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.
中文解释
1. steep => stub => stubble.
实用例句
1. There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
他站在那儿，头发乱成一团，下巴上一片黑胡茬。来自柯林斯例句
2. His face was covered with the stubble of several nights.
他几天没刮胡子，脸上胡子拉碴。来自柯林斯例句
3. The stubble was burning in the fields.
地里的麦茬正在燃烧。来自柯林斯例句
4. Tousled hair and designer stubble are chic.
乱蓬蓬的头发和时兴的胡茬都很新潮。来自柯林斯例句
5. They are burning off the stubble in the fields.
