1. from stem to stern : 从头到尾;
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不及物动词
名词
1. 起源于;来自;由…造成
If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing.
2. 阻止;遏制;制止
If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing.
3. (植物的)秆,茎,梗
The stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow.
4. (酒杯的)颈,柄脚
The stem of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base.
5. (烟斗)柄
The stem of a pipe is the long thin part through which smoke is sucked.
6. (语法中的)词干
In grammar, the stem of a word is the main part of it, which does not change when the ending changes.
7. 从船首到船尾
If something happens from stem to stern on a boat, it involves the whole of the boat.
1. a turn made in skiing
the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Synonym: stem turn
2. front part of a vessel or aircraft
e.g. he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
3. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Synonym: shank
4. the tube of a tobacco pipe
5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
e.g. thematic vowels are part of the stem
Synonym: rootroot wordbasethemeradical
6. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Synonym: stalk