stem

US /stem/
UK /stem/
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1.

莖, 桿

the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.

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The rose stem had sharp thorns.
玫瑰莖有尖銳的刺。
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She carefully cut the flower at the base of its stem.
她小心翼翼地在花莖的底部剪下花。
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詞幹, 詞根

the main part of a word, to which inflections or other affixes are added.

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In the word 'unhappiness', 'happy' is the stem.
在單詞“unhappiness”中，“happy”是詞幹。
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Understanding the stem helps in analyzing word families.
理解詞幹有助於分析詞族。
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源於, 起源於

originate in or be caused by.

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His problems stem from a lack of organization.
他的問題源於缺乏組織。
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The river stems from the mountains.
這條河發源於山區。
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originatederivearisespringemanate
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阻止, 遏制

stop or restrict (the flow or spread of something).

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The government is trying to stem the flow of illegal immigration.
政府正試圖阻止非法移民的湧入。
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They built a dam to stem the floodwaters.
他們修建了一座水壩以阻止洪水。
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