1 VERB 起源于;来自;由…造成 If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing. 起源于;来自;由…造成
2 VERB 阻止;遏制;制止 If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing. 阻止;遏制;制止 [formal]
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Austria has sent three army battalions to its border with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. [VERB noun]
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。
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The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence. [VERB noun]
当局似乎无力阻止愈演愈烈的暴力活动。
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He was still conscious, trying to stem the bleeding with his right hand. [VERB noun]
他依然清醒,正试图用右手止血。
SYN stop, hold back, staunch, stay [archaic]
3 N-COUNT (植物的)秆,茎,梗 The stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow. (植物的)秆,茎,梗
SYN stalk, branch, trunk, shoot
4 N-COUNT (酒杯的)颈,柄脚 The stem of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base. (酒杯的)颈,柄脚
5 N-COUNT (烟斗)柄 The stem of a pipe is the long thin part through which smoke is sucked. (烟斗)柄
6 N-COUNT (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. (语法中的)词干
7 PHRASE [usually PHRASE after verb] 从船首到船尾 If something happens from stem to stern on a boat, it involves the whole of the boat. 从船首到船尾
Word Partnership | Use stem with: |
N. | charges stem from something, problems stem from something 1 |
VERB. | stem the flow of something, stem losses, stem the tide of something 2 |
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