stump

noun

/stʌmp/

Idioms

[countable] the bottom part of a tree left in the ground after the rest has fallen or been cut down树墩；树桩Topics Plants and treesc2
[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) 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.球越过了击球手并击中了树桩。
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

[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，但不知如何解决。
Extra Examples
- 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.他的病情困扰了整个欧洲和美国的专家。
[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) (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 they are out of the area in which the ball can be hit, but not running（守门员）当击球手离开可以击球的区域时，用球将其中任何一个横梁（=桥接树桩的两块木头）击落，使击球手退出比赛，但没有运行

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’.