- [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
- [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。
- 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
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