to stump
01
难住, 使困惑
to puzzle or challenge someone, typically by presenting a question or problem that is difficult to answer or solve
Transitive: to stump sb
例子
The tricky riddle stumped the participants at the puzzle competition.
这个棘手的谜题让拼图比赛的参与者困惑不已。
The complex math problem stumped the students during the exam.
复杂的数学问题在考试期间难倒了学生。
02
清除树桩, 移除树桩
to remove the stumps of trees from land
Transitive: to stump an area or land
例子
They stumped the field to prepare it for planting crops.
他们清除树桩田地，为种植作物做准备。
The workers spent weeks stumping the land to make it suitable for development.
工人们花了数周时间清除树桩，以使土地适合开发。
03
游历, 进行竞选活动
to travel through a region or area, giving speeches to promote political views or campaign for office
Transitive: to stump a region
例子
They stumped the entire country, holding rallies and town hall meetings.
他们走遍了整个国家，举行集会和市政厅会议。
The senator stumped in several rural areas, emphasizing education reform.
参议员在几个农村地区游说，强调教育改革。
04
重步行走, 踏着重步走
to walk with heavy, stiff steps that make a loud, clumsy noise
Intransitive: to stump somewhere
例子
He stumped across the room, annoyed by the noise of his boots.
他迈着沉重的步伐穿过房间，被靴子的噪音惹恼了。
She stumped down the hall, her footsteps echoing in the quiet house.
她重重地走过大厅，脚步声在安静的房子里回荡。
05
使击球员出局, 淘汰
to dismiss a batsman by knocking over their stumps with the ball in cricket
Transitive: to stump a batsman
例子
The bowler stumps the batsman with a quick delivery.
投球手用快速投球击倒击球手。
The wicketkeeper is stumping the batsman after a failed attempt at a sweep shot.
守门员在横扫击球尝试失败后淘汰了击球手。
Stump
01
讲台, 平台
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
02
树桩, 树墩
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
03
树桩, 残肢
the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
04
树桩, 柱
one of the three vertical wooden posts that are hammered into the ground at each end of the pitch, with two small horizontal bails resting on top
例子
The bowler knocked over the stumps to celebrate taking a wicket.
投球手击倒了stumps以庆祝获得一个三柱门。
The batsman defended his stumps carefully against the fast deliveries.
击球手小心地保护他的stumps免受快速投球的攻击。
词汇树
stumper
stumping
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