Word · Frequency #26843
stalker
高视阔步者；昂首阔步者
someone who walks with long stiff strides
- 1.
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
潜近猎物的人；狩猎中的跟踪者或向导。
- 2.
someone who walks with long stiff strides
以长而僵硬的步伐行走的人
- 3.
A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
秘密跟踪他人的人,有时带有非法意图。
- 4.
someone who stalks game
追踪猎物者
- 5.
Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
收割时去除植物茎秆的各种装置。
- 6.
someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
非法潜行者
- 7.
Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
以蹑足行走的鸟。
- 8.
A horse that tends to stay just behind the leaders in a race.
比赛中倾向于紧跟领先者的马。
潜近猎物的人；狩猎中的跟踪者或向导。；以长而僵硬的步伐行走的人；秘密跟踪他人的人,有时带有非法意图。；追踪猎物者；收割时去除植物茎秆的各种装置。
In use
The tall stalker crossed the empty square, each of his long, stiff strides covering several feet.
We called him a stalker because he moved with such a determined, rigid gait that he never seemed to hurry.
In the walking competition, the veteran stalker kept his knees straight and his footsteps wide, finishing far ahead.
a stalker
这里指走路时步子很大、步态僵硬的人；可数名词，复数形式为 stalkers。
A stalker crossed the road with long, stiff strides.
一个高视阔步者迈着僵硬的大步穿过马路。
the stalker of [prey]
of 后接被悄悄跟踪的猎物。
The stalker of the wounded deer stayed downwind.
那个潜随受伤的鹿的人待在下风口。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- natural stalker
- 天生的潜猎者
- Cats are natural stalkers.猫是天生的潜猎者。
- silent stalker
- 悄无声息的潜猎者
- The leopard is a silent stalker.豹子是悄无声息的潜猎者。
- patient stalker
- 有耐心的潜猎者
- The patient stalker waited for hours before moving.这位耐心的潜猎者等了好几个小时才行动。
- deer stalker
- 猎鹿者
- The deer stalker crept upwind of the herd.猎鹿者逆风悄悄靠近鹿群。
Synonyms
- strider
- 大步走的人；跨步者 · strider 最接近 stalker 的字面含义，但更强调步幅大，通常不带“僵硬”或“愤怒”的意味；在需要表达僵硬或傲慢步态时，用 stalker 更准确。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“stork（鹳）”：鹳鸟迈着长腿高视阔步，又悄悄潜随猎物——记住stalker是“潜随猎物者”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学叙事、正式的人物步态描写 该释义指走路时步伐长而僵硬的人，比较常见于文学作品或正式描写中，通常带有高傲或刻意的意味；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In stalker the l is silent. Genuine rhymes (GA): walker /ˈwɔkɚ/, talker /ˈtɔkɚ/, and hawker /ˈhɔkɚ/ all match stalker's stressed vowel and final /kɚ/; walker and talker share the -alker spelling with silent l, while hawker uses -awker. Lookalikes that sound different: stocker /ˈstɑkɚ/ has a different vowel, and starker /ˈstɑrkɚ/ adds an /r/ before /k/ and uses a different vowel.
Learn the forms together
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