stump
[stʌmp] noun
PART LEFT 剩余部分
countable
■the part of something such as tree, tooth, arm or leg which is left after most of it has been removed 树墩，树桩；（牙齿等的）残余部分；残肢•the stump of a tree树墩 •Her smile broadened to reveal two rows of brown stumps.她微笑时露出两排褐色牙根。
[stʌmp] noun
CRICKET 板球
stumps [plural]
■the three vertical wooden poles at which the ball is thrown in cricket （板球三柱门的）柱
[stʌmp] verb
NO ANSWER 没有答案
be stumped informal
■to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult 语塞；被难住，被难倒•I'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape?我百思不得其解——她是如何逃脱的？ •Scientists are stumped by this mystery virus.这种神秘的病毒把科学家难倒了。
[stʌmp] verb
WALK 走
intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to stomp 迈着沉重的步子走
[stʌmp] verb
POLITICS 政治
transitive US
■to travel around an area giving speeches and trying to get political support 在…进行游说•She remembers when her dad ran for governor and stumped the north of the state.她记得父亲竞选州长时到州北部地区游说的事。
[stʌmp] verb
CRICKET 板球
transitive usually passive
■If the person hitting the ball in cricket is stumped, their turn to try scoring points is ended by a member of the other team knocking the bails off the stumps with the ball while they are outside a safe area. （板球中以球击落三柱门上的横木）使（打击者）出局
[stʌmp] verb
Phrasal Verbs stump up (sth) UK informal
■to pay an amount or type of money for something, especially unwillingly （尤指不情愿地）掏腰包，付钱•It can be cheaper to stump up for a new washing machine than to get your old one repaired.掏钱买个新的洗衣机可能比你修理旧的还要便宜。 •Chissano said Western governments should stump up the cash to fund land redistribution.希萨诺说西方国家政府应该自掏腰包为土地重新分配提供资金。 |