"stump" in Chinese (Traditional)

樹樁難倒（比喻）

Definition

“Stump” 是指樹被砍倒後留下的樹樁，也可以指讓某人困惑或答不上來問題。

名詞時常用於自然和園藝語境。動詞時是非正式用法，指讓人困惑（特別是難題時例：'That question stumped me'）。也見於板球（wicket 的一部分）。不要與 'stamp'（踩）混淆。

The old tree was cut down, but its stump is still in the yard.

那棵老樹被砍倒了，但**樹樁**還在院子裡。

Please watch out, there's a stump in the path.

請小心，路上有個**樹樁**。

He tried to answer the riddle, but it really stumped him.

他試著回答這個謎語，但它真的**難倒**了他。

After hours of chopping, all that was left was the stump.

砍了好幾個小時後，只剩下**樹樁**。

That tricky math problem really stumped the whole class.

那個棘手的數學題真的**難倒**了全班。

When the politician was asked about taxes, the reporter's question stumped him.

當被問到稅收時，記者的問題**難倒了**那位政客。