stall是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place -- 货摊，摊位；售货亭

  • In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables. 村子集市的摊位上高高地堆着当地产的蔬菜。

• 1 a small closed area within a farm building in which there is space for one animal to be kept -- （农场建筑中圈养单只牲畜的）隔栏，分隔间

  • There was one bathroom with a shower stall in the corner. 有一个洗手间，角落里有个淋浴的小隔间。

• 2 rows of fixed seats in a church, often with the sides and backs connected -- （边缘和背部常围起来的）靠背长凳座位

• 3 If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen. -- （使）（发动机）熄火

  • A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly. 司机踩刹车过猛可能会导致汽车熄火。

  • I stalled the car twice during my driving test but still managed to pass. 我在驾驶考试时两次把车弄熄火，不过还是勉强通过了考试。

• 4 to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage -- 拖延

  • She says she'll give me the money next week but I think she's just stalling (for time). 她说下周会把钱给我，但我认为她只不过是在拖时间。

  • I managed to stall him for a few days until I'd got enough money to pay back the loan. 我设法拖住了他几天，直到我筹够了还贷款的钱。

  • mainly US The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard. 小偷趁同伙拖住保安之际，闯进了办公室。

  • Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month. 日本经济陷入停滞状态，到六月份时工业产出值已连续四个月缩减。

  • Commandos stalled the enemy attack by destroying three bridges. 突击队破坏了3座桥，拖延了敌人的进攻。

  • Fears are growing that a tax increase may stall economic recovery. 人们越来越担心增税可能会阻碍经济复苏。