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stalk v.隐伏跟踪(猎物) stalk (n.) "stem of a plant," early 14c., probably a diminutive (with -k suffix) of stale "one of the uprights of a ladder, handle, stalk," from Old English stalu "wooden part" (of a tool or instrument), from Proto-Germanic *stalla- (cognates: Old English steala "stalk, support," steall "place"), from PIE *stol-no-, suffixed form of *stol-, variant of root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Of similar structures in animals from 1826.stalk (v.1) "pursue stealthily," Old English -stealcian, as in bestealcian "to steal along, walk warily," from Proto-Germanic *stalkon, frequentative of PIE *stel-, possibly a variant of *ster- (3) "to rob, steal" (see steal (v.)). Compare hark/hear, talk/tell). In another view the Old English word might be from a sense of stalk (v.1), influenced by stalk (n.). Meaning "harass obsessively" first recorded 1991. Related: Stalked; stalking.A stalking-horse in literal use was a horse draped in trappings and trained to allow a fowler to conceal himself behind it to get within range of the game; figurative sense of "person who participates in a proceeding to disguise its real purpose" is recorded from 1610s.stalk (v.2) "walk haughtily" (nearly the opposite meaning of stalk (v.1)), 1520s, perhaps from stalk (n.) with a notion of "long, awkward strides," or from Old English stealcung "a stalking, act of going stealthily," related to stealc "steep, lofty." 【记】steal walk 偷偷走，隐藏着跟踪；stock 树干，总是躲在树干后面就是隐伏跟踪；stick 棍子；音：丝稻杆

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[stɔ:k] 【英】 v. 隐伏跟踪(猎物) (to pursue quarry stealthily)【考】 grazing : foragers / stalking : hunters(放牧者放牧/猎人打 猎)【记】 stalk作为'茎、秆'之 意大家都熟悉【例】 There are sharks stalking in those waters. (那片水域有追寻猎物 的鲨鱼出没) n. 植物的茎 = stem; v 暗中追踪【记】由于植物的茎可以通过测量动物脚印的深度和测出动物粪便的湿度, 所以有利于追踪猎物－追踪【参】stem(n 茎; v 阻止)【类】collude: cooperate = stalk: follow = infiltrate: enter串通是偷偷合作 = 追踪是偷偷跟随 = 潜入是秘密进入grazing: foragers = stalking: hunters放牧者放牧 = 猎人追踪

单词	stalk
音标	[stɔ:k]
解释	v.隐伏跟踪(猎物)
红宝书	【英】 v. 隐伏跟踪(猎物) (to pursue quarry stealthily) 【考】 grazing : foragers / stalking : hunters(放牧者放牧/猎人打猎) 【记】 stalk作为'茎、秆'之意大家都熟悉【例】 There are sharks stalking in those waters. (那片水域有追寻猎物的鲨鱼出没)
字源	stalk (n.) "stem of a plant," early 14c., probably a diminutive (with -k suffix) of stale "one of the uprights of a ladder, handle, stalk," from Old English stalu "wooden part" (of a tool or instrument), from Proto-Germanic stalla- (cognates: Old English steala "stalk, support," steall "place"), from PIE stol-no-, suffixed form of stol-, variant of root stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Of similar structures in animals from 1826. stalk (v.1) "pursue stealthily," Old English -stealcian, as in bestealcian "to steal along, walk warily," from Proto-Germanic stalkon, frequentative of PIE stel-, possibly a variant of *ster- (3) "to rob, steal" (see steal (v.)). Compare hark/hear, talk/tell). In another view the Old English word might be from a sense of stalk (v.1), influenced by stalk (n.). Meaning "harass obsessively" first recorded 1991. Related: Stalked; stalking. A stalking-horse in literal use was a horse draped in trappings and trained to allow a fowler to conceal himself behind it to get within range of the game; figurative sense of "person who participates in a proceeding to disguise its real purpose" is recorded from 1610s. stalk (v.2) "walk haughtily" (nearly the opposite meaning of stalk (v.1)), 1520s, perhaps from stalk (n.) with a notion of "long, awkward strides," or from Old English stealcung "a stalking, act of going stealthily," related to stealc "steep, lofty."
不择手段背单词	n. 植物的茎 = stem; v 暗中追踪【记】由于植物的茎可以通过测量动物脚印的深度和测出动物粪便的湿度, 所以有利于追踪猎物－追踪【参】stem(n 茎; v 阻止) 【类】collude: cooperate = stalk: follow = infiltrate: enter串通是偷偷合作 = 追踪是偷偷跟随 = 潜入是秘密进入grazing: foragers = stalking: hunters放牧者放牧 = 猎人追踪
趣味全助记	【记】steal walk 偷偷走，隐藏着跟踪；stock 树干，总是躲在树干后面就是隐伏跟踪；stick 棍子；音：丝稻杆

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