| 词汇 | from stem to stern |
| 释义 | Idiom from stem to stern Theme: THOROUGHNESS from one end to another. (Refers to the front and back ends of a ship. Fixed order.)Now, I have to clean the house from stem to stern.I polished my car carefully from stem to stern. Idiom from stem to stern(from) stem to stern completely.We overhauled the car from stem to stern. Related vocabulary: from top to bottom Etymology: based on the literal meaning of from the stem to the stern (= from the front end to the back end of a ship) from stem to sternCompletely or entirely, as from one end to the other. The stem is the front part of a ship and the stern is the rear. If that guy so much as looks at me the wrong way, I'll cut him from stem to stern, I swear! When I had the flu, I honestly ached from stem to stern and couldn't get out of bed for days. from stem to stern1. Lit. from the front of a boat or ship to the back. He inspected the boat from stem to stern and decided he wanted to buy it. 2. Fig. from one end to another. Now, I have to clean the house from stem to stern. I polished my car carefully from stem to stern. from stem to sternfrom the front to the back, especially of a ship.from ˌstem to ˈsternall the way from the front of a ship to the back: It was a small boat, less than thirty feet from stem to stern.from stem to stern From one end to another. stem to stern, fromFrom beginning to end; entirely. In nautical terminology the stem is an upright at the bow (front) of a vessel and the stern is the back end. This counterpart of from head to toe and from soup to nuts was quoted by the Roman writer Cicero as a Greek proverb. In English the term was used literally from about 1600 on, and figuratively soon afterward. |
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