stem
noun
verb
stem
noun
1
the
long
thin
part
of
a
plant,
from
which
leaves,
flowers,
or
fruit
grow
〔植物的〕茎; 梗; 柄;
2
the
long
thin
part
of
a
wine
glass,
VASE
etc,
between
the
base
and
the
wide
top
〔葡萄酒杯、花瓶等的〕颈，柄，脚
3
the
narrow
tube
of
a
pipe
used
to
smoke
tobacco
烟斗柄
4
long-stemmed/short-stemmed etc
having
a
long
stem,
a
short
stem
etc
长茎的/短茎的; 高脚的/矮脚的等
long-stemmed
wine
glasses
高脚酒杯
5
the
part
of
a
word
that
stays
the
same
when
different
endings
are
added
to
it,
for
example
‘driv-’
in
‘driving’
词干〔如 driving 中的 driv-〕
verb
6
to
stop
something
from
happening,
spreading,
or
developing
阻止，遏制，封堵
stem
the
tide/flow/flood
of
sth
The
measures
are
meant
to
stem
the
tide
of
illegal
immigration.
这些措施旨在遏制非法移民潮。
stem
the
growth/rise/decline
etc
an
attempt
to
stem
the
decline
in
profits
遏制利润下滑的努力
7
to
stop
the
flow
of
a
liquid
[正式] 阻止，堵住，止住〔液体的流动〕
formal
A
tight
bandage
should
stem
the
bleeding.
扎紧的绷带可以止血。
8
to
develop
as
a
result
of
something
else
源于，来自; 由…发生
His
headaches
stemmed
from
vision
problems.
他的头痛是由视力问题引起的。