c. 1300, "stumps of grain stalks left in the ground after reaping," from Old French estuble "stubble" (Modern French éteule), from Vulgar Latin stupla, reduced form of Latin stipula "stalk, straw" (see stipule). Applied from 1590s to bristles on a man's unshaven face.
雙語例句
1. There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
他站在那兒，頭發(fā)亂成一團(tuán)，下巴上一片黑胡茬。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His face was covered with the stubble of several nights.
他幾天沒刮胡子，臉上胡子拉碴。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The stubble was burning in the fields.
地里的麥茬正在燃燒。
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4. Tousled hair and designer stubble are chic.
亂蓬蓬的頭發(fā)和時興的胡茬都很新潮。
來自柯林斯例句
5. They are burning off the stubble in the fields.