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stump

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noun, verbBrE /stʌmp/￼NAmE /stʌmp/￼noun1 [countable] the bottom part of a tree left in the ground after the rest has fallen or been cut down2 [countable] the end of sth or the part that is left after the main part has been cut, broken off or worn away￼the stump of a pencil3 [countable] the short part of sb's leg or arm that is left after the rest has been cut off4 [countable, usually plural] (in cricket) one of theset of three vertical wooden sticks (called thestumps) that form the wicket￼the leg/middle/off stump￼ The ball went past the batsman and hit the stumps.5 the stump [singular] (informal, especially NAmE)the fact of a politician before an election going to different places and trying to get people's support by making speeches￼The senator gave his standard stump speech.￼ politicians on the stump￼ see stir your stumps at stir v.verb1 [transitive, usually passive] ~ sb (informal) to ask sb a question that is too difficult for them to answer or give them a problem that they cannot solve￼ baffle￼I'm stumped. I don't know how they got here before us.￼ Farmers are aware of the problem but are stumped by what to do about it.￼ Kate was stumped for words (= unable to answer).2 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk in a noisy, heavy way, especially because you are angry or upset￼ stomp￼He stumped off, muttering under his breath.3 [intransitive, transitive] + adv./prep.| ~ sth (NAmE)to travel around making political speeches, especially before an election￼He stumped around the country trying to build up support.4 [transitive] ~ sb (in cricket) to put a batsman out of the game by touching the stumps with the ball when he or she is out of the area in which the ball can be hit￼ˌstump ˈup (for sth)| ˌstump ˈup sth (for sth) (BrE, informal) to pay money for sth￼ cough up￼We were asked to stump up for the repairs.￼ Who is going to stump up the extra money?￼牛津7双解￼柯林斯2008￼朗文动词短语

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