1
- a seat without a back or arms, typically resting on three or four legs or on a single pedestal凳子。
2
- a piece of faeces（一次）大便。
3
- a root or stump of a tree or plant from which shoots spring（生长新芽的）根株, 根孽, 母株。
4
- US a decoy bird in hunting〈 美〉（用来诱捕鸟的）囮子。
no obj.
1- (of a plant) throw up shoots from the root（植物）从根株长出新苗。
1.1
- with obj. cut back (a plant) to or near ground level in order to induce new growth（为了长出新芽）从靠近地面处砍断（植物）。
短语
at stool
- Medicine when defecating【医】排便时。
fall between two stools
- Brit. fail to be or take one of two satisfactory alternatives〈英〉两头落空。
词源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoel, German Stuhl, also to STAND. Current senses of the verb date from the late 18th cent.