stalk
n
1 main stem of a plant (not a tree) (植物的)茎, 秆
daffodils with long stalks 茎很长的水仙花. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page ii.
2 stem that supports a leaf, flower or fruit and joins it to another part of the plant 叶柄; 花梗; 果实的柄
Remove the stalks from the cherries before you eat them. 吃樱桃前要先把梗儿去掉.
3 thin structure supporting a part or organ in some animals (某些动物的)肉柄, 肉茎.
4 (idm 习语) have one's eyes on stalks => eye1.
stalk v
1
(a) [Ipr, Ip]
walk with slow stiff strides, esp in a proud, self-important or threatening way 踱著方步走(尤指显出高傲、 自命不凡或盛气凌人的样子)
He stalked angrily out of the room. 他悻悻然踱出了房间.
stalk along (the road) (在路上)得意地踱著方步.
(b) [Ipr, Tn]
(fml or rhet 文或修辞) (of an evil force, disease, etc) move silently and threateningly (through a place) (指邪恶势力、 疾病等)悄悄而可怕地(在某地)蔓延
Fear stalks (through) the town at night. 入夜後, 镇上笼罩著恐怖的气氛.
Ghosts are said to stalk the castle walls. 据说有鬼魂在这座城堡的墙上出没.
2 [Tn] move quietly and slowly towards (wild animals, etc) in order to get near without being seen 偷偷接近, 潜近(野生动物等)
stalking deer 偷偷接近鹿
(fig 比喻) a rapist stalking his victim 悄悄逼近攻击对象的强奸者.
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As