| 单词 | stem the tide |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔canute〕His efforts to stem the tide of violent crime have been as effective as Canute's.他阻止暴力犯罪增长的努力一直是螳臂挡车。牛津高阶〔obscurantist〕They were portrayed as heartless 'mediaeval' obscurantists trying Canute-like to stem the tide of progress.他们被描绘成冷酷无情的“中世纪”蒙昧主义者, 试图效仿克努特以阻止进步的潮流。外研社新世纪〔stem the tide〕Voters hope that the proposition will stem the tide of illegal immigration.选民们希望这项议案能够遏制非法移民潮。韦氏高阶〔stem〕The government had failed to stem the tide of factory closures.政府没有控制住工厂的倒闭潮。牛津高阶〔stem〕The measures are meant to stem the tide of illegal immigration.这些措施旨在遏制非法移民潮。朗文当代〔stem〕They tried to stem the tide of violence.他们试图扺抗暴力的浪潮。文馨英汉〔stem〕We must take action to stem the tide of resignations.我们必须采取行动制止愈演愈烈的辞职潮。剑桥高阶〔tide〕This rule was used to stem the tide of imported videos.制定本规定是为了遏制进口录像带的增长。麦克米伦高阶The manager said that he had no doubt that the team would soon stem the tide of defeat.经理说他毫不怀疑这球队能很快止住败势。剑桥国际 |
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