stamp

noun

/stæmp/

on letter/package信函；包裹

(also formal postage stamp)

[countable] a small piece of paper with a design on it that you buy and stick on an envelope or a package before you post it邮票

a 67p stamp一枚 62 便士的邮票
Could I have three first-class stamps, please?请给我拿三张第一类邮件的邮票。
He has been collecting stamps since he was eight.他从八岁开始集邮。
a stamp album 集邮册
The Post Office has issued a commemorative stamp to mark the event.邮局发行了一枚纪念邮票来纪念这一事件。

printing tool印章

[countable] a tool for printing the date or a design or mark onto a surface印；章；戳

a date stamp日期戳

printed design/words印记

[countable] a design or words made by stamping something onto a surface印记；戳记

The passports, with the visa stamps, were waiting at the embassy.那些护照都加盖了签证章，在大使馆等待领取。
(figurative) The project has the government's stamp of approval.工程已获得政府批准。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

official
date
time
…

phrases

stamp of approval

proof of payment付款证明

[countable] a small piece of paper with a design on it, stuck on a document to show that a particular amount of money has been paid印花

a TV licence stamp电视收视许可证印花

character/quality特征；特性

[singular] stamp (of something) (formal) the mark or sign of a particular quality or person特征；痕迹；烙印

All his work bears the stamp of authority.他的一切工作都具有权威性。

President Reagan left an indelible stamp on the nation.里根总统给国家留下了不可磨灭的烙印。
She left her stamp on the school.她在学校留下了自己的印记。
His work bears the unmistakable stamp of genius.他的作品清楚地展示出他的天才。
He has a new chance to put his stamp on policy.他有一个新的机会在政策上留下自己的印记。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

personal
unmistakable
indelible
…

verb + stamp

bear
carry
leave on
…

preposition

stamp of

[singular] (formal) a kind or class, especially of people类型，种类（尤指人）

men of a different stamp另一类人

of foot脚

[singular] an act or sound of stamping the foot跺脚（声）；跺蹄（声）

The stamp of hoofs alerted Isabel.马蹄声引起了伊莎贝尔的警觉。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘crush to a powder’): of Germanic origin; related to German stampfen ‘stamp with the foot’; reinforced by Old French estamper ‘to stamp’. Compare with stomp.

stamp

verb

/stæmp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they stamp	/stæmp/ /stæmp/
he / she / it stamps	/stæmps/ /stæmps/
past simple stamped	/stæmpt/ /stæmpt/
past participle stamped	/stæmpt/ /stæmpt/
-ing form stamping	/ˈstæmpɪŋ/ /ˈstæmpɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

foot脚

[transitive, intransitive] stamp (something) to put your foot down heavily and noisily on the ground跺（脚）；重踩；重踏

I tried stamping my feet to keep warm.我跺了一阵脚想暖和暖和。
Sam stamped his foot in anger.萨姆气得直跺脚。
He stamped the snow off his boots.他跺掉靴子上的雪。
The audience were stamping and cheering.观众又是跺脚，又是欢呼。
She stamped her foot impatiently.她不耐烦地跺脚。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

hard
impatiently
about
…

preposition

walk走

[intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk with loud heavy steps迈着重重的步伐走 synonym stomp

She turned and stamped out of the room.她扭身嗵嗵地走出了房间。
The children came stamping down the stairs.孩子们跺着脚走下楼梯。

We watched our mother stamp away down the drive.我们看着母亲在车道上跺脚而去。
Lizzie turned and stamped noisily out of the room.利齐转身跺着脚走出房间。
He stamped from the room.他跺着脚走出房间。
He stamped off in disgust.他厌恶地迈着重步走开了。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

hard
impatiently
about
…

preposition

print design/words盖印；盖章

[transitive, often passive] to print letters, words, a design, etc. onto something using a special tool在…上盖（字样或图案等）；把（字样或图案等）盖在…上

stamp A (with B) The box was stamped with the maker's name.盒子上盖有制作者的印章。
Wait here to have your passport stamped.请在这里等候给护照盖章。
stamp B on A I'll stamp the company name on your cheque.我来给你的支票盖上公司的章。
The maker's name was stamped in gold on the box.盒子上盖有制作者的金字印章。

see also rubber-stamp, stamp something on something

Approved goods were stamped with a hallmark.合格的产品上盖有品质印记。
(figurative) This is an album with ‘epic’ stamped all over it.这张专辑上盖满了 epic 字样。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

indelibly

preposition

with

phrases

stamped all over something

show feeling/quality显露感情／性质

[transitive, usually passive] to make a feeling show clearly on somebody’s face, in their actions, etc.显示出（感情）

stamp A with B Their faces were stamped with hostility.他们的神情充满敌意。
stamp B over, across, etc. A The crime had revenge stamped all over it.从各方面看这次犯罪都是复仇行为。
Terror was stamped across her face.她的脸上布满了恐惧。

[transitive] stamp somebody as something to show that somebody has a particular quality表明（某人）是…

Her success has stamped her as one of the country's top riders.她的成功表明她是全国最出色的骑手之一。

on letter/package信函；包裹

[transitive, usually passive] stamp something to stick a stamp on a letter or package在…上贴邮票

cut out object冲压

[transitive] stamp something (out) (of/from something) to cut and shape an object from a piece of metal or plastic using a special machine or tool冲压

The hinges are stamped out of sheets of metal.铰链是用金属片冲压而成的。