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stubbs

UK /stʌbz/US /stʌbz/

词源

源自古英语 stybb(树桩),与古诺尔斯语 stubbr 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 stubjaz。动词用法始见于16世纪,由名词引申而来。

noun

❶ 指被砍断或折断后剩下的短小部分,如树桩、铅笔头等。也可指残缺不全的东西。

“He tripped over the stubbs of an old tree.”

(他被一棵老树的树桩绊倒了。)

“She wrote with a pencil stubbs until it was too short to hold.”

(她用铅笔头写字,直到短得握不住为止。)

同义词:stump, remnant, fragment, remainder, butt

verb

❶ 不小心踢到或碰到某物,尤指脚趾碰到硬物。也可指因障碍物而停止行动。

“He stubbs his toe on the doorframe and yelped in pain.”

(他的脚趾撞到门框上,疼得叫了一声。)

“The project stubbs against unexpected legal issues.”

(该项目因意外的法律问题而受阻。)

同义词:strike, hit, jam, halt, obstruct

常见短语

stubbs out — 指通过碾压或踩踏熄灭香烟、雪茄等。常用于描述结束吸烟的动作。

“He stubbs out his cigar before going back to work.”

(他掐灭雪茄后回去工作。)