stump

noun

1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Synonym: daispodiumpulpitrostrumambosoapbox

2. (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket

3. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed

4. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

Synonym: tree stump

verb

1. remove tree stumps from

e.g. stump a field

2. cause to be perplexed or confounded

e.g. This problem stumped her

Synonym: mix up

3. travel through a district and make political speeches

e.g. the candidate stumped the Northeast

4. walk heavily

e.g. The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots

Synonym: stompstamp

1. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

2. (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.

3. 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.

e.g. John is stumped by an unexpected question...
一个意想不到的问题把约翰难住了。
e.g. Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.
好吧，也许我在那件事上使你为难了。

4. 迈着沉重的步子走;跺着脚走
If you stump somewhere, you walk there with heavy steps.

e.g. 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。

5. (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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

6. (选举前)作巡回演说，在游说
If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.

e.g. The presidential candidates are on the stump today.
总统候选人今天在作巡回演说。

相关词组：stump up

1. 树桩：赛 6:13 剩下的人若还有十分之一,也必被吞灭,,,树桩(stump)却仍存留. 这圣洁的种类在国中也是如此.

2. stump的近义词

2. 树墩：究竟树墩(stump)跟演讲拉票有甚么关系呢? 按北美开发初期,树木遭人大量砍伐,处处都有残存的树墩;人们演讲的时候,往往就站在树墩上,当作临时讲坛. 美国独立战争爆发之后,美国国父华盛顿也曾经走到树墩上向军队演说,

3. stump是什么意思

3. 残物：Suture 缝合 | Stump残物 | Withdrawal Bleeding 停经出血

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4. 残肢：残疾人 people with disability | 残肢 stump | 障碍 disturbance, disorder