stump

英 [stʌmp] 美[stʌmp]

n. 树桩；残余部分；假肢
vt. 砍伐；使为难；在…作巡回政治演说
vi. 笨重地行走；发表竞选演说
n. (Stump)人名；(英)斯顿普；(德)施通普

近义词 baffle mystify puzzle perplex confound

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英英释义

1. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

2. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed

3. (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket

4. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

词组搭配

on the stump

(informal)engaged in political campaigning

(非正式)参加竞选

考试真题

Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.

实用场景例句

the stump of a pencil: 铅笔头

The senator gave his standard stump speech.: 那位参议员进行了一次例行的竞选巡回演说。

politicians on the stump: 作巡回演说的政治家

I'm stumped. I don't know how they got here before us.: 我搞不懂了。我不知道他们怎么比我们来得还早。

Kate was stumped for words (= unable to answer) .: 凯特张口结舌。

He stumped off, muttering under his breath.: 他嘴里嘟哝着，脚步重重地走了。

He stumped around the country trying to build up support.: 他在全国各地巡回演讲，争取更多的支持。

We were asked to stump up for the repairs.: 人家要我们出修理费。

Who is going to stump up the extra money?: 额外的钱谁来出？

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。

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。

John is stumped by an unexpected question...: 一个意想不到的问题把约翰难住了。

Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.: 好吧，也许我在那件事上使你为难了。

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。

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。

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。

The presidential candidates are on the stump today.: 总统候选人今天在作巡回演说。

I barked my shin on a tree stump.: 我磕到了树桩上,胫部擦破了皮.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth.: 他的牙齿紧咬着一个烟斗.

He went on the stump in his home state.: 他到故乡所在的州去发表演说.

Becky named the wolf Ralph and carried food and water to the stump every day.: 贝基给这匹狼取了个名字叫拉尔夫,每天都把食物和水送到树桩那里.

The man running for president took to the stump to attract more votes.: 总统竞选人去各地演说以便拉到更多的选票.

The ball narrowly shaved his off stump.: 那个球紧贴着他的叁柱门的外柱掠过.

We sat on a tree stump.: 我们坐在树桩上.

Therefore reconstruction of nerve continuity is an effective treatment to prevent and cure neuromatic stump pain.: 重新建立残端神经连续性的各种手术,无论从预防还是治疗的观点出发,应该都是合理而有效的.

We sat on a stump to take a rest.: 我们坐在树墩上休息.

中文词源

stump 树墩，树桩，绊倒，难倒

来自中古低地德语 stump,树桩，树墩，来自 Proto-Germanic*stumpaz,树桩，树墩，来自 PIE*stebh,支柱，支撑，来自 PIE*sta,站立，词源同 stand,staff.引申动词词义被树墩绊倒，比喻义难倒等。

stump 脚步沉重的走，跺脚走

来自 PIE*stebh,踩，踏，来自 PIE*sta,站立，词源同 stand,stamp,stomp.

助记提示

兔子“死待”在那，守株待兔
1. stub => stump.
2. large tree stumps being a natural perch for rural orators (this custom is attested from 1775).
3. => 发表竞选演说.
4. step => stump.

双语例句

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. The presidential candidates are on the stump today.: 总统候选人今天在作巡回演说。

4. the stump of a pencil: 铅笔头

5. He went on the stump in his home state.: 他到故乡所在的州去发表演说.

英文词源

stump (n.): "part of a tree trunk left in the ground after felling," mid-15c. (implied from late 13c. in surnames); from mid-14c. as "remaining part of a severed arm or leg;" from or cognate with Middle Low German stump (from adjective meaning "mutilated, blunt, dull"), Middle Dutch stomp "stump," from Proto-Germanic *stamp- (cognates: Old Norse stumpr, Old High German stumph, German stumpf "stump," German Stummel "piece cut off"), from PIE *stebh- "post, stem; to support" (see step (v.).
stump (v.): early 13c., "to stumble over a tree-stump or other obstacle" (obsolete), from the source of stump (n.). From 1590s as "reduce to a stump." Sense of "walk stiffly and clumsily" is first recorded c. 1600. Sense of "baffle, bring to a halt by obstacles or impediments" is first recorded 1807, American English, perhaps in reference to plowing newly cleared land, but compare earlier sense "to challenge, dare" (1766).

Meaning "go on a speaking tour during a political campaign" is from 1838, American English, from phrase stump speech (1820), large tree stumps being a natural perch for rural orators (this custom is attested from 1775), especially in new settlements. Related: Stumped; stumping.

词态变化

复数: stumps;第三人称单数: stumps;过去式: stumped;过去分词: stumped;现在分词: stumping;