be up a stump

基本解釋

There had been fears that hedge funds would be less willing than banks to stump up rescue money in a crisis.
曾有擔憂比起銀行對沖基金更不情愿付款去挽救陷入困境的資金。
Moreover, it would be difficult to get politicians to stump up cash to contribute to the bail-out of a bank that is based in another country.
此外，很難指望政客會掏腰包援助非本國銀行。
The Foster tower, originally conceived as 79 storeys and 390 metres (1, 270 feet) high, topped by four gleaming diamonds, would be reduced to what the paper calls "a glorified, prettied-up stump".
最初設定的最頂端是4個閃亮的菱形的福斯特塔樓高79層390米，將被報紙上所謂的“化妝的樹樁”替代。

There had been fears that hedge funds would be less willing than banks to stump up rescue money in a crisis.
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Moreover, it would be difficult to get politicians to stump up cash to contribute to the bail-out of a bank that is based in another country.
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