The steep, stony ground is well drained.

多石陡峭的地面很容易排水。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.

他们驶过数英里崎岖不平、多石的土地。

《牛津词典》

I know some have fallen on stony ground.

本人晓得有些东西曾经消逝在无情的土地上。

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Here, at last, was virgin territory for trying out his liberal ideas, social and economic, that had hitherto fallen on such stony ground.

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The initial images the SUV-size rover sent back to Earth were black and white and grainy, but one showed its wheel resting on the stony ground, and the vehicle's shadow appeared in another.

CNN: Mars landing went 'flawlessly,' scientists say

Wednesday skipper Purse argued vociferously that he could not avoid Blackstock's powerful shot but his appeals fell on stony ground and the Forest striker struck his subsequent spot-kick high beyond the dive of Grant.

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