| 单词 | stud |
| 释义 | stud stud1 /stud/, n. , v. , studded, studding, adj. n. 1. a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, esp. as an ornament. 2. any of various buttonlike, usually ornamental objects, mounted on a shank that is passed through an article of clothing to fasten it: a collar stud. 3. any of a number of slender, upright members of wood, steel, etc., forming the frame of a wall or partition and covered with plasterwork, siding, etc. 4. any of various projecting pins, lugs, or the like, on machines or other implements. 5. Auto. any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire (studded tire) to improve traction on snowy or icy roads. 6. an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post designed to pass through a pierced ear lobe. 7. Horol. the piece to which the fixed end of a hairspring is attached. v.t. 8. to set with or as if with studs, bosses, or the like: The leather-covered door was studded with brass nails. 9. (of things) to be scattered over the expanse or surface of: Stars stud the sky. 10. to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over an expanse or surface: to stud raisins over a cake. 11. to furnish with or support by studs. adj. 12. ornamented with rivets, nailheads, or other buttonlike, usually metallic objects: a stud belt. [bef. 900; ME stude knob, post, OE studu post; c. MHG stud, ON stoth post] stud2 /stud/, n. 1. a studhorse or stallion. 2. an establishment, as a farm, in which horses are kept for breeding. 3. a number of horses, usually for racing or hunting, bred or kept by one owner. 4. a male animal, as a bull or ram, kept for breeding. 5. a herd of animals kept for breeding. 6. Slang. a man, esp. one who is notably virile and sexually active. 7. Poker. See stud poker. 8. at or in stud, (of a male animal) offered for the purpose of breeding. adj. 9. of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses. 10. retained for breeding purposes. [bef. 1000; 1920-25 for def. 6; ME; OE stod; c. ON stoth; akin to STAND] |
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