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

• 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。
• When forested land must be used, all stumps should be removed.
  如不得不用林地时，所有伐桩都要消除。
• 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。
• 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。
• Defilements are like sand bars or stumps in a river that will keep our boat from getting to shore.
  杂染好比河中的沙洲与暗桩，它们会阻碍我们的船靠岸。
• 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。
• 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。
• He pitched the ballwide of the stumps, andthe batsman didn't play at it.
  他把球投出了门柱，击球手没击这个球。
• 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。
• Beams from the flashlights bounced crazily among the trees, and the search party crashed through the undergrowth, stumbling over stumps and fallen logs, passing me by.
  手电筒的光芒疯狂地在树林里跳跃，搜寻人员经过我的身旁，他们在灌木丛中跌跌撞撞，在树桩和倒下的树干间磕磕碰碰。