stud
noun /stʌd/
/stʌd/
- enlarge image[countable] a small piece of jewellery with a part that is pushed through a hole in your ear, nose, etc.
钉状首饰；耳钉；鼻钉 - diamond studs
钻石耳钉 - He has a small stud.
他有一只小种马。
- diamond studs
- [countable] a small, round piece of metal that is attached to the surface of something, especially for decoration
（尤指装饰用的）饰钉，嵌钉 - a leather jacket with studs on the back
后背有饰钉的皮夹克
- a leather jacket with studs on the back
- [countable, usually plural] (British English) one of several small metal or plastic objects that are fixed to the bottom part of a football boot or sports shoe
（足球鞋或跑鞋上的）鞋钉 - [countable] a small metal object used in the past for fastening a collar onto a shirt
领扣 - [countable, uncountable] an animal, especially a horse, that is kept for breeding (= producing young); a place where animals, especially horses, are kept for breeding
种公畜；种马；种畜场；种马场 - a stud farm
种马场 - The horse was retired from racing and put out to stud (= kept for breeding).
那匹赛马被淘汰下来，留作种马。 - horses at stud
种马场的马
- a stud farm
- [countable] (informal) a man who has many sexual partners and who is thought to be sexually attractive
乱搞关系的男人；风流男子
词源senses 1 to 4 Old English studu, stuthu ‘post, upright prop’; related to German stützen ‘to prop’. The sense ‘ornamental metal knob’ arose in late Middle English.senses 5 to 6 Old English stōd, of Germanic origin; related to German Stute ‘mare’, also to stand.