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- the bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down树墩, 树桩。
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- the small projecting remnant of something that has been cut or broken off or worn away（主体被砍断、折断或磨损后的）残余部分：
the stump of an amputated arm.
手臂截肢后的残肢。
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- Cricket each of the three upright pieces of wood which form a wicket【板球】（三柱门的）柱。
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stumps
close of play in a cricket match（板球比赛的）结束。
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- Art a cylinder with conical ends made of rolled paper or other soft material, used for softening or blending marks made with a crayon or pencil【艺术】（将纸或其他软材料卷尖, 用来淡化或调和彩色粉笔、蜡笔或铅笔画痕的）擦笔。
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- as modifier engaged in or involving political campaigning从事政治竞选, 涉及政治竞选：
he is an inspiring stump speaker.
他是个很具鼓动性的竞选演说家。
ORIGIN: referring to the use of a tree stump, from which an orator would speak.
with obj.
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- （一般作be stumped）(of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle使为难, 把…难住; 使困惑：
education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions.
教育主管们被有些考题难住了。
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be stumped
be at a loss; be unable to work out what to do or say不知所措, 被难住：detectives are stumped for a reason for the attack.
侦探们怔住了, 无法找出这次袭击的理由。
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- Cricket (of a wicketkeeper) dismiss (a batsman) by dislodging the bails with the ball while the batsman is out of the crease but not running【板球】（击球员在限制线外未跑动时守门员用球把三柱门横木击落）使（击球员）出局。
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction walk stiffly and noisily僵硬地走;脚步笨重地走：
he stumped away on short thick legs.
他迈着又短又粗的腿, 脚步笨重地走开了。
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- chiefly US travel around (a district) making political speeches〈主美〉作巡回政治演说：
there is no chance that he will be well enough to stump the country
他身体不可能恢复到可以进行全国巡回政治演说
no obj. the two men had come to the city to stump for the presidential candidate.那两个人已来到市里为总统候选人进行巡回竞选演讲。
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- use a stump on (a drawing, line, etc.)用擦笔擦（画、线条等）。
短语
on the stump
- informal engaged in political campaigning〈非正式〉参加竞选。
up a stump
- US informal in a situation too difficult for one to manage〈美, 非正式〉被难住; 陷入困境。
词源
Middle 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'.
短语动词
stump something up
- Brit. informal pay a sum of money〈英, 非正式〉付钱：
a buyer would have to stump up at least £8.5 million for the site.
要购买那地块, 买主至少要付850万英镑。