stumped
past simple and past participle ofstump
单词 | stumped |
释义 | stumped past simple and past participle ofstump stump verb uk/stʌmp/us/stʌmp/stumpverb(NO ANSWER)be stumpedinformal to beunabletoansweraquestionorsolveaproblembecause it is toodifficult: I'mcompletelystumped - how did shemanagetoescape? Scientists are stumpedbythismysteryvirus. Unaware
stumpverb(WALK)[Iusually+ adv/prep] tostomp Moving firmly on foot
stumpverb(POLITICS)[T]US totravelaround anareagivingspeechesandtryingto getpoliticalsupport: HollywoodstarsstumpedfortheDemocraticcandidate. Elections
stumpverb(CRICKET)[Tusually passive] If thepersonhittingtheballincricketis stumped,theirturntotryscoringpointsisendedby amemberof the otherteamknockingthebailsoff the stumps with theballwhile they areoutsideasafearea. Cricket
Phrasal verbstump up(something) Examplesofstumpedstumped In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But then, why aren't some peoplestumpedabout how to behave when they encounter unfamiliar niches? From theCambridge English Corpus As we all know, whenstumpedby some difficult (conscious and linguistically formulated) problem, it often helps to sleep on it, or to turn our conscious thinking to other matters. From theCambridge English Corpus He bowed to pressure andstumpedup the extra £1 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As in all former reports, up-to-date figures were given of acreages tree-felled, acreagesstumpedand under crop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not agree that he wasstumped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have to admit to beingstumpedon this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was similarlystumped, and scrabbled to think of one or two things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 During the year, theystumpedup another £26 million because so many bad pollution incidents were hitting the press that they had to do something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those companies havestumpedthe world to gain the orders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I could have done him admirals easily, but captains had mestumped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, they havestumpedup cash for the theatre as best they can. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was clearlystumpedfor an answer at the time and almost conceded that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But if he makes a gain he isstumped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That can be any relative or friend who can prove that they havestumpedup the money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I amstumpedas to the best way forward on such an intractable problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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