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

• Seated above on rocks and stumps and surrounding me were the faeries, as they called themselves, quietly talking together as if I were not even there.
  坐在石头上，树桩上，围着我的是一群仙灵他们就是这样称呼自己的他们安静地聊着天，好像我并不在场。
• Afterwards, we directed the boys to a small picnic table Steve had fashioned out of tree stumps.
  后来，我们指引儿子们走向史蒂夫用树干做成的小野餐桌。
• 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。
• The wildlife workers test the animals'response to various scents by spraying tree stumps with different perfumes or placing cinnamon or other spices in the animals'environment.
  研究人员把不同的香水喷洒在树桩上，或是在动物生活的环境中放上肉桂及其他香料，观察它们对于不同气味所做出的反应。
• From here it is only a small step into the riverbed to inspect the sand bars, downed logs and stumps left by the last torrent.
  从这里只是一小步，成为河床视察沙洲，倒木和树桩上留下的最后的洪流。
• 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。
• There are some excellently preserved fossilized tree stumps.
  有一些保存完好的树桩化石。
• The bank stumps up the cash, but the borrowing government picks the winner.
  世行付清现金，但借款政府却成了赢家。
• 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。
• 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。