stub

stub

英 [stʌb]
　　美 [stʌb]

n. 存根；煙蒂；樹樁；斷株
　　vt. 踩熄；連根拔除
　　n. (Stub)人名；(挪、瑞典)斯圖佈

中文詞源：

stub 煙蒂，存根，票根

來自古英語 stybb,樹樁，樹墩，來自 Proto-Germanic*stubjaz,樹樁，樹墩，來自 PIE*steu,推， 擊，打，詞源同 study,stupid,type.引申詞義煙蒂，存根，票根等。

例句：

1. Signs across the entrances warn all visitors to stub out their cigarettes.
入口處的告示牌提醒遊客們熄滅香煙。

2. He paused to stub out the butt of his cigar.
他停下來，踩滅瞭手中的煙頭。

3. He pulled the stub of a pencil from behind his ear.
他從耳後拿出一小段鉛筆頭。

4. I can't write with this pencil stub.
我無法用這根鉛筆頭寫字.

5. She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub.
她會坐在那兒用鉛筆頭畫畫。