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stemstem1 /stɛm / noun [countable] - (
biology生物) the main, long thin part of a plant above the ground from which the leaves or flowers grow; a smaller part that grows from this and supports leaves, flowers, or fruit（花草的）茎；（叶或花的）梗，柄
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English language arts英语语言文学) the main part of a word onto which other parts are added词干◆“Writ” is the stem of the words “write,” “writing,” “written,” and “writer.”writ 是单词 write、writing、written 和 writer 的词干。
stemstem2 /stɛm / verb (stem·ming, stemmed) [transitive] to stop something that is flowing from spreading or increasing封堵；阻止；遏止◆The cut was bandaged to stem the bleeding.伤口给包扎起来以止血。◆They discussed ways of stemming the flow of smuggled drugs.他们讨论了遏止走私毒品流通的办法。◆The administration had failed to stem the tide of factory closures.政府未能控制住工厂纷纷倒闭的势头。  ●stem from sthto be the result of something是…的结果；起源于◆Most people's insecurities stem from something that happened in their childhood.大多数人缺乏安全感都与童年的某些经历有关。 |
