stalled

英 [stɔːld]

美 [stɔːld]

v.  (使)熄火，抛锚; 故意拖延(以赢得时间); 拖住(以赢得时间做某事)
stall的过去分词和过去式

过去式：stalled　过去分词：stalled　

BNC.34346 / COCA.18693

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(进程)暂停;(使)推后
  If a processstalls, or if someone or somethingstallsit, the process stops but may continue at a later time.
  1. The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.
     社会民主党誓言要将该议案拖到本次议会会议结束之后。
  2. ...but the peace process stalled...
     但和平进程暂停了。
  3. Negotiations remained stalled yesterday in New York.
     昨天在纽约进行的谈判依然陷于停滞状态。
• VERB 拖延
  If youstall, you try to avoid doing something until later.
  1. Some parties have accused the governor of stalling...
     有些党派指责州长在拖延时间。
  2. Thomas had spent all week stalling over his decision.
     托马斯磨了整个星期，迟迟不想作出决定。
• VERB 暂时阻止;把…拖住
  If youstallsomeone, you prevent them from doing something until a later time.
  1. Shop manager Brian Steel stalled the man until the police arrived.
     商店经理布赖恩·斯蒂尔将那名男子拖住，直到警方赶到。
• V-ERG (使)突然熄火
  If a vehiclestallsor if you accidentallystallit, the engine stops suddenly.
  1. The engine stalled...
     发动机突然熄火了。
  2. Your foot falls off the pedal and you stall the car.
     你的脚离开踏板，汽车便会熄火。
• N-COUNT 货摊;摊位;咨询台
  Astallis a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people.
  1. ...market stalls selling local fruits.
     出售当地水果的市场摊位
• (戏院、音乐厅的)正厅前排座位
  The stallsin a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage.

in AM, use 美国英语用 orchestra


• (淋浴间等房间里的)小分隔间
  Astallis a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 cubicle

双语例句

• The strike stalled our holiday plan.
  罢工耽误了我们的度假计划的执行。
• Spending by small firms and online businesses has stalled, leading to the slowdown in Facebook's growth.
  而同时，小型企业和线上业务的开支却停滞不前，放缓了Facebook的增长势头。
• Plans for a centralised system have circulated since at least 2010 but opposition from local officials has stalled implementation.
  建立一套集中化制度的计划至少从2010年起就一直在酝酿中，但地方官员的反对阻止了实施。
• My colleagues and I were obsessed with the detail of the stalled draft peace treaty.
  我和同事们正在埋头研究卡了壳的和平协定草案的细节。
• He believed it would help bring the stalled Uruguay Round of trade talks on track.
  他认为这将有助于使陷入僵局的乌拉圭回合贸易谈判的轨道。
• I know that the discussion that started under the previous administration, but they were stalled.
  我知道我知道在上一届政府是已经开始谈了，但是已经停止。
• The bill's progress had been stalled by some Republican leaders who did succeed in making some amendments.
  此前，由于一些共和党领袖成功地进行了一些修改，该法案的进展曾一度停滞。
• The post is stalled fast in the ground.
  那根柱子牢牢地竖在地上。
• Vietnam peace talks, which had been stalled, would soon resume in Paris, a front-page report predicted.
  头版的一篇报道预言，一直陷于停顿的越南和平谈判，很快将在巴黎恢复进行。
• We were stalled in the mud.
  我们陷到了烂泥里。