As the process developed; metal plates were used instead of stones, cylinder was used to mount the plate instead of a flat bed for the stone, the term remained as it was.

' Let's stay here tonight, Angel,' said Tess, lying down on a flat stone which was still warm from the day's sunshine.

安吉尔，我们今晚就待在这儿吧！苔丝说着，躺在了一块平坦的石头上，石头还留有白天日照时吸收的余温。

There were some blankets on a flat stone where the man slept.

在那人睡觉的石板上放着几条毛毯。

Practitioners would use a mallet, chisel and metal straight edge to create a flat surface in the stone or rock. It wasn't until the 20th century that things changed a bit.

习艺人会用木槌、凿子和金属直边工具在石块或岩石上塑造平面，手艺代代相传，直到20世纪机器的出现。

It looked like a flat stone but it was a turtle.

它看来象一块扁扁的石头，但却是一只乌龟。

Printing by lithography; a flat surface ( of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern.

用平板印刷；用来吸收或分派墨汁使它们达到理想模式的光滑平面（石制的或铁制的）。

Luke found employment and rented a flat a stone's throw from his office.

卢克找到了工作，租了一间离他办公室很近的房间。

A flat stone served as a table.

一块平石可作桌子。

Ruz saw a large, flat stone slab on floor of the temple.

鲁茨看到有一块又大又平的石板在神殿的地板上。

A game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water.

一种游戏其中一个平的石头顺着平静的水面被弹起。

In the middle of the hut was another large flat stone which was used as a table, and on it was the bag the boy had been carrying.

在小屋的另有一块平平的、被当做桌子用了的石板，桌上放着那个男孩扛着的那个包。

They could plant mono, the 100 foot-tall bamboo used to produce textiles and flooring.

他们可以种植毛竹, 100英尺高的竹子用于生产纺织品和地板.

Lawyer Dai is sedate and self-possessed , sober-minded , steadfast , innovative, and never contented with her achievements.

戴律师性格沉稳冷静,做事喜欢精益求精, 踏实肯干并敢于创新.

She is clearly the most articulate and self-possessed member of her family.

显然，她是全家口才最好、最沉着冷静的人。

[不可数名词]He soon recovered his usual self-possession.

他很快恢复了平时沉着冷静的样子。

Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.

勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素.

The chief of the group has gone over to the opposite.

那个组织的头头归降了对方.

The Chief turned and swept out.

机长转过身，气呼呼地夺门而去。

Illiberis ulmivora Graeser is an important leaf-eating pest of elm tree in Shanxi province.

檎斑蛾(Illberis ulmivora Graeser)是榆树的重要害虫.此虫一年一代,以蛹在建筑物和堆积物等缝隙中中越冬.

With large plaque special world of steel group stand erect special in steel market.

以大型名牌的特钢集团屹立世界特钢市场中.

Only did the Three Pagodas stand erect between the Cang Mountain and the Erhai Lake.

历史上规模宏大的崇圣寺只剩下三塔在苍山洱海间孤独地站立.