单词	stump
释义	stump1 nounstump2 verb stumpstump1 /stʌmp/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINstump1 Origin: 1200-1300 Middle Low German Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES All that was left was a stump of what used to be a statue. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He looked down, and saw the planks beneath his shoe and stump turn transparent. It involves cutting down the main trunk to encourage new growth from the edge of the stump. The stump she sits on is as dead as she is blind. They campaigned for Hardaway while the Adelman ticket delivered a persuasive stump speech. They said they brought the tree stump to Riggs' office as a symbol of protest. You have to trench around the stump and sever all the roots. word sets WORD SETS► Cricket bail, nounbat, verbbatsman, nounboundary, nounbowl, verbbowler, nounbowling, nouncatch, verbcentury, nouncrease, nouncricketer, noundismiss, verbduck, noungoogly, nouninfield, nouninnings, nounlbw, adverblob, verbloft, verbover, nounpavilion, nounpitch, verbpull, nounrun, nounsingle, nounsix, numberslip, nounspinner, nounstand, nounstump, nounstump, verbtest, nountest match, nounwicket, nounwicket keeper, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► tree stump  an old tree stump COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► off · Then two byes low past the off stump, horror or horrors.· John Glendenen was dropped at gully on two and also survived a couple of injudicious waves outside the off stump.· Then I got a short one outside the off stump - four, to go to 96.· Pringle's feeble push forward failed to save his off stump.· He advanced on him only for an exquisite googly to dip and dart through the gap to bruise the off stump.· If he drops it short on the off stump, cut him. NOUN► leg · No shot surpassed Hollioake's square-leg six off Harvey, which he contrived to play outside leg stump.· He let the next ball go by outside leg stump.· The bowler adjusted his line and dropped the next one on leg stump, on the half-volley.· They're all taking leg stump instead of middle.· Dermot Reeve clipped Waqar's first delivery for a single but his second ball uprooted last man Richard Illingworth's leg stump.· Once more he struggled to maintain a line that did not drift towards leg stump. ► speech · Confronted by the realities of office, even young men forget the carefree promises of the stump speech.· Pete Magowan should have brought Clark back to give stump speeches about the horrors of Candlestick.· They campaigned for Hardaway while the Adelman ticket delivered a persuasive stump speech.· No soap box, no stump speech, no calling out, in a beer-barrel voice, to hit the bricks.· Clinton does not include his pro-choice stand in his standard stump speech, either.· His strident 30-minute stump speech was interrupted only a couple of times with polite applause. ► tree · The elder female sank down on a tree stump to rest, fanning herself with her hand.· Clearing two acres of tree stumps so a garden could be planted in the spring.· Alligator saw; a tree stump chipper; and even a bouncy castle!· They said they brought the tree stump to Riggs' office as a symbol of protest.· His left leg was almost severed when it was caught in the whirling blade of a tree stump cutter.· We were going to the thick grove of woods with the carved tree stumps in its center. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► stump speech/speaker Clinton does not include his pro-choice stand in his standard stump speech, either. Confronted by the realities of office, even young men forget the carefree promises of the stump speech. His strident 30-minute stump speech was interrupted only a couple of times with polite applause. No soap box, no stump speech, no calling out, in a beer-barrel voice, to hit the bricks. Pete Magowan should have brought Clark back to give stump speeches about the horrors of Candlestick. They campaigned for Hardaway while the Adelman ticket delivered a persuasive stump speech. Voinovich, 59, is described as a roll-up-the-sleeves fiscal manager and a good stump speaker. ► be on the stump The managers of such funds are on the stump, spreading the message that their day has come at last. 1the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down:  an old tree stump2the short part of someone’s leg, arm etc that remains after the rest of it has been cut off3the small useless part of something that remains after most of it has broken off or worn away:  There was only a stump of the candle left.4one of the three upright sticks in cricket that you throw the ball at5stump speech/speaker American English a speech made by a politician who is travelling around in order to gain political support, or the politician who gives this speech6be on the stump British English to be travelling around an area, making speeches in order to gain political support stump1 nounstump2 verb stumpstump2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE stump Simple Form Present I, you, we, they stump he, she, it stumps Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they stumped Present perfect I, you, we, they have stumped he, she, it has stumped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had stumped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will stump Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have stumped Continuous Form Present I am stumping he, she, it is stumping you, we, they are stumping Past I, he, she, it was stumping you, we, they were stumping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been stumping he, she, it has been stumping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been stumping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be stumping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been stumping Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Harkin plans to stump in Illinois this weekend. The case has stumped the police for months. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Carroll Campbell, both Republicans, are stumping the state on behalf of Sen. City must stump up the cash and planned to watch Viscaal yesterday against Mechelin. He stumped like an old man. He loves it when we stump him, when he has to go look up something. He was stumped for the second time in the match against the left-arm spin of Hettiarachchi. No, we were stumped for questions to ask. You read the reviews, make up your mind and stump up the cash. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto pay for something► pay to give money in exchange for goods or services: · Several fans tried to get in without paying.· Please pay at the desk.· I need £4.50 to pay the window cleaner.pay for: · Have you paid for the tickets?pay £20/$40 etc for something: · She paid $5,000 for three nights in a hotel in New York City.pay a bill/rent/tax etc: · Tom paid his bill at the cashier's desk.· There was no point in paying rent on an empty apartment for two months.pay cash (=pay using coins, notes etc): · They don't have health insurance, so they have to pay cash for doctor's visits.pay by cheque/credit card etc: · Pay by credit card at least ten days before departure. ► meet the cost of if a company or organization meets the cost of something, it pays for it for someone else, especially when they do not have a legal duty to do this: · We will meet the cost of any expenses you may incur when travelling to your interview.meet the cost of of doing something: · A local firm has agreed to meet the cost of sending ten lucky prize-winners on a dream holiday. ► foot the bill to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to or do not think that you should: · It will be, as usual, the taxpayer who will be footing the bill.foot the bill for: · The program asks businesses to foot the bill for daily newspapers in the classroom. ► fork out/shell out informal to pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to, especially for something you need: · The policy affects how much we will have to shell out at the petrol station.fork out £100/$10,000/a lot of money etc: · He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed.· Fans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games.fork out £100/$20,000/a lot of money etc on somebody/something: · From the time you enroll them in nursery school, you're forking out a fortune on the kids.fork out/shell out for: · $13 seems like a lot of money to shell out for a bottle of wine. ► cough up informal to pay money for something, especially money that you owe or that someone has persuaded you to pay: · You owe me twenty pounds. Come on, cough up!cough up £3/$100/a few pence etc: · You have to cough up $2 just to get into the park. ► stump up British informal to pay for something, usually when someone else thinks you should: · His dad wouldn't stump up for a new bike.stump up £50/$200/a lot of money etc: · Everybody in the office stumped up a few pounds for his leaving present. WORD SETS► Cricket bail, nounbat, verbbatsman, nounboundary, nounbowl, verbbowler, nounbowling, nouncatch, verbcentury, nouncrease, nouncricketer, noundismiss, verbduck, noungoogly, nouninfield, nouninnings, nounlbw, adverblob, verbloft, verbover, nounpavilion, nounpitch, verbpull, nounrun, nounsingle, nounsix, numberslip, nounspinner, nounstand, nounstump, nounstump, verbtest, nountest match, nounwicket, nounwicket keeper, noun 1[transitive] if you are stumped by a question or problem, you are unable to find an answer to it:  a case that has stumped the police The doctors were stumped and had to call in a specialist.GRAMMAR Stump is usually passive in this meaning.2[intransitive] to walk with heavy steps SYN  stompstump up/along/across etc He stumped down the hall.3[transitive] to put a batsman out of the game in cricket by touching the stumps with the ball when he is out of the hitting area4[intransitive, transitive] American English to travel around an area, meeting people and making speeches in order to gain political support:  Alexander has been stumping in New Hampshire.stump up (something) phrasal verb British English informal to pay money, even if it is difficult or when you do not want to:  We stumped up eight quid each.
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