
好词典

源自中古英语 stuble,最终可追溯至古法语 estouble(麦秆)和拉丁语 stupula(谷壳)。
❶ 指农作物收割后留在地里的短茎或根部,也常用来形容男性未刮干净的短胡茬。
“The fields were covered with golden stubble after the harvest.”
(收割后田地里布满了金色的庄稼茬。)
“He had three days of dark stubble on his chin.”
(他的下巴上留着三天未刮的黑色胡茬。)
stubble field — 指收割后留有短茬的田地,通常用于描述农业景观。
“The rabbits were hiding among the stubble field.”
(兔子们躲藏在留茬的田地里。)
five o'clock shadow — 特指男性傍晚时分脸上新长出的短胡茬,是stubble的俚语表达。
“He looked rugged with his five o'clock shadow.”
(他带着傍晚长出的胡茬看起来粗犷有型。)