Word · Frequency #16013
stub
残段；残桩；小段
a short piece left after the main part of something has been used or removed, such as a pencil stub or a tree stump
- 1.
Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
被削短或截断的东西
- 2.
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
残桩
- 3.
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
用于记录或识别的纸质存根
- 4.
a small piece
小段
- 5.
A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
尚未实现预期功能的占位程序
- 6.
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
票根
- 7.
A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
将外部系统请求转换为可处理格式的程序
- 8.
A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
表格中的行标题
- 9.
An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
仅提供基本信息的文章
- 10.
A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
仅一端连接的传输线或波导
- 11.
The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
剪短的狗尾巴剩余部分
- 12.
An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
金融互换合同中的不等利息计算期
- 13.
A pen with a short, blunt nib.
短而钝的笔尖
- 14.
An old and worn horseshoe nail.
旧马蹄铁钉
- 15.
Stub iron.
碎铁
- 16.
The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
烟蒂
票根；存根；存根程序；桩程序；占位程序；（百科）小条目；待扩充条目；（表格的）行标题栏；左侧栏；短截线
In use
The pencil had been sharpened so often that only a tiny stub was left.
The ashtray was full of cigarette stubs, so the waiter emptied it.
They cut off the dead branch, leaving a short stub on the trunk.
a stub of a pencil
Connections
Collocations
- ticket stub
- 票根
- Keep your ticket stub in case you need to leave and come back.保留你的票根，以防你需要出去再回来。
- pay stub
- 工资单存根
- You'll need a pay stub to prove your income.你需要一份工资单存根来证明你的收入。
- cigarette stub
- 烟蒂
- He ground out his cigarette stub in the ashtray.他把烟蒂在烟灰缸里摁灭。
- pencil stub
- 铅笔头
- She wrote the note with a worn pencil stub.她用一支磨短的铅笔头写了那张便条。
- candle stub
- 蜡烛头
- The candle stub flickered and died.蜡烛头闪了闪就熄灭了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 stub 是“用剩的短头”：铅笔头、树桩、票根都是截短后留下的一小截。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday speech (e.g. ticket stub, pencil stub)、software development (placeholder procedure)、technical writing (electronics, finance) stub 的语域随具体义项和场合而变化：日常义项（如票根、铅笔头）多用于口语和普通书面语，比较中性；技术义项（如占位程序、短截线）常见于专业文档，通常也保持中性。实际使用时可根据语境灵活选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：rub, club, cub, hub, tub 都与 stub 押 /ʌb/。拼写相似的 stubby（/ˈstʌbi/）、stubble（/ˈstʌbəl/）、stubborn（/ˈstʌbərn/）发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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