Stalk



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.隐伏跟踪 ( 猎物)
• ［英］ v. 隐伏跟踪 ( 猎物) ( to pursue quarry stealthily)
• ［类］ grazing : foragers / stalking : hunters ( 放牧者放牧 / 猎人打猎)
• ［记］ stalk作为""茎、秆""之意大家都熟悉

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: Middle English stalke; akin to Old English stela stalk, support
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part; especially peduncle
• 2.
  • a. the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its dependent parts
  • b. a part of a plant (as a petiole or stipe) that supports another
• ? stalked adjective
• ? stalkless adjective
• ? stalky adjective

II. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bestealcian; akin to Old English stelan to steal — more at steal
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to pursue quarry or prey stealthily
  • 2. to walk stiffly or haughtily
• transitive verb
  • 1. to pursue by stalking
  • 2. to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry <stalk the woods for deer>
  • 3. to pursue obsessively and to the point of harassment
• ? stalker noun

III. noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1. the act of stalking
• 2. a stalking gait

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