stumps

英 [stʌmps]

美 [stʌmps]

n.  树墩; 树桩; 残余部分; 残根; 残段; 残肢
v.  把…难住; 难倒; (尤指愤怒或烦恼时)脚步重重地走; (尤指在选举前)作巡回演说
stump的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 残余部分;残段;残根
  Astumpis a small part of something that remains when the rest of it has been removed or broken off.
  1. If you have a tree stump, check it for fungus...
     要是有树桩的话，检查一下上面有没有长菌类。
  2. The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.
     流浪汉从深口袋里掏出了一截蜡烛。
• (板球三柱门的)柱
  In cricket, thestumpsare the three wooden sticks that are placed upright in the ground to form the wicket.
• VERB 把…难住;难倒;使…一筹莫展
  If youare stumpedby a question or problem, you cannot think of any solution or answer to it.
  1. John is stumped by an unexpected question...
     一个意想不到的问题把约翰难住了。
  2. Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.
     好吧，也许我在那件事上使你为难了。
• VERB 迈着沉重的步子走;跺着脚走
  If youstumpsomewhere, you walk there with heavy steps.
  1. The Marshal stepped over the vacuum-cleaner and stumped out of the room.
     元帅迈过真空吸尘器，脚步沉重地走出了房间。
• VERB (在选举前)作巡回演说，游说
  If politiciansstumpthe country orstump fora candidate, they travel around making campaign speeches before an election.
  1. When candidates went stumping around the country, people traveled for miles on foot, by horse, by carriage to hear them speak...
     当竞选人在全国作巡回演说时，人们会步行、骑马或坐车数英里赶去听他们的演讲。
  2. He was in Georgia stumping for Senator Wyche Fowler, a Democrat.
     他正在佐治亚州为民主党参议员威奇·福勒作巡回演说。
• PHRASE (选举前)作巡回演说，在游说
  If politicians areon the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
  1. The presidential candidates are on the stump today.
     总统候选人今天在作巡回演说。

双语例句

• The swamp is much cleaner now than when it was still full of tree stumps and branches a decade ago, one player said.
  一个球员说，十年前的沼泽里面满是树桩和树枝，现在则好多了。
• It would fly wildly with the stumps of its burned wings towards that radiant portal.
  这灵魂用它烧残的翅膀发狂地向光芒四射的大门飞去。
• John could do any thing when put to his stumps.
  只要强迫约翰拿出干劲来，他什么事都干得出来。
• As winter approaches, some animals make warm beds in tree trunks, stumps, caves, and under the ground.
  冬天来临，有些动物在树干、树桩、洞穴中，和地面下，准备温暖的窝。
• It took the farmer weeks to grub the stumps on his land.
  那农民用了几个星期才把他地里的树桩子刨出来。
• He still has an aching pain in his bandaged stumps.
  他的残肢被纱布层层包裹，疼痛到现在都还没有消失。
• So once again the elephant king bent down on his knees and offered his remaining stumps of ivory.
  所以象王再一次弯下膝盖，献上了他余下的象牙。
• What with the steepness of the incline, the thick tree stumps, and the soft sand, he and his crutch were as helpless as a ship in stays.
  面对陡峭的斜坡、密密麻麻的树桩以及松软的沙土，他和他的拐就像搁浅的船一样。
• To relax, they kick back in a giant'sofa'made of tree stumps and twigs.
  想休憩一下的时候，他们就会躺到由树桩和树枝做成的一个巨大“沙发”里。
• They cut down the big trees and rooted up the stumps.
  他们把大树砍倒，连树桩也拔掉了。