| 单词 | stalk |
| 释义 | stalk stalk1 —stalklike, adj. /stawk/, n. 1. the stem or main axis of a plant. 2. any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant, as the petiole of a leaf, the peduncle of a flower, or the funicle of an ovule. 3. a similar structural part of an animal. 4. a stem, shaft, or slender supporting part of anything. 5. Auto. a slender lever, usually mounted on or near the steering wheel, that is used by the driver to control a signal or function: The horn button is on the turn-signal stalk. [1275-1325; ME stalke, appar. equiv. to OE stal(u) stave + -k dim. suffix] stalk2 —stalkable, adj. —stalker, n. —stalkingly, adv. /stawk/, v.i. 1. to pursue or approach prey, quarry, etc., stealthily. 2. to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides: He was so angry he stalked away without saying goodbye. 3. to proceed in a steady, deliberate, or sinister manner: Famine stalked through the nation. 4. Obs. to walk or go stealthily along. v.t. 5. to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily. 6. to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry: to stalk the woods for game. 7. to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner: Disease stalked the land. n. 8. an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk. 9. a slow, stiff stride or gait. [1250-1300; ME stalken (v.), repr. the base of OE bestealcian to move stealthily, stealcung stalking (ger.); akin to STEAL] |
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