stem
noun[C]
uk/stem/us/stem/stemnoun[C](CENTRAL PART)
acentralpartof something from which otherpartscandeveloporgrow, or whichformsasupport
主干the stick-likecentralpartof aplantthatgrowsabove thegroundand from whichleavesandflowersgrow, or asmallerthinpartthatgrowsfrom thecentralpartandsupportstheleavesandflowers:
(植物的)干,茎,梗,柄flowerstems花茎
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thethinverticalpartof aglassorsimilarcontainerthatjoinsthepartthatholdsliquidto theflatbottomparton which itstands:
(高脚杯的)柄脚Champagneglassesusually havelongstems.香槟酒杯通常有长长的柄脚。
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Physical supports and supporting
- abutment
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- bracket
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- groan
- lath
- load-bearing
- pier
- pile
- pillar
- prop
- propsomethingup
- rafter
- sinew
- underpin
- weight-bearing
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Parts of plants
Dishes, bowls, cups & glasses
stemnoun[C](WORD)
thepartof a word that isleftafter you take off theending:
词干From the stem "sav-" you get "saves", "saved", "saving", and "saver".由词干 sav- 可以衍生出 saves,saved,saving 和 saver。
Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
- -athon
- -ative
- -ville
- agglutinate
- agglutinative
- analytic
- combining form
- contraction
- derivative
- ion
- ism
- libfix
- monomorphemic
- morphological
- morphology
- suffix
- there's
- trigraph
- trisyllabic
- trisyllable
stemnoun[C](WATCH)
US(UKwinder)
thesmallparton thesideof awatchthat youturntomovethehands(=partsthatpointto thenumbers), or to make thewatchoperate
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Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clockidiom
- alarm
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
- atomic clock
- clock
- horologist
- horology
- hour hand
- hourglass
- jewel
- military time
- movement
- stroke
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- turn the clocks backphrase
- twenty-four-hour clock
- watchband
stemnoun[C](SHIP)
themainsupportingstructureat thefrontof aship
(船)艏,艏柱Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- bilge water
- boathook
- boiler room
- bowline
- bulkhead
- cleat
- cockpit
- couchette
- escape hatch
- keel
- mast
- paddle
- spar
- steerage
- sun deck
- superstructure
- topsail
- waterline
- wheelhouse
Idiom
from stem to stern
stem
verb[T]
uk/stem/us/stem/-mm-tostopsomethingunwantedfromspreadingorincreasing:
阻挡;阻止;遏制Thesemeasuresaredesignedto stem theriseofviolentcrime.这些措施旨在遏制暴力犯罪的增加。
We must takeactionto stem thetideofresignations.我们必须采取行动制止愈演愈烈的辞职潮。
tostoptheflowof aliquidsuch asblood:
堵住,止住(出血等)Shetiedahandkerchiefaround thewoundto stem theflowofblood.她用手帕系住伤口来止血。
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
- subdue
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Movement of liquids
Phrasal verb
stem fromsomething