stamp 1 S2 / stæmp / 名词 [可数名词] #

1 mail ( also postage stamp formal ) a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto an envelope or package before posting it :

a 29-cent stamp

Richard collects stamps.

a second-class stamp

2

printed mark a tool for pressing or printing a mark or pattern onto a surface, or the mark made by this tool :

a date stamp

a passport stamp

3 the stamp of something if something has the stamp of a particular quality, it clearly has that quality :

The speech bore (= had ) the stamp of authority.

4 payment British English a small piece of paper that is worth a particular amount of money and is bought and collected for something over a period of time :

television licence stamps

5 tax British English a piece of paper for sticking to some official papers to show that British tax has been paid

6 of … stamp formal someone with a particular kind of character :

He’s clearly of a very different stamp.

7 with foot an act of stamping, especially with your foot :

an angry stamp

→ food stamp

stamp 2 S1 W1 verb #

1 put foot down [不及物和及物动词] to put your foot down onto the ground loudly and with a lot of force :
The audience stamped and shouted. ‘I will not!’ Bert yelled and stamped his foot (= because he was angry ) . She stood at the bus stop stamping her feet (= because she was cold ) . stamp on somebody/something (= try to hurt or kill someone or something, by putting your foot down onto them ) Marta shrieked and started stamping on the cockroach. 2 walk noisily [ intransitive always + adverb/preposition ] to walk somewhere in a noisy way by putting your feet down hard onto the ground because you are angry SYN stomp stamp around/out of/off etc My mother stamped off down the stairs. 3 make a mark [及物动词] to put a pattern, sign, or letters on something, using a special tool :
The woman at the desk stamped my passport. Among the papers was a brown folder stamped ‘SECRET’. stamp something on something Stamp the date on all the letters. 4 affect somebody/something [及物动词] to have an important or permanent effect on someone or something :
The experience remained stamped on her memory for many years. stamp somebody with something His army years had stamped him with an air of brisk authority. 5 mail [及物动词] to stick a stamp onto a letter, parcel etc

stamp somebody as something phrasal verb to show that someone has a particular type of character :
It was his manners that stamped him as a real gentleman.

stamp on somebody/something phrasal verb to use force or your authority to stop someone from doing something, or stop something from happening, especially in an unfair way :
Officers were given orders to stamp on any hint of trouble.

stamp something ↔ out phrasal verb 1 to prevent something bad from continuing :
We aim to stamp out poverty in our lifetimes. 2 to stop a fire from burning by stepping hard on the flames 3 to make a shape or object by pressing hard on something using a machine or tool