stool中文

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stool
/ stu:l /

◙ noun
1. a seat without a back or arms, typically resting on three or four legs or on a single pedestal
• 凳子
2. a piece of faeces
• （一次）大便
3. a root or stump of a tree or plant from which shoots spring
• （生长新芽的）根株，根孽，母株
4. [US] a decoy bird in hunting
• [美] （用来诱捕鸟的）囮鸟
◙ verb
1. [no obj.] (of a plant) throw up shoots from the root
• （植物）从根株长出新苗
[with obj.] cut back (a plant) to or near ground level in order to induce new growth
• （为了长出新芽）从靠近地面处砍断（植物）

【IDIOMS】

◘ at stool
1. [Medicine] when defecating
• [医] 排便时
◘ fall between two stools
1. [Brit.] fail to be or take one of two satisfactory alternatives
• [英] 两头落空

【语源】

1. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoel, German Stuhl, also to stand. Current senses of the verb date from the late 18th cent