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残余部分;残段;残根
A stump is a small part of something that remains when the rest of it has been removed or broken off.
例句
If you have a tree stump, check it for fungus...
要是有树桩的话，检查一下上面有没有长菌类。
The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.
流浪汉从深口袋里掏出了一截蜡烛。
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(板球三柱门的)柱
In cricket, the stumps are the three wooden sticks that are placed upright in the ground to form the wicket.
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VERB
把…难住;难倒;使…一筹莫展
If you are stumped by a question or problem, you cannot think of any solution or answer to it.
例句
John is stumped by an unexpected question...
一个意想不到的问题把约翰难住了。
Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.
好吧，也许我在那件事上使你为难了。
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VERB
迈着沉重的步子走;跺着脚走
If you stump somewhere, you walk there with heavy steps.
例句
The Marshal stepped over the vacuum-cleaner and stumped out of the room.
元帅迈过真空吸尘器，脚步沉重地走出了房间。
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VERB
(在选举前)作巡回演说，游说
If politicians stump the country or stump for a candidate, they travel around making campaign speeches before an election.
例句
When candidates went stumping around the country, people traveled for miles on foot, by horse, by carriage to hear them speak...
当竞选人在全国作巡回演说时，人们会步行、骑马或坐车数英里赶去听他们的演讲。
He was in Georgia stumping for Senator Wyche Fowler, a Democrat.
他正在佐治亚州为民主党参议员威奇·福勒作巡回演说。
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PHRASE
(选举前)作巡回演说，在游说
If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
例句
The presidential candidates are on the stump today.
总统候选人今天在作巡回演说。