| 词汇 | stumping |
| 释义 | stumping present participle ofstump stump verb uk /stʌmp/ us /stʌmp/ stumpverb (NO ANSWER)be stumpedinformal to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult: 语塞；被难住，被难倒 be completely stumpedI'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape?我百思不得其解——她是如何逃脱的？ stumpverb (WALK)[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] to stomp迈着沉重的步子走 Moving firmly on foot breeze clomp clump flounce goose step lope pace parade quick march!idiom sashay stamp stomp stride strut swagger swaggeringly troop unmounted vamp waltz stumpverb (POLITICS)[ T ]US to travel around an area giving speeches and trying to get political support: 在…进行游说 stump forHollywood stars stumped for the Democratic candidate.好莱坞明星们为民主党候选人游说。 Elections absentee absentee ballot absentee vote absentee voter absentee voting enfranchisement entrance poll exit poll first-past-the-post flip proportional representation proxy proxy vote proxy voter proxy voting vote something through voting voting booth voting machine voting slip stumpverb (CRICKET)[ Tusually passive ] If the batter (= the person trying to hit the ball) in cricket is stumped, their turn to try scoring points is ended by a member of the other team knocking the bails off the stumps with the ball while the batter is outside a safe area. Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting declaration eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break stonewall strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender Phrasal verbstump up (something) Examples of stumpingstumping In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. We have wasted too much energy on stumping. They now go stumping round the country trying to make political capital out of the sufferings of ordinary people which arose from their own incompetence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of companies that are capable of stumping up £4 million—or even £1 million, which we heard was often the figure—is limited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My local community transport group says that charities and trusts are pretty good at stumping up money for capital items. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its management is stumping the world to achieve orders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None of us wish a man to go stumping the streets unreasonably. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pied wagtail, that splendid little black and white chap, is never seen except stumping up and down the lawns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One could walk into the square and see men stumping around with fetters on their ankles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I recall stumping the country as a very young man and writing articles on the need for a census of distribution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This fact does not prevent people from stumping the country and trying to stir up animosity and hostility between management and labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the meantime, who is stumping up the cash to make up the shortfall or cash-flow problems that the sponsors are causing by not handing over the money? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What will happen to our own currency while we spend four or six weeks stumping up and down the country arguing whether we should go in or stay out? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not as a rule so bashful that they are averse to stumping the country and making their views heard and known throughout the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unusually for a spin bowler, none of his 60 wickets were by a stumping. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He promises that he shall provide services such as power and running water to the people, and goes stumping, pushing harder and harder. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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