covered with or consisting of the short hairs that grow on a man's face if he has not shaved (= cut the hair) for a few days

He rubbed his stubbly chin. 他摩挲着胡子拉碴的下巴。

The man had long hair and a stubbly beard. 那个男人留着长发，脸上胡子拉碴。

covered with or consisting of the short stems left after a crop such as wheat has been cut

The land had become a pale stubbly desert. 这片土地已经成为一片布满残株的苍白沙漠。

Birds flew over the open, stubbly fields. 鸟儿飞过开阔的、布满残株的田野。