstances.
(usually negative)
These are just a few ideas to be discussed - nothing is carved in stone.
idiombe set in stone(also be carved, cast, written etc in stone)(or be set in tablets of stone BrE)used in order to say that a plan, decision, idea etc is completely fixed and no part of it can be changed ◆ usually used in the negative:When it comes to what kind of beer goes with what food, there are no rules set in stone, let your own taste guide you.Judge Owens has set a new trial date of April 2nd, which he says is "written in stone", so the Prosecution don't have long to find the missing witness.For the first few years we will be trying out and developing the new training scheme, with nothing cast in tablets of stone.
(redirected from be set in stone)

be carved in stone

To be made permanent, typically of a plan or idea. We might get brunch next weekend, but nothing is carved in stone yet.

be carved (or set or written) in stone

be fixed and unchangeable.
The reference here is to the biblical Ten Commandments, written on tablets of stone by God and handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai (Genesis 31:18).

be carved/set in ˈstone

(of a decision, plan, etc.) unable to be changed: People should remember that our proposals aren’t carved in stone.
随便看

　

青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2000-2024 Qntrip.com All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间：2024/12/22 16:13:20