stalk
英 [stɔːk]
美[stɔk]
- n. （植物的）茎，秆；（支持叶子、果实和花的）梗，柄；追踪；高视阔步
- vt. 追踪，潜近；高视阔步
- vi. 高视阔步地走；潜近，偷偷接近
词态变化
复数: stalks;第三人称单数: stalks;过去式: stalked;过去分词: stalked;现在分词: stalking;
助记提示
1. stand => stalk.
2. steal => stalk.
3. steal + walk => steal walk => stalk.
4. probably from a frequentative of the root of steal (cf. hark from hear, talk from tell).
5. "walk haughtily" (opposite meaning of stalk (v1.)) is 1520s, perhaps from stalk (n.) with a notion of "long, awkward strides".
6. 就像茎杆一样高高的、高视阔步。
2. steal => stalk.
3. steal + walk => steal walk => stalk.
4. probably from a frequentative of the root of steal (cf. hark from hear, talk from tell).
5. "walk haughtily" (opposite meaning of stalk (v1.)) is 1520s, perhaps from stalk (n.) with a notion of "long, awkward strides".
6. 就像茎杆一样高高的、高视阔步。
中文词源
stalk 叶柄，花茎，杆
来自中古英语 stalke,小杆，小柱，小词形式于 stale,来自古英语 stalu,直柱，立柱，来自 Proto-Germanic*stallaz,放置，固定位置，来自 PIE*stel,放置，站立，词源同 stall,stand.引申 词义叶柄，花茎等。
stalk 跟踪，盯梢，偷偷接近可能来自 steal,偷，偷偷摸摸，-k,表强调，比较 hear,hark,tell,talk.引申词义跟踪，盯梢等。
英英释意
- 1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- 2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- 3. a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush
- 4. the act of following prey stealthily
- 5. a stiff or threatening gait
英文词源
- stalk
- stalk: English has two distinct words stalk. The noun, ‘plant stem’ [14], probably originated as a diminutive form of the now extinct stale ‘long handle’, a word distantly related to Greek steleá ‘handle’. The verb, ‘track stealthily’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *stalkōjan, which was formed from the same base as produced English steal. The sense ‘walk haughtily’, diametrically opposed to ‘track stealthily’, emerged in the 16th century.
- stalk (n.)
- "stem of a plant," early 14c., probably a diminutive (with -k suffix) of stale "one of the uprights of a ladder, handle, stalk," from Old English stalu "wooden part" (of a tool or instrument), from Proto-Germanic *stalla- (cognates: Old English steala "stalk, support," steall "place"), from PIE *stol-no-, suffixed form of *stol-, variant of root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Of similar structures in animals from 1826.
- stalk (v.1)
- "pursue stealthily," Old English -stealcian, as in bestealcian "to steal along, walk warily," from Proto-Germanic *stalkon, frequentative of PIE *stel-, possibly a variant of *ster- (3) "to rob, steal" (see steal (v.)). Compare hark/hear, talk/tell). In another view the Old English word might be from a sense of stalk (v.1), influenced by stalk (n.). Meaning "harass obsessively" first recorded 1991. Related: Stalked; stalking.
A stalking-horse in literal use was a horse draped in trappings and trained to allow a fowler to conceal himself behind it to get within range of the game; figurative sense of "person who participates in a proceeding to disguise its real purpose" is recorded from 1610s. - stalk (v.2)
- "walk haughtily" (nearly the opposite meaning of stalk (v.1)), 1520s, perhaps from stalk (n.) with a notion of "long, awkward strides," or from Old English stealcung "a stalking, act of going stealthily," related to stealc "steep, lofty."
考试真题
- We stalk around thinking we're hot stuff.
2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- flowers on long stalks
- 长茎上的花
牛津词典
- celery stalks
- 芹菜茎
牛津词典
- He ate the apple, stalk and all.
- 他把那个苹果吃了个干净，连梗都没剩下。
牛津词典
- Crabs have eyes on stalks.
- 螃蟹的眼睛长在肉柄上。
牛津词典
- The lion was stalking a zebra.
- 狮子偷偷接近斑马。
牛津词典
- He stalked his victim as she walked home, before attacking and robbing her.
- 她步行回家时，他偷偷地接近然后下手袭击，并且抢劫了她。
牛津词典
- She claimed that he had been stalking her over a period of three years.
- 她声称，三年来他一直在盯她的梢。
牛津词典
- He stalked off without a word.
- 他一言未发，怒冲冲地走了。
牛津词典
- The gunmen stalked the building, looking for victims.
- 这些持枪歹徒凶神恶煞般地打楼里走过，寻找袭击的目标。
牛津词典
- (figurative)Fear stalks the streets of the city at night.
- 夜间，这座城市的大街小巷笼罩着恐怖气氛。
牛津词典
- A single pale blue flower grows up from each joint on a long stalk.
- 一条长长的茎秆的每个节上都会长出一朵浅蓝色的花。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...corn stalks.
- 玉米秆
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He stalks his victims like a hunter after a deer.
- 他像猎手跟踪鹿一样悄悄跟踪受害人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Even after their divorce he continued to stalk and threaten her.
- 即使在离婚后他仍继续纠缠和威胁她。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- If his patience is tried at meetings he has been known to stalk out.
- 大家都知道如果他在会议上失去耐心，便会愤怒离席。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The spectre of neo-fascism, as he put it, was stalking the streets of Sofia and other big cities.
- 用他的话来说，新法西斯主义的幽灵正在索非亚和其他大城市中游荡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Traditional wheat stalk patch works of wonderful workmanship are regarded as the acme of perfection.
- 传统工艺麦秆画,巧夺天工,令人叹为观止.
期刊摘选
- The stalk of mushroom or toadstool , which bears the cap or pileus.
- 菌柄:蘑菇或伞菌结构的一部分,其上着生菌盖.
期刊摘选
- The effect of pretreatment on improving chemical pulping of whole cotton stalk was studied.
- 对预处理改进全棉秆化学法制浆进行了研究.
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- Filament 1 . The stalk of the stamen bearing the anther in angiosperms.
- 花丝:1.被子植物中,雄蕊支撑花药的柄.
期刊摘选
- The pulpability of sweet sorghum stalk after pressing sugar juice was investigated in this paper.
- 甜高粱秆液态发酵中,存在着榨汁难,糖分损失严重等问题.
期刊摘选
- As he emerged from his dreaming, he saw the flower stalk grass tree shining with sunlight.
- 当他从梦中醒来时, 发现树上花梗处闪烁着太阳花.
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- A cat found a corn stalk.
- 一只猫发现了一根玉米秸杆.
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- He placed his pack on the ground and began to stalk the birds like a cat.
- 他在地上放下背包,开始象猫那样蹑手蹑足地来抓鸟.
辞典例句
- Paparazzi stalk him at home and trail him in cars.
- 狗仔队在他家周围潜伏,开车尾随他.
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