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词汇 stem
释义 stem
noun[ C ]
uk /stem/ us /stem/

stemnoun[C] (CENTRAL PART)


a central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow, or which forms a support主干
the stick-like central part of a plant that grows above the ground and from which leaves and flowers grow, or a smaller thin part that grows from the central part and supports the leaves and flowers: (植物的)干,茎,梗,柄
flower stems花茎
 
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the thin vertical part of a glass or similar container that joins the part that holds liquid to the flat bottom part on which it stands: (高脚杯的)柄脚
Champagne glasses usually have long stems.香槟酒杯通常有长长的柄脚。
 
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Physical supports and supporting
abutment
bearing
bolster
bookend
buoy
burden
buttress
groan
load-bearing
modillion
pier
pile
pillar
prop
prop something up
rafter
runner
sinew
underpin
weight-bearing

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Parts of plants
Dishes, bowls, cups & glasses

stemnoun[C] (WORD)


the part of a word that is left after you take off the ending: 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。
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Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
-athon
affix
affixation
agglutinate
agglutinative
analytic
contraction
interfix
ion
ism
libfix
monomorphemic
monosyllabic
morpheme
suffix
syllabify
synthetic
that'd
that'll
that's

stemnoun[C] (WATCH)


US(UKwinder)
the small part on the side of a watch that you turn to move the hands(= parts that point to the numbers), or to make the watch operate(手表的)发条转柄,拨针柄
 
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Watches & clocks
24-hour clock
against the clockidiom
alarm
alarm clock
at/on the stroke of somethingidiom
atomic clock
clock
horology
hour hand
hourglass
lose
military time
minute hand
movement
stroke
timepiece
turn the clocks backphrase
twenty-four-hour clock
unsynchronized
watchband

stemnoun[C] (SHIP)


the main supporting structure at the front of a ship(船)艏,艏柱
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Parts of ships & boats
abaft
bilge water
boathook
boiler room
bowline
cleat
escape hatch
keel
paddle
periscope
propeller
prow
rigging
spar
sprit
steerage
strop
sun deck
superstructure
topsail

Idiom


from stem to stern
stem
verb[ T ]
uk /stem/ us /stem/-mm-
to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing: 阻挡;阻止;遏制
These measures are designed to stem the rise of violent crime.这些措施旨在遏制暴力犯罪的增加。
We must take action to stem the tide of resignations.我们必须采取行动制止愈演愈烈的辞职潮。
to stop the flow of a liquid such as blood: 堵住,止住(出血等)
She tied a handkerchief around the wound to stem the flow of blood.她用手帕系住伤口来止血。
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Causing something to end
abandon
abandonment
all good things (must) come to an endidiom
and have done with itidiom
be over the humpidiom
cure
give over
halt
hang
jack something in
kill something stone-deadidiom
lay
lid
lift
snap
snuff something out
stamp on something
stamp something out
stanch
staunch

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Movement of liquids

Phrasal verb


stem from something
STEM
noun[ U ]
(also Stem)uk /stem/ us /stem/
abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (as subjects of study): 科学、技术、工程和数学( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics的缩写)
We work with schools and colleges to help educators inspire students in STEM.我们与学校和学院合作,帮助教育工作者激励学生学习科学、技术、工程和数学等科目。
We want to see more girls and women studying STEM subjects.我们希望看到更多的女孩和妇女学习科学、技术、工程和数学等科目。
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Subjects & disciplines
-ological
Afrocentrism
andragogy
AP
applicative
applied
ESOL
esp.
ethnoscience
food technology
functional skills
non-technical
nonscientific
ology
ontology
sports scientist
sub-department
sub-discipline
subscience
suicidology

stem | American Dictionary


stem
noun[ C ]
us/stem/

stemnoun[C] (CENTRAL PART)


a central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow, or which forms a support
The stem of a plant is the straight part that grows above the ground and from which leaves and flowers grow.
The stem of a glass is the narrow, vertical part that supports the container into which you put liquid.
stem
verb[ T ]
us/stem/-mm-

stemverb[T] (STOP)


to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing:
The bank tried to stem the currency’s recent decline against the dollar.

Phrasal verb


stem from something

Examples of stem


stem
However, there are also qualitative and quantitative differences among the clitics stemming, in our view, from their different internal syntax.
In the laboratory, rice stems were scraped9 and gut contents were carefully removed11.
The regulations that stem from the consensus ensure a peer-review scientific process so that the science is as good as any system can guarantee.
Between 1996 and 1998, 229 plants died and 629 stems recruited into the 30 cm size class.
They can show many different symptoms, and stem from many different causes.
By contrast, a two-syllable suffix attached to the same stem is conducive to a succession of two stressed syllables.
Examples of cell signalling pathways implicated in adult stem cell ageing.
Thus, only when the stress of the ending is zero is the stress in the word placed in the stem.
The oral morphological aspect of our study focuses on two nominal constructions that undergo linear suffixation with and without stem change.
Problems stem from poor recall and poor precision.
The stems were prepared as described above, and infested with prey as for the mixed prey density treatment (iv) previously described.
Music stemming from literary or visual contexts presents particular problems when it comes to deciding what is appropriate knowledge.
Each time the roller passed over the flax stem some of the shive separated from the fibre.
There are intrinsic limitations to governmentality, which stem from the market mechanism and come to light via its scientific study.
Integration of proliferation versus differentiation signals that regulate trophoblast stem cell fate.
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