stump

noun

/stʌmp/

Idioms

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[countable] the bottom part of a tree left in the ground after the rest has fallen or been cut down树墩；树桩
[countable] the end of something or the part that is left after the main part has been cut, broken off or worn away残余部分；残根；残段
- the stump of a pencil铅笔头
Topics Plants and treesc2
[countable] the short part of somebody’s leg or arm that is left after the rest has been cut off残肢
[countable, usually plural] (in cricket板球) one of the set of three wooden sticks (called the stumps) that stand in the ground and form the wicket（三柱门的）柱
- The ball went past the batsman and hit the stumps.球越过击球手，击中了树桩。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
usually the stump
[singular] (informal, especially North American English) the fact of a politician going to different places before an election and trying to get people’s support by making speeches（政治人物在选举前的）巡回演说
- on the stump politicians on the stump 作巡回演说的政治人物
- 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。

Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a part of a limb remaining after an amputation): from Middle Low German stump(e) or Middle Dutch stomp. The early sense of the verb was ‘stumble’.

Idioms

stir your stumps

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) to begin to move; to hurry起身走；赶快

stump

verb

/stʌmp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they stump	/stʌmp/ /stʌmp/
he / she / it stumps	/stʌmps/ /stʌmps/
past simple stumped	/stʌmpt/ /stʌmpt/
past participle stumped	/stʌmpt/ /stʌmpt/
-ing form stumping	/ˈstʌmpɪŋ/ /ˈstʌmpɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive, usually passive] stump somebody (informal) to ask somebody a question that is too difficult for them to answer or give them a problem that they cannot solve把…难住；难倒 synonym baffle
- 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。
- Farmers are aware of the problem but are stumped by what to do about it.农民们意识到了这个问题，但不知如何是好。
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- At first I was stumped by the question.起初我被这个问题难住了。
- His condition has stumped experts throughout Europe and the US.他的病情难倒了欧洲和美国的专家。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk in a noisy, heavy way, especially because you are angry or upset（尤指愤怒或烦恼时）脚步重重地走 synonym stomp
- He stumped off, muttering under his breath.他嘴里嘟哝着，脚步重重地走了。
[intransitive, transitive] + adv./prep. | stump something (North American English) to travel around making political speeches, especially before an election（尤指在选举前）作巡回演说
- 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。
[transitive] stump somebody (in cricket板球) (of a wicketkeeper) to put a batsman out of the game by knocking off either of the bails (= the two pieces of wood that bridge the stumps) with the ball, when he or she is out of the area in which the ball can be hit, but not running（三柱门守门员用球打掉三柱门上的横木）使（击球手）出局

Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a part of a limb remaining after an amputation): from Middle Low German stump(e) or Middle Dutch stomp. The early sense of the verb was ‘stumble’.