stem
- IPA[stem]
美式
- stop or restrict (the flow of something)；stop the spread or development of (something undesirable)
verb: stem, 3rd person present: stems, gerund or present participle: stemming, past tense: stemmed, past participle: stemmed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. stop or restrict (the flow of something) a nurse did her best to stem the bleeding
- ▪ stop the spread or development of (something undesirable) an attempt to stem the rising tide of unemployment
- 2. slide the tail of one ski or both skis outward in order to turn or slow down I sideslipped at first, grew tired of it, and stemmed for a while
