stall

[stɔ:l]

n.栅栏, 小隔间, 货摊, 座位
v.把...关进畜舍里, 失速, 熄火, 拖延, （使）动弹不得
n. 拖延, 托词
v. 延误, 拖延

n.[C]

1. (牲畜的)栏, 厩, 栅, 棚

There were six stalls for horses in the stable.

马厩里有六个栏。

2. 货摊, 摊位; 书报亭

There are traders' stalls on both sides of the street.

这条街的两边都有生意人的货摊。

3. (房间内的)隔间, 小间

4. 【英】(剧场等的)正厅前座区[the P]; 正厅前座座位

I managed to get two seats in the stalls.

我设法弄到两张正厅的票。

5. (停车场的)车位

6. (教堂内的)牧师座位; 牧师职位

How long has he had his stall?

他担任牧师职位多久了?

7. (发动机的)熄火; (汽车的)抛锚; (飞机的)失速

The plane went into a stall.

飞机失速了。

vt.

1. 把……关入畜舍

The cows were stalled in the barn for the night.

牛被关在牲畜棚里过夜。

2. 使陷入泥潭; 使动弹不得

We were stalled in the mud.

我们陷到了烂泥里。

3. 使熄火; 使抛锚; 使失速

An inexperienced pilot can easily stall his plane.

没有经验的飞行员很容易使他的飞机失速。

vi.

1. 被关入畜舍

2. 熄火; 抛锚; 失速

My car stalled half way up the hill.

我的车子开到半山腰抛锚了。

3. 陷入泥潭

4. 【美】被雪困住

词形变化

动词过去式: stalled | 动词过去分词: stalled | 动词现在分词: stalling | 动词第三人称单数: stalls |

词义辨析

同义:

n.间隔

compartment  booth  cell  

英英释义

名词 stall:

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

small area set off by walls for special use

同义词：booth, cubicle, kiosk

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

同义词：stand, sales booth

a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

small individual study area in a library

同义词：carrel, carrell, cubicle

a tactic used to mislead or delay

同义词：stalling

动词 stall:

postpone doing what one should be doing

同义词：procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally

come to a stop

同义词：conk

deliberately delay an event or action

put into, or keep in, a stall

experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

cause an airplane to go into a stall

cause an engine to stop

补充

stallstall英:[stɔ:l] 美:[stɔl]n.1.厩, 畜栏2.摊, 棚She sells fruits at a market stall.她在市场的货摊上卖水果。3.熄火, 停止转动vt. & vi.1.(使)熄火, (使)停止转动The engine stalled suddenly.发动机突然熄火了。vi.1.拖延vt.1.搪塞

例句

1. He's got a market stall.他有个市场摊位。 2. I stalled the car at a busy roundabout.我的车在一个车来车往的环岛熄火了。 3. Perhaps I can stall him till Thursday or Friday.或许我能把他拖到周四或周五。 4. The management stalled before finally agreeing to the union's demands.支吾拖延之后, 管理层最终同意了工会的要求。 5. the violence that flared when peace talks stalled nearly a year ago近一年前和谈停滞期间爆发的暴力事件 6. He stalled his car near the exit.他把他的车停放在靠近出口处的车位上。 7. His car was stalled because of overloading.他的车因超载而抛锚了。 8. On the way to London,we had to stall for our car to fuel up.在去伦敦的途中，我们得停下来给车加点儿油。 9. What? ——My car stalled. I can't start it.什么?——我的车抛锚了，我发动不起来了。 10. The enemy's resistance has stalled by force.敌方的抵抗被迫放弃了。 11. We stalled in a mountain village by the storm.我们被大风雪困在了一个小山村里。 12. He stalled for time to wait for his friends coming.他拖延时间等着他的朋友的到来。 13. She stalled and evaded the question.她支吾着避而不答这个问题。 14. The goalkeeper stalled as starting the goal kick,being given a yellow card.门将在开球门球时，因故意拖延时间而被出示了一张黄牌。 15. He stalled the police for ten minutes so his accomplice could get away.他在警察面前拖延了十分钟，使他的同谋得以逃走。 16. He managed to stall off his creditor.他设法把债主搪塞过去了。 17. fruit and vegetable stalls.水果蔬菜摊。 18. speed must be maintained to avoid a stall and loss of control.必须保持速度来防止熄火和失控。 19. her car stalled at the crossroads.她的汽车在十字路口熄火了。 20. his career had stalled, hers taken off.他的事业停滞不前，她的事业却风生水起。 21. the government has stalled the much-needed project.政府推迟了那个急需的项目。 22. she was stalling for time.她在拖延时间。 23. stall him until I've had time to take a look.拖住他，直到我有时间来看一看。 24. a market stall市场的摊子 25. a bookstall at the station车站的书摊 26. The plane went into a stall and almost crashed.飞机失速，差点坠毁。 27. The bus often stalls on this hill.公共汽车在这斜坡上常常抛锚。 28. I kept stalling the car.我的汽车老是抛锚。 29. food stalls食品摊位 30. a souvenir stall卖纪念品的摊位 31. a market stall市场摊位 32. She set up a stall selling jewelry in the marketplace.她在集市上摆了一个珠宝摊。 33. She cleaned the horses' stalls.她清扫了马厩。 34. choir stalls唱诗班座位 35. shower stalls淋浴间 36. All the (bathroom) stalls were occupied.（卫生间的）每个隔间里都有人。 37. Our tickets are for seats in the stalls. [=(US) the orchestra]我们买的是正厅前排座位的票。 38. The engine suddenly stalled.发动机突然熄火了。 39. Stopping too quickly can stall the engine.急停可能造成发动机熄火。 40. The airspeed got very low and the plane nearly stalled.飞机空速很慢，差点失速。 41. The pilot almost stalled the airplane.飞行员差点使飞机失速。 42. They stalled the horses for the night.他们把马关在马厩里过夜。 43. an engine stall发动机熄火 44. The airplane went into a stall.飞机进入失速状态。 45. Please stop stalling and answer the question.别再拖延时间了，直接回答问题。 46. Try to stall them until I get the place cleaned up.在我把这个地方收拾干净前尽量拖住他们。 47. The economic recovery has stalled.经济复苏停滞了。 48. His career has stalled in recent years.近年来他的事业停滞不前。 49. Budget problems have stalled the project.预算问题使这个项目搁浅。