| 单词 | stub |
| 释义 | stub (stʌb ) Word forms: stubs , stubbing , stubbed 1. countable noun The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the last short piece of it which remains when the rest has been used. He pulled the stub of a pencil from behind his ear. [+ of] ...an ashtray of cigarette stubs. Synonyms: butt, end, stump, tail [informal] 2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] A ticket stub is the part that you keep when you go in to watch a performance. She keeps all her gig ticket stubs at home in a frame. 3. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] A cheque stub is the small part that you keep as a record of what you have paid. 4. verb If you stub your toe, you hurt it by accidentally kicking something. I stubbed my toes against a table leg. [VERB noun] Phrasal verbs: stub out phrasal verb When someone stubs out a cigarette, they put it out by pressing it against something hard. Signs across the entrances warn all visitors to stub out their cigarettes. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: stub a toe That's a liberty young theatre-makers rarely expect to get: financial constraints and time pressures make it more likely that we'll stub a toe than score a foot in the door. Times, Sunday Times Every morning he stubs his toe on the same corner without fail. Times,Sunday Times Stubbing a toe hurts more. The Sun Now if someone stubs their toe fans are screaming for the ball to be put out of play. The Sun How about stubbing your toe? Times, Sunday Times Did you keep the ticket stub, or any other memento of the occasion? Times, Sunday Times The 300 auctioned ticket stub had been initially bought for just 22.50. The Sun If you were there, hang on to your ticket stub. Times, Sunday Times He says he was there - and he has the ticket stub to prove it. Times, Sunday Times A framed photograph, business card and airline ticket stub attest that it worked. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 存根, 不小心踢到 Japanese: 使い残り, つま先をぶつける |
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