stem
n. 莖; 高腳杯的腳; 菸斗柄; 詞幹
v. 阻止
If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing.
All my problems stem from drink...
我所有的問題都源於酗酒。
Much of the instability stems from the economic effects of the war.
不穩定局面多半是由戰爭對經濟的影響造成的。
If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing.
Austria has sent three army battalions to its border with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal immigrants...
奧地利已派出 3 個營的兵力去本國和匈牙利交界的邊境地區阻止非法移民的流入。
The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence...
當局似乎無力阻止愈演愈烈的暴力活動。
The stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow.
He stooped down, cut the stem for her with his knife and handed her the flower.
他彎下腰,用刀替她將花莖割斷,然後將花遞給她。
The stem of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base.
The stem of a pipe is the long thin part through which smoke is sucked.
He chewed the stem of his pipe and eyed her sceptically.
他嘴裡銜著菸斗柄,滿腹狐疑地打量著她。
In grammar, the stem of a word is the main part of it, which does not change when the ending changes.
If something happens from stem to stern on a boat, it involves the whole of the boat.
A South African television report said the ship was ablaze from stem to stern.
南非一則電視新聞報道稱,那艘船從頭到尾都著了火。
1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;
2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
3. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
4. the tube of a tobacco pipe
5. front part of a vessel or aircraft;
6. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
1. grow out of, have roots in, originate in;
2. cause to point inward;
3. stop the flow of a liquid;
4. remove the stem from;
from stem to stern
從頭到尾
There are two types of stem growth habit and floral initiation in soybean.
大豆莖生長習性和花的發生有兩種型別.
Behavior of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Chemical Microenvironment of the Intervertebral Disc.
椎間盤化學微環境中幹細胞的行為.
Branch A lateral stem arising from another stem of the same form.
枝:同種型別的莖上生出的側莖.
I've read the book from stem to stern.
這本書我已從頭至尾讀完.
Correct decisions stem from correct judgements.
正確的決心來源於正確的判斷.