stemKK [ˋstɛm] /ˈstɛm/名詞1莖、幹The flower has a long green stem covered in tiny thorns.這朵花的莖又長又綠，上面布滿細小的刺。2柄、梗She held the wine glass by the stem to avoid warming it.她握著酒杯的柄，避免讓酒變溫。3詞幹、字根語言學Add the ending to the stem of the verb.把字尾加在這個動詞的詞幹後面。4管、桿He cleaned the stem of the pipe with a thin wire.他用細鐵絲清理菸斗的管子。動詞1遏止、阻止、止住The new policy did little to stem the flow of refugees.新政策幾乎無法遏止難民的湧入。顯示全部 8 個義項動詞2止血She pressed a towel on the wound to stem the bleeding.她用毛巾壓住傷口止血。3去莖、去梗Wash and stem the cherries before you cook them.櫻桃下鍋前要先洗淨並去梗。片語動詞1源於、起因於、來自Most of their problems stem from a lack of communication.他們大部分的問題都源於缺乏溝通。