still

[stil]

adj.静止的, 不动的,静寂的
adv.更,仍然, 静止地
v.使...平静下来
n.蒸馏器,寂静,定格照

ad.

1. 还, 仍旧

Her grandmother is still living.

她祖母仍然健在。

They are still working in the fields.

他们还在田里工作。

2. 尽管如此, 然而; (虽然……)还是

He is good-natured, still I don't like him.

他脾气很好, 可是我还是不喜欢他。

3. (强调比较级)还要, 更

It's hot today, but it'll be still hotter tomorrow.

今天很热, 但明天会更热。

The sick child looks still worse today than yesterday.

那个病童的情况今天看起来比昨天更不妙。

4. 还有

a.

1. 静止的, 不动的[F]

The little girl kept still in her chair watching TV.

小女孩一动不动地坐在椅子上看电视。

2. 没有风的

3. 寂静的; 静默的; 平静的

The lake is still today.

今天湖水十分平静。

4. (酒)不起泡的, 不含气体的[B]

vt.

【书】使平静; 使静止, 止住

The local government did everything in its power to still the storm.

当地政府尽一切努力平息这场风潮。

vi.

【书】静止; 平静

n.

1. (电影的)单张剧照; 静物摄影照片[C]

2. 【口】静物画[C]

3. 【书】寂静[the S][(+of)]

Someone stole into his room in the still of night.

夜深人静时有人偷偷溜进了他的房间。

conj.

然而, 但是; 尽管如此

词形变化

形容词比较级: stiller | 形容词最高级: stillest | 动词过去式: stilled | 动词过去分词: stilled | 动词现在分词: stilling | 动词第三人称单数: stills |

词义辨析

同义:

a.安静的; 平静的

quiet  motionless  placid  smooth  untroubled  tranquil  noiseless  calm  peaceful

ad.仍然

yet  even  until now  so far  

英英释义

名词 still:

a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)

(poetic) tranquil silence

同义词：hush, stillness

an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed

a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation

同义词：distillery

动词 still:

make calm or still

同义词：calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull

cause to be quiet or not talk

同义词：hush, quieten, silence, shut up, hush up

lessen the intensity of or calm

同义词：allay, relieve, ease

make motionless

形容词 still:

not in physical motion

同义词：inactive, motionless, static

marked by absence of sound

同义词：silent, soundless

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

同义词：placid, quiet, tranquil, smooth, unruffled

used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion

not sparkling

同义词：noneffervescent

free from noticeable current

副词 still:

with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

同义词：however, nevertheless, withal, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

同义词：even, yet

without moving or making a sound

同义词：stock-still

补充

stillstill英:[stil] 美:[stɪl]adj.1.不动的; 静止的, 无声的, 寂静的Keep still while I fasten shoe.站着别动, 我给你系鞋带。On Sunday the great flywheels of the power station are still.每到星期天发电厂巨大的转轮便停止工作了。It was so still you could have heard a pin drop.这是那样的寂静, 连一根针落地的声音你都可以听到。2.无风的It was a hot still airless day.那是无风、闷热的一天。n.1.(电影片中某一镜头的)剧照; 定格画面Please help me to stick the stills from a new film.请帮我把这部新影片的剧照贴上。vt. & vi.1.(使某物)平静下来或静止The wind stilled.风平静下来了。I stilled my anxiety.我消除了内心的不安。adv.1.仍然, 依旧, 还是The fish is still alive.这条鱼还活着。2.更, 还要It is cold now, but it'll be still colder tonight.现在很冷, 但今晚更冷。3.尽管那样; 然而; 不过, 虽然如此Although she felt ill, she still went to work.她虽然觉得身体不舒服, 但仍然去上班了。

例句

1. His hands were never still.他的双手从不停歇。 2. Keep still!别动！ 3. He had been dancing about like a child, but suddenly he stood still and looked at me.他一直像个孩子似的跳来跳去, 但是突然之间他停了下来, 看着我。 4. Time seemed to stand still.时间似乎停滞了。 5. He played the tape through once, then sitting completely still for several minutes.他把录像带从头到尾播了一遍, 然后一动不动地坐了几分钟。 6. Sit still!老老实实坐着！ 7. the still water of the lagoon潟湖平静的水面 8. The night air was very still.夜晚没有什么风。 9. A mineral water please.—still or sparkling?请来一杯矿泉水。——无汽的还是起泡的？ 10. In the room it was very still.房间里很安静。 11. a still small voice微小的声音 12. He still hasn't arrived.他还没到。 13. I still haven't finished.我还没完成。 14. Are you still in bed?你还没起床吗？ 15. I still think about him.我依旧想着他。 16. The details have still to be worked out.具体细节还有待敲定。 17. There are ten whole weeks of term still to go.本学期还剩下整整10周时间。 18. still to come, the financial news and the weather.接下来是财经新闻和天气预报。 19. There's still time to catch up with them.还有时间赶上他们。 20. She knows I don't like it, but she still does it.她知道我不喜欢, 但她还是做了。 21. still, it's the thought that counts.不过, 贵在心意。 22. Let me give you a map. Better still, let me come with you and show you the way.我给你张地图吧。还是让我带着你一起去吧, 这样更好。 23. Last year's figures were better than the year before's, but this year's will be better still.去年的数据比前年的要好, 而今年的会更好。 24. We look forward to strengthening still further our already close cooperation with the police service.我们期待继续加强和警方之间已经很紧密的合作。 25. Paintings such as 'Whistler's Mother' represent still another expression of his talent.《惠斯勒的母亲》这类画作再次展现了他的天赋。 26. In the still of the night, they all heard the scream.在悄无声息的夜晚, 他们都听到了那尖叫声。 27. The people's voice has been stilled.人们的声音安静了下来。 28. It seemed to still momentarily the beating of his heart.他的心脏似乎因此暂时停止了跳动。 29. Her fears were stilled.她消除了恐惧。 30. Her crying slowly stilled.她的哭喊声慢慢安静下来。 31. Charles stilled; for one instant, there was no expression on his face.查尔斯一动不动；有那么一瞬间, 他面无表情。 32. Is he still here?他还在这儿吗? 33. A day before departure we were still lacking an itinerary.就在临行的前一天，我们还没制定出旅行计划。 34. There will still be objections.依然会有反对意见的。 35. still more complaints更多的抱怨 36. still greater riches更大的财富 37. Tomorrow is still to come.明天过后总还有明天。 38. Stand still!站着别动! 39. It was futile,still they fought.明知不可能获胜，他们还是进行了拼争。 40. All of us were stilled when the teacher appeared.老师一出现，大家都不说话了。 41. to still someone让某人安静下来 42. to still an exciting woman使兴奋不已的女人平静下来 43. He tried to still the angry people.他尽力让那些发怒的人群平静下来。 44. He stilled the quarrel.他平息了那次争吵。 45. to still one's anger遏制愤怒的情绪 46. The storm has stilled.暴风雪停息了下来。 47. she sat very still, her eyes closed.她闭着双眼静静地坐着。 48. her voice carried on the still air.她的声音在静空中飘荡。 49. a still autumn day.一个平静的秋日。 50. the still of the night.夜深人静。 51. film stills.电影剧照。 52. [as modifier]stills photography.静物摄影。 53. he still lives with his mother.他仍然同他的母亲住在一起。 54. it was still raining.仍在下雨。 55. we could still win.我们还是能赢。 56. I'm afraid he's crazy. still, he's harmless.我想他是疯了，但是他没有危害性。 57. write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures.为那些相片书写，或者更好的是，打印说明文字。 58. Hank, already sweltering, began to sweat still more profusely.已经汗流浃背的汉克开始冒更多的汗。 59. [with obj.]she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests.她举起手止住了埃丽卡的反对。 60. [no obj.]the din in the hall stilled.大厅里的喧闹停了下来。 61. Do you still live in London?你还住在伦敦吗？ 62. It's still raining.仍在下雨。 63. I've eaten all the food but I'm still hungry.我已把东西全部吃光，但仍然觉得饿。 64. In 1997 Zoran was still a student.1997年佐兰还是个学生。 65. There are still ten days to go until my holiday.还有十天我才放假。 66. He had a bad headache but he still went to the party.他的头疼得很厉害，但他仍然去参加聚会。 67. It was very cold yesterday, but today it's colder still.昨天很冷，但今天更加冷。 68. There was still more bad news to come.更坏的消息还在后头。 69. Stand still! I want to take a photograph!站着别动！我想拍张照！ 70. The water was perfectly still.这水完全静止。 71. still mineral water无汽矿泉水 72. He still lives there. [=he continues to live there]他还住在那儿。 73. It's still early/cold/Tuesday.现在还是很早/很冷/星期二。 74. She's still mad about what happened yesterday.她仍然对昨天发生的事情非常气愤。 75. Eat your soup while it's still hot. [=while it continues to be hot; before it cools]趁热把汤喝了。 76. Careful people can still make mistakes.细心的人依然会犯错。 77. I tried again and still I failed.我又试了一次，仍然失败了。 78. Sit still. It'll just take a minute.坐着别动。只需要一分钟就好了。 79. She stood very still.她一动不动地站在那儿。 80. a still more difficult problem = a problem that is more difficult still更加困难的问题 81. still bigger/better/longer更大的；更好的；更长的 82. He won still [=yet] another tournament.他还赢得了另一场锦标赛。 83. still more complications还有更多的并发症 84. still water宁静的水面 85. "The cat twitched slightly, and then was still."这只猫轻微地抽搐，然后就不动弹了。 86. "Everyone had left, and the house was finally still."人们相继离开，房子里终于恢复了安静。 87. "a hot, still day [=a day without wind]"炎热无风的一天 88. still photographs静态照片 89. a class in still photography静止摄影课 90. a still camera静态相机 91. They had still and fizzy drinks.他们喝了无气和含气饮料。 92. still wine无汽葡萄酒 93. Her reassuring words stilled our fears/apprehensions.她安慰的话语缓解了我们的恐惧/忧虑。 94. The water stilled at last.水面终于平静了。 95. river waters stilled by dams被水坝拦住停止流动的河水 96. The report has not stilled debate about whether the procedure is safe.这篇报道并没有平息关于这一手术是否安全的争论。 97. the still of late evening夜晚的宁静 98. the still of the deep woods树林深处的寂静 99. a series of stills from the movie影片的一组剧照 100. a whisky still威士忌蒸馏器