the stub of sth
常指某物用剩、截短或折断后留下的一小截。
The stub of the candle was still burning.
蜡烛的残端还在燃烧。
残段；残桩；小段
stubs — plural of stub
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
a short piece left after the main part of something has been used or removed, such as a pencil stub or a tree stump
被削短或截断的东西
Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
残桩
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
用于记录或识别的纸质存根
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
小段
a small piece
尚未实现预期功能的占位程序
A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
票根
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
将外部系统请求转换为可处理格式的程序
A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
表格中的行标题
A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
仅提供基本信息的文章
An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
仅一端连接的传输线或波导
A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
剪短的狗尾巴剩余部分
The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
金融互换合同中的不等利息计算期
An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
短而钝的笔尖
A pen with a short, blunt nib.
旧马蹄铁钉
An old and worn horseshoe nail.
碎铁
Stub iron.
烟蒂
The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.
The pencil had been sharpened so often that only a tiny stub was left.
这支铅笔削了太多次，只剩下一小截笔头。
用法提示：stub 为名词，指铅笔用剩的一小截。
AI contextual example
The ashtray was full of cigarette stubs, so the waiter emptied it.
烟灰缸里满是烟蒂，服务员就把它清空了。
用法提示：stubs 是 stub 的复数，指香烟抽剩的烟蒂。
AI contextual example
They cut off the dead branch, leaving a short stub on the trunk.
他们砍掉了枯枝，在树干上留下一截短桩。
用法提示：stub 为名词，指树枝被截断后留在树干上的残段。
AI contextual example
常指某物用剩、截短或折断后留下的一小截。
The stub of the candle was still burning.
蜡烛的残端还在燃烧。
指票据、支票等撕下后留作记录或凭证的部分。
Keep the stub as proof of purchase.
保留存根作为购买凭证。
计算机领域指暂时代替完整功能、尚未真正实现的占位程序。
The developers wrote a stub for the payment function.
开发人员为支付功能写了一个占位程序。
stump 主要指树木被砍后留在地面的部分，也可指截肢残端；stub 更常指铅笔、香烟等小物件的短残段，不能替代树桩。
remnant 语义更宽，可指抽象残余或具体零头；stub 只用于具体物体被截短后留下的短头。
butt 在“烟蒂”义上与 stub 可换用，但更口语、侧重粗端；stub 突出“用剩的短头”，不宜泛指其他残段。
end 语义很广，可指空间或时间的终点；仅指具体剩余物（如 cigarette end）时才与 stub 相近。
grammar · medium
易错句子He sharpened a stub of pencil.
正确表达He sharpened a pencil stub.
英语中表示“某种东西的残段”常用名词定语构成复合名词，如 pencil stub；不用 stub of pencil。若用 of 结构，名词前需有限定词，如 a stub of a pencil。
grammar · medium
易错句子One of the ticket stub was torn.
正确表达One of the ticket stubs was torn.
one of 后必须接复数可数名词，因此要用 stubs；谓语 was 与 one 保持一致。
grammar · medium
易错句子I kept stub as a souvenir.
正确表达I kept the stub as a souvenir.
stub 作可数名词单数时不能裸用，必须加限定词 the 或 a；汉语名词可以单独出现，英语可数名词单数不行。
此处取“残桩；残余部分”的名词义；whole 指完整无缺的整体，与 stub 所指被截短或剩余的一小段相对。
stump 多指树被砍后留在地里的树桩，体积较大，也可指残肢；stub 指铅笔头、烟蒂、票根等短小残段，也可指程序占位。两者都可表示“残桩”，但 stump 更具体指树木基部。
butt 常指烟蒂，也可指物体粗端或臀部，较口语；stub 泛指短小残段，如铅笔头、票根，语气更中性。指烟蒂时两者都可说，但 cigarette butt 更常见。
counterfoil 是支票、收据等由出票方或收款方保留的存根，较正式，多见于英式英语；stub 更通用，常指票根，也可指其他短小残段。两者在“票据存根”上重叠，但 counterfoil 不用于铅笔头、烟蒂等。
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。
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。
烟蒂
He ground out his cigarette stub in the ashtray.
他把烟蒂在烟灰缸里摁灭。
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。
蜡烛头
The candle stub flickered and died.
蜡烛头闪了闪就熄灭了。
stub 常指票根，是票据的一部分。
stub 可指被截断后留下的残桩，与树桩同属留下的残余部分。
树失去树枝后留下的短桩就是 stub。
编程中 stub 指尚未实现功能的占位程序。
stub 常用来暂时替代函数，以便测试接口。
（比喻）遇到小挫折；失足
We stubbed our toe on the first attempt, but the second launch went smoothly.
我们第一次尝试遇到了一点挫折，但第二次发布很顺利。
掐灭（香烟）；中止，终止
He stubbed out his cigarette before entering the building.
他在进入大楼前掐灭了香烟。
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