[VERB 动词]起源于;来自;由…造成 If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing.
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All my problems stem from drink...
我所有的问题都源于酗酒。
Much of the instability stems from the economic effects of the war.
不稳定局面多半是由战争对经济的影响造成的。
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[VERB 动词]阻止;遏制;制止 If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing.
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Austria has sent three army battalions to its border with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal immigrants...
奥地利已派出 3 个营的兵力去本国和匈牙利交界的边境地区阻止非法移民的流入。
The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence...
当局似乎无力阻止愈演愈烈的暴力活动。
He was still conscious, trying to stem the bleeding with his right hand.
他依然清醒,正试图用右手止血。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](植物的)秆,茎,梗 The stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow.
He stooped down, cut the stem for her with his knife and handed her the flower.
他弯下腰,用刀替她将花茎割断,然后将花递给她。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](酒杯的)颈,柄脚 The stem of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](烟斗)柄 The stem of a pipe is the long thin part through which smoke is sucked.
He chewed the stem of his pipe and eyed her sceptically.
他嘴里衔着烟斗柄,满腹狐疑地打量着她。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](语法中的)词干 In grammar, the stem of a word is the main part of it, which does not change when the ending changes.
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[PHRASE 短语]从船首到船尾 If something happens from stem to stern on a boat, it involves the whole of the boat.
[usu PHR after v]
A South African television report said the ship was ablaze from stem to stern.
南非一则电视新闻报道称,那艘船从头到尾都着了火。
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stemstemsstemmedstemmingnoun1the main long thin part of a plant above the ground from which the leaves or flowers grow; a smaller part that grows from this and supports flowers or leaves (花草的)茎;(花或叶的)梗,柄2the long thin part of a wine glass between the bowl and the base (高脚酒杯的)脚3the thin tube of a tobaccopipe 烟斗柄4-stemmed( in adjectives 构成形容词) having one or more stemsof the type mentioned 有…茎(或梗)的◆a long-stemmed rose一枝长茎玫瑰5( grammar 语法) the main part of a word that stays the same when endings are added to it 词干; 语干◆‘Writ’ is the stem of the forms ‘writes’, ‘writing’ and ‘written’.*writ 是 writes、writing 和 written 三个词的词干。 IDIOMfrom ˌstem to ˈsternall the way from the front of a ship to the back 从船头到船尾verb(-mm-)stemsth to stop sth that is flowing from spreading or increasing 阻止;封堵;遏止◆The cut was bandaged to stem the bleeding.伤口已包扎止血。◆They discussed ways of stemming the flowof smuggled drugs. 他们讨论了遏制走私毒品流通的办法。◆The government had failed to stem the tideof factory closures. 政府没有控制住工厂的倒闭潮。PHRASAL VERBˈstem from sth( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to be the result of sth 是…的结果;起源于;根源是☞language bank at
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stemstem1 /stem/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1stem (1)the long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit growSYN stalk2the long thin part of a wine glass,vase etc, between the base and the wide top3the narrow tube of a pipe used to smoke tobacco4long-stemmed/short-stemmed etc having a long stem, a short stem etc: long-stemmed wine glasses5the part of a word that stays the same when different endings are added to it, for example ‘driv-’ in ‘driving’
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stemstem2 verb (past tense and past participle stemmed, present participle stemming) [transitive]
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1to stop something from happening, spreading, or developingstem the tide/flow/flood of something The measures are meant to stem the tide of illegal immigration.stem the growth/rise/decline etc an attempt to stem the decline in profits2formal to stop the flow of a liquid: A tight bandage should stem the bleeding.stem from phrasal verbto develop as a result of something else: His headaches stemmed from vision problems.
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