stub
noun
UK/stʌb/
US/stʌb/
Definitions of stub noun
- Countable(可數名詞)
The small remaining part of something after the main portion has been used or removed, particularly the end of a smoked cigarette or a detached portion of a ticket or check.
剩餘部分；殘餘部分；（尤指）菸蒂，存根，票根
He found several cigarette stubs on the floor.
他在地板上發現了幾個菸蒂。
I kept the stub as proof of purchase.
我保留了存根作為購買證明。
He drew a picture with the stub of a pencil.
他用鉛筆的殘端畫了一幅畫。
verb
UK/stʌb/
US/stʌb/
Phrases of stub verb
- stub your toe
To accidentally injure your toe by striking it against a hard object.
腳趾撞到（硬物）
• He stubbed his toe on the table leg while walking barefoot around the house.
他赤腳在房子裡走動時，腳趾撞到了桌腳。
Phrasal Verbs of stub
- stub something out
to extinguish a cigarette by pressing the lit end against a solid surface.
按熄（香煙等）
• At the restaurant table, he stubbed out his cigarette on the table surface.
在餐廳的桌子旁，他在桌面上按熄了香煙。