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stub

英/stˈʌb/

美/ˈstəb/

01n.

断肢, 烟蒂, 树桩, 残余, 存根

a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost; a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt; the part of a check that is retained as a record

02v.

连根拔除, 踩熄

pull up (weeds) by their roots