stubble
stubble — 名詞
1. very short rough facial hair that appears after a man misses shaving for a day o
鬍渣
沒刮鬍時冒出的短硬鬍鬚
very short rough facial hair that appears after a man misses shaving for a day or two
By Friday afternoon, Owen had dark stubble along his jaw again.
到了星期五下午，Owen 的下巴旁又冒出了深色鬍渣。
dark stubble along the jaw
After three days on the trail, Samir's stubble made him look older.
在山路上走了三天後，Samir 的鬍渣讓他看起來更老。
The actor kept a little stubble for his detective role.
那位演員為了演偵探角色，留了一點鬍渣。
Under the office lights, Christopher's stubble showed through by late afternoon.
在辦公室燈光下，到了傍晚 Christopher 的鬍渣就變得很明顯。
- facial hair
broader term that includes beards, moustaches, and other hair on the face
- five o'clock shadow
informal phrase for stubble that becomes visible later in the day
- clean-shaven
having no visible facial hair after shaving
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and most often used for the rough short hair on a man's chin or cheeks after he has not shaved recently. A beard is longer and more deliberate than stubble.
常見錯誤
2. the stiff lower ends of grain or corn plants that remain standing in a field aft
殘梗
收割後留在田裡的短莖
the stiff lower ends of grain or corn plants that remain standing in a field after harvesting
After the wheat harvest, Greta walked across the sharp stubble in boots.
小麥收成後，Greta 穿著靴子走過刺人的殘梗。
wheat stubble after harvest
Smoke rose from the field when farmers burned the dry stubble.
農民焚燒乾燥的殘梗時，田裡升起了煙。
burn stubble in a field
The machine left neat rows of stubble across the wide hillside.
那台機器在寬闊的山坡上留下整齊成排的殘梗。
Mud clung to Layla's shoes as she crossed the corn stubble.
Layla 走過玉米殘梗時，鞋子沾滿了泥巴。
- crop residue
broader farming term for plant material left after harvest
- stalks
more general word for plant stems, not specifically the short cut remains
用法筆記
Usually treated as a collective uncountable noun. It refers to the short part still rooted in the soil after the crop has been cut, not to loose straw that has already been gathered or fallen.