| 单词 | stud |
| 释义 | stud 1. n. & v. --n 1. a large-headed nail, boss, or knob, projecting from a surface esp. for ornament. 2. a double button esp. for use with two buttonholes in a shirt-front. 3. a small object projecting slightly from a road-surface as a marker etc. 4. a rivet or crosspiece in each link of a chain-cable. 5. a a post to which laths are nailed. b US the height of a room as indicated by the length of this. --vtr. (studded, studding) 1. set with or as with studs. 2. (as studded adj.) (foll. by with) thickly set or strewn (studded with diamonds). 3. be scattered over or about (a surface). Etymology: OE studu, stuthu post, prop, rel. to G st{uuml}tzen to prop 2. n. 1. a a number of horses kept for breeding etc. b a place where these are kept. 2. (in full stud-horse) a stallion. 3. colloq. a young man (esp. one noted for sexual prowess). 4. (in full stud poker) a form of poker with betting after the dealing of successive rounds of cards face up. Phrases and idioms at stud (of a male horse) publicly available for breeding on payment of a fee. stud-book a book containing the pedigrees of horses. stud-farm a place where horses are bred. Etymology: OE stod f. Gmc: rel. to STAND |
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