Word · Frequency #14742
stubble
胡茬；短须
short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days
多指男性几天没刮胡子后长出的短硬胡须
- 1.
Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.
短而粗的毛发,尤其是男人脸上的
- 2.
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
由种子外壳和已从种子分离的小茎或叶片组成的材料
- 3.
The short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested.
作物收割后留在田里的短茬。
- 4.
short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days
男人几天未刮的短而硬的胡须
（收割后留在地里的）残茬；茬；谷壳；糠；短而粗的毛发,尤其是男人脸上的；由种子外壳和已从种子分离的小茎或叶片组成的材料；作物收割后留在田里的短茬。
In use
After a long flight, he had tired eyes and a few days' stubble on his chin.
She gently touched his cheek and felt the rough stubble under her fingers.
He decided to keep the stubble because it made him look older and more serious.
have stubble
表示脸上留有胡茬，stubble前可用a few days'等修饰表示时长。
He has a few days' stubble on his chin.
他下巴上留了几天的胡茬。
grow stubble
指故意留短胡须。
Many men grow stubble for a rugged look.
许多男士留胡茬以获得粗犷的外表。
stubble on [body part]
stubble通常与on连用表示部位。
Connections
Collocations
- facial stubble
- 脸上的胡茬
- He had a few days of facial stubble.他几天没刮胡子，脸上有胡茬。
- prickly stubble
- 扎人的胡茬
- His prickly stubble brushed against her cheek.他扎人的胡茬蹭过她的脸颊。
- a few days' stubble
- 几天没刮的胡茬
- She noticed a few days' stubble on his chin.她注意到他下巴上留着几天没刮的胡茬。
- stubble field
- 收割后的茬田
- The tractor drove across the stubble field.拖拉机驶过收割后的茬田。
- stubble burning
- 焚烧秸秆
- Stubble burning can cause serious air pollution.焚烧秸秆会造成严重的空气污染。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stub（残端）＋ble，联想刮胡子后留下的一小截短茬，就是脸上的胡茬，也指田里的作物残茬。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：casual conversation、personal description、grooming advice 在“胡茬”义上，stubble 属于中性日常用词，通常用于口语和一般描述，多用于谈论男性未刮脸或剃须后脸上的短硬须茬；农业义（收割后留下的短茬）更专门，日常相对少见。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音为 /ˈstʌbəl/。与其真正押韵（重读元音及之后读音相同）的词有：bubble (/ˈbʌbəl/)、rubble (/ˈrʌbəl/)、trouble (/ˈtrʌbəl/)、double (/ˈdʌbəl/)。注意 trouble 和 double 拼写为 -ouble，但元音仍是 /ʌ/。形近但读音不同的有：stumble (/ˈstʌmbəl/) 多出 /m/，supple (/ˈsʌpəl/) 结尾是 /pəl/ 而不是 /bəl/。
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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