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noun
stalk
/stork/
noun, verb
u noun 1 a thin stem that supports a leaf, flower or
fruit and joins it to another part of the plant or tree; the main stem of a plant ( nf ) #j; (?£)$>; ( )
tfl; ( Itt/W ) TT: flowers
on long stalks] ft 0 celery stalks o He ate the apple, stalk and all
—pictures
plant, page R17 2 a long thin structure that
supports sth, especially an organ in some animals, and joins it on to another
part ^Crabs have eyes on stalks. M M 0RBf Tc# ^ #5_fc.
mverb 1 to move slowly and
quietly towards an animal or a person, in order to kill, catch or harm it or
them Hr Hr^ifi, if ifc ( A ) : [VN] The
lion was stalking a
zebra. 0 He stalked his victim as she
walked home, before
attacking and robbing her. Mtfff
®i§m, ^Rm&rm0
[also
V] 2 [VN]
to illegally follow and watch sb over a long period of time, in a way that is
annoying or frightening (#$£•)' ER El, ST : She
claimed that he had been stalking her over a period of three years, jflfe ^ ,
7
A H -It £ IT M c 3 [V +adv./prep.]
to walk in
an angry or proud way fitillHMlifeHe
stalked off without a word, fife— g A A ,
^‘H+ftfe A 7 0 4 to move through a place in an unpleasant or threatening
way ^ A M 3S ife ^ ii ; itfe ii & : [VN] The gunmen stalked the
building, looking for victims,
(figurative) Fear stalks the streets of the
city at night. m, [also
V]
stalk er /'sto:ka(r)/ noun 1 a person who follows
and watches another person over a long period of time in a way that is annoying
or frightening fil ^ ; ST #
2 a person who follows an animal quietly
and slowly, especially in order to kill or capture itJj^Jf$$gj&3t#}|!Kj
5a A ^
stalk ing /’stoikir)/ noun [U] the crime of
following and watching sb over a long period of time in a way that is annoying
or frightening fi£$£=P 'stalking horse noun [sing.] 1 a person or thing that
is used to hide the real purpose of a particular course of action
-flma&A^tBiKrA (;t£& ) ; /8 2 a politician who
competes against the leader of their party in order to see how much support the
leader has; a stronger candidate can then compete against the leader more
seriously ( ) It
stall /sto:l/ noun,
verb
m noun 1 [C] a table or small shop with an open
front that people sell things from, especially at a market W ik, ) ■ aaasTAND: a market
stall — see also bookstall
2 [C]
a section
inside
a farm building that is large enough for one animal to be kept in <f4lljf; S,M; 711 3 [C] (especially NAmE) a small area in a
room, surrounded by glass, walls, etc., that contains a shower or toilet ( J^|b] A ) 7^10], # ^, ?Jfe 7 |b]
4 the
stalls (also
the
'orchestra stalls) (both BrE) [pi.] (NAmE the orchestra [sing.]) the seats that are nearest to the stage in a theatre ^ Jgj ^
(ft ) JH jf fj |# J® Ik: the front row of the stalls JEjf j# 5
[C, usually pi.] the seats at the front of a church where the choir (= singers) and priests sit ( 6 [C, usually sing.] a situ
ation in which a vehicle’s
engine suddenly stops because it is not getting enough power (
W ) ITc ; ( 7
[C, usually sing.] a situation
in which an aircraft
loses speed and goes steeply downwards ( ItfjlftJ ) AH
mverb 1 (of a vehicle or an
engine AffisfcAsfrfJl) to stop suddenly because of a lack of power or speed; to
make a vehicle or engine do this ( lk ) ‘Mjk, Mffi: [V] The car stalled and
refused to start again. H 7
£1A fT 7 If 7 o 0 [VN] I stalled the car three times during my driving
test. ifilTH&Ao
2 [V] ~ (on/over sth) to
try to avoid doing sth or
answering a question so that
you have more time ( 1U JM#NTiil ) : They
are
still stalling on the deal, fife ffl fft£ #fe W
fs], M 7 iB. 7 H J& TfriSCo o ‘What do you mean?’ she asked, stalling
for time. ” %
|nj, M NT^l.
3
[VN] to make sb
wait so that you have more time to do sth Kfeft ( ) : See if you can stall
her while I finish
searching her office. If is A $3 Tfc A& , 4 to stop sth from
happening until a later date; to stop making progress Wit; M 1l; [VN]
attempts to revive the stalled
peace plan t&Jrff W fn7it $J % A o [V]
Discussions have once again stalled. stall hold er /'st3:lhaulda(r); NAmE -hou-/ noun (BrE) a person who sells things from
a stall in a market, etc. PR; «±
stal lion /'staelian/ noun a fully grown male horse, especially
one that is used for breeding 4±S,; ( AJh
)
—
compare colt(1), gelding, mare stal wart /'stoilwat; NA/nf -wart/ noun, adj. m noun ~ (of sth) a loyal supporter who does a
lot of work for an organization, especially a political party (
■ [usually before noun] 1 loyal and able to be relied on,
even in a difficult situation & M ; ft, ^ #J PTHI
faithful : stalwart supporters
ft, ^ ftfj jffl tf3 # 2 (formal) physically strong #7:
sta men /'steiman/ noun (technical A in) a small thin male part in the
middle of a flower that produces pollen
and is made up of a stalk
supporting an anther. The centre
of each flower usually has several stamens. — picture o plant stam-ina /'staemina/ noun [U] the physical or mental
strength that enables you to do sth difficult for long periods of time if fj; if'14; t# A A: It takes a lot
of stamina to run a marathon. tj0
stam-mer/'staema(r)/ verb, noun
m verb to speak with difficulty,
repeating sounds or words and often stopping, before saying things correctly P p£; ^ ^ E E A tSL ES771 stutter
: [V] Many children
stammer but grow out of it. ^ 7 ^ P , jH A E A To 0 [V speech] ‘W-w-what?’ he stammered.
“#-• 0 [VN] She was barely able to stammer out a
description of her attacker.
► stam-mer-er
noun
a noun [sing.] a problem that sb has
in speaking in which they repeat sounds or words or often pause before saying
things correctly P u£; E
MW,
Stamp On /staemp/ noun, verb • noun
►
ON LETTER/PACKAGE ff g); fell (also formal
'postage
stamp) [C] a small piece of
paper with a design on it that you buy and stick on an envelope or a package
before you post it a 28p stamp —
3j£ 28 HifHjfiP
M 0 Could I have three first-class stamps,
please?
i H M fiP # h
M o o He has been collecting stamps since he was eight. 0 a
stamp album
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[C] a tool for printing the date or