stub
US /stʌb/
UK /stʌb/
名詞
1.
殘餘部分, 煙頭, 樹樁
a small piece of something that is left after the main part has been used or broken off
範例:
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He wrote a note on a pencil stub.
他在鉛筆頭上寫了張便條。
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The cigarette stub was still smoldering.
煙頭還在冒煙。
2.
票根, 存根
the part of a ticket, check, or receipt that you keep as a record
範例:
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Keep the ticket stub as proof of purchase.
請保留票根作為購買憑證。
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I found the check stub in my old wallet.
我在舊錢包裡找到了支票存根。
動詞
1.
絆到, 踢到
to strike one's toe or foot accidentally against something
範例:
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I always stub my toe on that loose floorboard.
我總是會被那塊鬆動的地板絆到腳趾。
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He stubbed his toe on a rock and cried out in pain.
他被一塊石頭絆到腳趾，疼得大叫起來。
2.
掐滅, 熄滅
to extinguish a cigarette by pressing its lighted end against a hard surface
範例:
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He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.
他在煙灰缸裡掐滅了香煙。
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Please stub out your cigarette before entering the building.
進入大樓前請掐滅香煙。