stem
noun /stem/
/stem/
Idioms - enlarge imagethe 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 flowers or leaves
（花草的）茎；（花或叶的）梗，柄 - long, trailing stems of ivy
常春藤长长的蔓生茎 - a tall plant with branching stems
有分枝茎的高大植物 - There are several leaves on each stem.
每一根茎上都有几片叶子。 - When the bush has finished flowering, cut back all the stems.
等这丛灌木开完花后，把所有的茎干都修剪一下。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- tall
- short
- …
- break
- cut
- cut back
- …
- break
- on a/the stem
- the base of the stem
- long, trailing stems of ivy
- enlarge imagethe long, thin part of a wine glass between the bowl and the base
（高脚酒杯的）脚 - the thin tube of a tobacco pipe
烟斗柄 - -stemmed(in adjectives
构成形容词 有…茎（或梗）的 - a long-stemmed rose
一枝长茎玫瑰 - slender-stemmed wine glasses
细茎酒杯
- a long-stemmed rose
- (grammar
语法 词干 - ‘Writ’ is the stem of the forms ‘writes’, ‘writing’ and ‘written’.
writ 是 writes、writing 和 written 三个词的词干。
- ‘Writ’ is the stem of the forms ‘writes’, ‘writing’ and ‘written’.
词源noun Old English stemn, stefn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stam and German Stamm. Sense (4) is related to Dutch steven, German Steven.
Idioms
from stem to stern
- all the way from the front of a ship to the back
从船头到船尾