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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

stem

英  [stem]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • stems

    1. [C 可数名词] 茎

    The stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow.

    近义词

    stalk

    双语例句

    例：

    He stooped down, cut the stem for her with his knife and handed her the flower.

    他弯下腰，用刀替她割下花茎，然后把花递给她。

    例：

    Tansy has a tall leafy stem and ferny foliage.

    艾菊有着高大叶茂的树干和蕨类树叶。

    VERB. 动词

  • stems , stemming , stemmed

    1. [I 不及物动词] 起源于

    If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing.

    近义词

    originate

    双语例句

    例：

    All my problems stem from drink.

    我所有的问题都是酗酒引起的。

    例：

    Much of the instability stems from the economic effects of the war.

    局势不稳很大程度上是由于战争对经济的影响造成的。

    例：

    Much of London's energy and resilience stems from the fact that London has always been a city that relied on migrants.

    伦敦的活力和耐力很大程度上是因为伦敦一直依靠移民这样一个事实。

    2. [T 及物动词] 阻止

    If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing.

    近义词

    stop

    双语例句

    例：

    Austria has sent three army battalions to its border with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal immigrants.

    奥地利已派遣3个营到达与匈牙利接壤的边境处，以阻止非法移民的流入。

    例：

    The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence.

    当局似乎无力遏制愈演愈烈的暴力行为。

    例：

    He was still conscious, trying to stem the bleeding with his right hand.

    他依然神志清醒，试图用右手止血。

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