stem2
vt.
- 堵住(水流等),拦住;阻挡,遏止
Measures have been taken to
stem inflation.
已采取措施抑制通货膨胀。
I couldn't
stem the bleeding.
我无法止住流血。
- 把(滑雪屐)向内转
vi.
- 堵住,止住
- 把滑雪屐向内转以减速或转向
辨析
stem1
n.
- the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub.
▸the stalk supporting a fruit, flower, or leaf, and attaching it to a larger branch, twig, or stalk.
- a long, thin supportive or main section of something, such as that of a wine glass or tobacco pipe.
- a rod or cylinder in a mechanism.
- a vertical stroke in a letter or musical note.
- Grammar the root or main part of a word, to which inflections or formative elements are added.
- the main upright timber or metal piece at the bow of a ship.
- archaic or literary the main line of descent of a family or nation.
v.
(stems, stemming, stemmed)
-
(stem from)
originate in or be caused by.
- remove the stems from (fruit or tobacco leaves).
- (of a boat) make headway against (the tide or current).
Phrase
- from stem to stern
from one end to the other, especially of a ship.
Derivative
- stemmed adj.
- stemless adj.
Etymology
OE stemn, stefn, of Gmc origin.
stem2
v.
(stems, stemming, stemmed)
- stop or restrict (the flow of something).
- Skiing slide the tail of one ski or both skis outwards in order to turn or slow down.
Etymology
ME: from ON stemma, of Gmc origin; the skiing term is from the Ger. verb stemmen.