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殘余部分;殘段;殘根
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...
要是有樹樁的話，檢查一下上面有沒有長菌類。
The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.
流浪漢從深口袋里掏出了一截蠟燭。
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(板球三柱門的)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…難住;難倒;使…一籌莫展
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...
一個意想不到的問題把約翰難住了。
Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.
好吧，也許我在那件事上使你為難了。
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VERB
邁著沉重的步子走;跺著腳走
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.
元帥邁過真空吸塵器，腳步沉重地走出了房間。
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VERB
(在選舉前)作巡回演說，游說
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...
當競選人在全國作巡回演說時，人們會步行、騎馬或坐車數英里趕去聽他們的演講。
He was in Georgia stumping for Senator Wyche Fowler, a Democrat.
他正在佐治亞州為民主黨參議員威奇·福勒作巡回演說。
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PHRASE
(選舉前)作巡回演說，在游說
If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
例句
The presidential candidates are on the stump today.
總統候選人今天在作巡回演說。