the main stem of a herbaceous plant (草本植物的)茎,秆 he chewed a stalk of grass. 他咬着一根草。 ■the slender attachment or support of a leaf, flower, or fruit (叶、花或果实的)梗;柄;茎 the acorns grow on stalks. 橡子长在茎梗上。 ■a similar support for a sessile animal, or for an organ in an animal (座生动物的)肉柄,肉茎 ■a slender support or stem of something 柄 drinking glasses with long stalks. 高脚玻璃酒杯。 ■(in a vehicle) a lever on the steering column controlling the indicators, lights, etc (车辆)(转向柱上控制指示仪、灯光等的)手柄
Middle English: probably a diminutive of dialect stale 'rung of a ladder, long handle'
stalk2 verb
[with obj.]pursue or approach stealthily 悄悄地追踪(或靠近) a cat stalking a bird. 悄悄靠近鸟儿的猫。 ■harass or persecute (someone) with unwanted and obsessive attention 存心骚扰(或迫害),故意骚扰(或迫害) for five years she was stalked by a man who would taunt and threaten her. 五年来她一直受到一个男子的骚扰,该男子经常辱骂并威胁她。 ■(chiefly poetic/literary)move silently or threateningly through (a place) (主诗/文)(悄悄地或威风凛凛地)穿过 the tiger stalks the jungle. 那老虎潜步穿过丛林。 fear stalked the camp. 恐惧笼罩着营地。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]stride somewhere in a proud, stiff, or angry manner (骄傲地,生硬地,生气地)阔步走,大踏步地走 without another word she turned and stalked out. 她没再说一句话,转过身昂首阔步地走了。
noun
a stealthy pursuit of someone or something 潜随,悄悄追踪
a stiff, striding gait 高视阔步
派生 stalker noun 语源
late Old English -stealcian (in bistealcian 'walk cautiously or stealthily'), of Germanic origin; related to steal