still是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 continuing to happen or continuing to be done -- 還，還是；仍然，依舊

  • I'm still hungry. 我還是很餓。

  • I still haven't finished writing my essay. 我還是沒有完成我的論文。

  • There is still no news about the hostages. 仍舊沒有人質的消息。

  • Do you still work for the government? 你還在為政府工作嗎？

  • Hope is fading that the missing child is still alive. 失蹤孩子仍活著的可能性越來越渺茫。

  • There's still time for us to get to the cinema before the film starts. 還有時間，我們能在電影開演之前趕到電影院。

• 1 despite that -- 儘管那樣，儘管如此

  • You may not approve of what he did, but he's still your brother. 你可能不贊成他的所作所為，但他仍然是你的兄弟。

  • I know you don't like her, but you still don't have to be so rude to her. 我知道你不喜歡她，但儘管如此，你也沒必要對她那麼無禮。

  • Even though she doesn't really have the time, she still offered to help. 儘管她並不是真的有時間，但她仍然主動要幫忙。

• 2 to an even greater degree or in an even greater amount -- （程度或數量）還要，更加

  • The number of people killed in the explosion is likely to rise still higher. 爆炸中喪生的人數有可能還會增加。

  • The company is hoping to extend its market still further. 公司希望可以進一步拓展市場。

  • Still more snow fell overnight. 夜裡又下了雪。

  • I'll meet you at the theatre. No, better still, let's meet for a drink first. 我們在戲院碰面。哦不，更好的是，先一起喝上一杯。

  • I'm worried that his car has broken down, or worse still, that he's had an accident. 我擔心他的車壞了，或者，更糟的是，他出了意外。

  • Why do you have to tell me still (= even) more lies? 你為甚麼還要對我撒謊呢？

• 3 staying in the same position; not moving -- 靜止的；不動的，安靜的

  • Children find it difficult to sit/stand/stay still for very long. 小孩子很難長時間坐著／站著／靜著不動。

  • I can't brush your hair if you don't keep/hold still. 你動來動去的話，我沒辦法給你梳頭。

  • She sat perfectly still while I took her photograph. 我給她拍照的時候，她坐著一動也不動。

  • The air was so still (= there was so little wind) that not even the leaves were moving. 一點風也沒有，連樹葉都一動不動。

  • She dived into the still (= calm and not flowing) water of the lake. 她一頭潛入了平靜的湖水中。

  • Would you like still or sparkling water? 你要無氣的還是有氣的水？

• 4 to make something stop moving or become more calm -- 使靜止；使平靜，使安靜

  • He tried to still the swaying of the hammock. 他努力不讓吊床晃來晃去。

  • literary She cuddled her baby to still its cries. 她抱著自己的嬰兒，哄他不哭。

• 5 a photograph of a piece of action in a film -- （電影）劇照

  • In the still of the night, nothing moved. 夜深人靜，萬籟俱寂。

• 6 a piece of equipment used for making alcohol -- （釀酒用的）蒸餾器