They discussed ways of stemming the flow of smuggled drugs.
他们讨论了遏制走私毒品流通的办法。
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While a few countries are making major strides in this regard, the majority are having great difficulty even stemming the rate of increase, let alone reversing it.
虽然一些国家在这方面取得了显著的成果,但大多数国家就连降低(碳排放的)增长率都很难,更别说减排了。
The rapid expansion in international trade also benefitted from an infusion of capital, stemming largely from gold and silver brought by Spanish vessels from the Americas.