stem /stem/

noun

1

（花草的）茎；（花或叶的）梗，柄

the 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

2

（高脚酒杯的）脚

the long thin part of a wine glass between the bowl and the base

3

烟斗柄

the thin tube of a tobacco pipe

4

-stemmed

(in adjectives 构成形容词) 有…茎（或梗）的

having one or more stems of the type mentioned

a long-stemmed rose

一枝长茎玫瑰

5

(grammar 语法) 词干

the main part of a word that stays the same when endings are added to it

‘Writ’ is the stem of the forms ‘writes’, ‘writing’ and ‘written’.

writ是writes、writing和written三个词的词干。

verb

(-mm-)

[VN] 阻止；封堵；遏止

to stop sth that is flowing from spreading or increasing

The cut was bandaged to stem the bleeding.

伤口进行了包扎止血。

They discussed ways of stemming the flow of 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 tide of factory closures.

政府没有控制住工厂纷纷倒闭的势头。

短语动词

stem from sth

(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) 是…的结果；起源于；根源是

to be the result of sth

All my problems stem from drink...

我所有的问题都源于酗酒。

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