网络释义英英释义
Black Stump
- abstract: The Australian expression 'black stump' is the name for an imaginary point beyond which the country is considered remote or uncivilised, an abstract marker of the limits of established settlement. The origin of the expression, especially in its evolved use as an imaginary marker in the landscape, is contested.
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
black stump
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N an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump) 文明的假想界线 [AUSTRALIAN]
双语例句
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With each pull little Elephant's short black stump stretched a little.
每拉一下小象又黑又短的鼻子就伸长一点。
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Little Elephant was so glad to find the crocodile that he wagged his short, black stump.
小象找到了鳄鱼感到特别高兴，他不停地摆动着他那又短又黑的树桩般的鼻子。
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Little Elephant was so glad to find the crocodile that he wagged his short, black stump.
当小象俯身过来，鳄鱼马上抓住小象的又短又黑的鼻子。
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