stubbled

stubbled — adjective

  • stubbledpositive
  • more stubbledcomparative
  • most stubbledsuperlative

1. describes a man's chin, jaw, or face that is covered with very short, stiff hair

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes a man's chin, jaw, or face that is covered with very short, stiff hair that has grown back after shaving

例句

Minho rubbed his stubbled chin while he thought about the job offer.

collocation: stubbled chin

The director noticed Jabari's stubbled jaw and suggested he shave before the meeting.

collocation: stubbled jaw

同義詞
  • unshaven

    broader — means simply 'not shaved,' regardless of how long the hair has grown

  • bristly

    focuses on the stiff texture of the hair rather than the cut length

  • stubbly

    less common variant; slightly more informal

反義詞
  • clean-shaven

    describes a face with no visible hair at all

  • smooth

    describes skin without any roughness from hair

文法句型

stubbled + noun (chin / jaw / face)

BE + stubbled

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used for a man's facial hair. Unlike 'unshaven,' which can describe any length of regrowth, 'stubbled' specifically refers to very short, bristly hair (1–3 days after shaving). Can be used both attributively ('a stubbled chin') and predicatively ('His chin was stubbled').

常見錯誤

❌She has a stubbled leg.' (wrong body part).
✅He has a stubbled chin after skipping his morning shave.
💡'stubbled' is only natural for men's faces, not arms or legs.

2. describes a field or area of farmland where the short, stiff lower parts of harv

2.形容詞C1
釋義

describes a field or area of farmland where the short, stiff lower parts of harvested crops such as wheat or barley are still sticking up from the soil

例句

After the barley harvest, the stubbled field stretched out under a pale September sky.

collocation: stubbled field

The farmer drove his tractor across the stubbled ground to prepare it for winter sowing.

collocation: stubbled ground

同義詞
  • stubble-covered

    more natural and common in everyday writing about fields

  • stubbly

    suggests a prickly texture; used for fields but also for facial hair

  • harvested

    focuses on the fact of cutting, not on the leftover stems specifically

反義詞
  • ploughed

    describes ground after the stubble has been turned under

  • bare

    without any plant matter, including stubble

文法句型

stubbled + noun (field / ground / farmland)

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun. This sense is specific to a post-harvest agricultural setting and is rarely used outside that context.