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

• 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。
• The slopes of the knoll and all the inside of the stockade had been cleared of timber to build the house, and we could see by the stumps what a fine and lofty grove had been destroyed.
  小丘的斜坡上和寨子里面的树全部被伐掉，用于修建木屋了，从残留下来的树桩我们可以看出，一片多么好、多么繁茂的林子被毁掉了。
• There are some excellently preserved fossilized tree stumps.
  有一些保存完好的树桩化石。
• The fungus can persist in stumps and roots for many years.
  这种真菌宿存于树木的伐桩和根系中许多年。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Clearing site sometimes can involves removing trees and tree stumps and disposing of the debris.
  清理场地有时包括移树、树桩和处理碎屑。