stem

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stem1 /stem/ noun [countableC]

HBPthe long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow 〔植物的〕茎，梗，柄 SYN stalk →4 See picture of 见图 ROSE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 flower1

2. DFDthe 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. DFTthe narrow tube of a pipe used to smoke tobacco 烟斗柄

4 long-stemmed/short-stemmed etc DFDhaving 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. SLGthe 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-〕

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stem• But the plant continually produces new stalks through the year, so there always should be some new stems to pick.• It produces small, fragrant flowers that cluster on older stems.• You can try anything from a single stem to a braided bunch with Antenna's new collection of flowery Monofibre extensions.• The stem is thin and rooted.• It looked like something pulled from the earth, a tuberous stem or fungus esteemed by gourmets.

stem2 verb (stemmed, stemming) [transitiveT]

1 STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop something from happening, spreading, or developing 阻止，遏制，封堵

stem the tide/flow/flood of something

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

2 formalSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENING to stop the flow of a liquid 阻止，堵住，止住〔液体的流动〕

A tight bandage should stem the bleeding.

扎紧绷带可以止血。

3 stem from something phrasal verbphr v RESULTto develop as a result of something else 源于，来自；由…引起

His headaches stemmed from vision problems.

他的头痛是由视力问题引起的。

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stem from • Much of the friction stemmed from a debate about which technology to use.• In 1993, a wage garnishment was filed against him stemming from a diamond sale gone sour.• The creek splashes and gurgles in a series of descending pools stemming from a small waterfall.• Our fearful notions about the effects of getting older stem from an earlier time.• It also tries to say that women's problems stem from either their sexuality or the family.• In part, this stems from history.• The modern anguish stems from the absurdity of the allegory, once its center, divine Will, is removed.• The exact date of its original building is disputed but it probably stems from the late fifth or early sixth century.

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stem• Two things stem directly from the location of a submarine eruption.• Working through this despair, which stemmed from early childhood, was a long and painful task.• This small act of concealment had partly stemmed from the fact that she herself had never had money.• The weakness of the Arab nations stems from the fact that they buy weapons instead of choosing to do their own research.• The exact date of its original building is disputed but it probably stems from the late fifth or early sixth century.• Thomas' patronage stems from the many churches he built during his pilgrimages.• Their recovery since then stems from winning several lucrative long-term Defence contracts.• He used a rag to stem the bleeding.

stem the tide/flow/flood of something• Church had effectively stemmed the flood of artists.• Through this conservative normativist theory Dicey attempted to stem the tide of government growth in a collectivist direction.• Both the Senate and the administration seemed powerless to stem the tide of hysteria.• This illustrates the type of practical public health action that could be taken to stem the tide of obesity.• Then she dropped her face into her hands, unable to stem the flood of tears a second longer.• She stemmed the flow of tears that came, knowing they would sting his body.• After the game Kasparov said that Karpov had to play 24 ... d3 to stem the flow of the White attack.

STEMn /stem/

n1.the abbreviation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, used especially when talking about education

Origin stem1

Old English stefn, stemn

stem2

(1200-1300) Old Norse stemma. stem from (1900-2000) From → STEM1

stem1 nounstem2 verbSTEMn

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