单词 | stub |
释义 | stub (once / 4019 pages) nv WORD FAMILY stub: stubbed, stubbing, stubs USAGE EXAMPLESBut then he missed the fairway and stubbed a chip on his way to his first bogey, on the par-5 ninth. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) Bloch never admitted that NSF had stubbed its toe, however, and remained combative on the topic. Science Magazine(Dec 01, 2016) A stubbed toe could cause a crying fit for 25 minutes. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) 1n the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) Syn|Hypo|Hyper butt cigar butt small part of a cigar that is left after smoking cigarette buttsmall part of a cigarette that is left after smoking roachthe butt of a marijuana cigarette part, portion something less than the whole of a human artifact 2n a small piece a stub of a pencil Syn|Hypo|Hyper nub nubbin a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn) part, piece a portion of a natural object 3n a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost Hyper plant part, plant structure any part of a plant or fungus 4n the part of a check that is retained as a record Syn|Hyper check stub, counterfoil record anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events 5n a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt Syn|Hypo|Hyper ticket stub rain check a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain receipt an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made 6v pull up (weeds) by their roots Hyper deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot pull up by or as if by the roots 7v clear of weeds by uprooting them stub a field Hyper weed clear of weeds 8v strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken Hyper collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike hit against; come into sudden contact with 9v extinguish by crushing stub out your cigarette now Hyper blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out put out, as of fires, flames, or lights |
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