Stall
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n. 貨攤;托辭;畜欄;（房間內的）小隔間;
vt.& vi. （使）熄火，（使）停止轉動;
vi. 拖延;
vt. 搪塞;暫緩;擱置;停頓;
?? 例句
How long has he had his stall?
他擔任牧師職位多久了?
Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.
輕踩剎車,不然的話發動機會停機的。
The cows were stalled in the barn for the night.
牛被關在牲畜棚里過夜。
Stop stalling and answer my question.
不要支吾其詞,回答我的問題。
There were six stalls for horses in the stable.
馬廄里有六個欄。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ s-似“美女”,tall-高的:美女站在高高的貨攤上
※ stalk-追蹤,stall-貨攤:悄悄地追蹤疑犯來到貨攤
※ st-拼音“石頭”,all-全部:開采的石頭全部被停止了
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-sist-表示“站立”
?? 牛津釋義
stall
n
1 [C] compartment, usu with three sides, for one animal in a stable or cattle shed 牲畜棚中的一欄（通常三面有墻）.
2 [C] (often in compounds 常用以構成復合詞) table, stand or small open-fronted shop from which things are sold in a market, on a street, in a railway station, etc 攤位; 鋪子; 售貨亭
a `bookstall at the station 車站的書亭
a `fruit stall in the market 菜場里的水果攤兒
run a `cake stall at the bazaar 在市場中經營糕餅鋪子.
3 stalls [pl]
(Brit) (set of seats in) the part of a theatre that is nearest to the stage （戲院的）正廳前排（座位）
two seats in the stalls 兩個前排座位
laughter from the stalls 前排觀眾發出的笑聲. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page ix.
4 [C] any of several fixed seats, usu with its back and sides enclosed, in the choir or chancel of a church （教堂內）唱詩班席位; （高壇上的）牧師座位
the canon's `stall 牧師的座位
the `choir stalls 唱詩班席位.
5 [C] any small room or compartment, usu for one person 小房間, 小隔間（通常 指供單人使用的）
stalls for changing in at the swimming-pool 游泳池的更衣間.
6 [C] (instance of the) stalling of an aircraft or engine; condition resulting from this （飛行器失速造成的）失控下降; （發動機的）熄火
go into/get out of a stall 進入[脫離]失控下降狀態.
7 [C] = finger-stall (finger). stall, v
1 [Tn] place or keep (an animal) in a stall(1), esp for fattening 將（動物）關在欄內（尤指為了養肥）.
2
(a) [I] (of an engine) stop suddenly because of insufficient power or speed （指發動機因力量或速度不夠）熄火
The car stalled at the roundabout. 那輛汽車在環形交叉處拋錨了.
(b) [I, Tn] (of a driver) cause (an engine) to do this （指司機）使（發動機）熄火
Learner drivers often stall (their cars). 見習司機常造成（汽車）熄火現象.
3
(a) [I] (of an aircraft) get out of control and start to drop because of loss of speed （指飛行器）（因失速）失控下降
The plane stalled suddenly. 那飛機突然失控下降.
(b) [I, Tn] (of a pilot) cause (an aircraft) to do this （指飛行器駕駛員）造成（飛行器）失控下降.
4
(a) [I] avoid giving a definite answer or taking action (in order to get more time); delay 支吾, 拖延（以爭取時間）: stall for time 拖延時間
Stop stalling and give me an answer! 別支支吾吾的了, 快回答我的問題!
(b) [Tn] avoid answering (a person, request, etc) in this way 對（某人、 某要求等）支吾或敷衍
stall one's creditors 敷衍債主.
?? 考研助記
1、名詞（發音）=store 貨攤 2、動詞（發音）=stop 停止 網友：yqy補充： s是，tall高：那些畜牧都在什么地方？－－高高的畜欄里
?? 擴展釋義
*[st?:l]n. 廄, 停車處, 牧師職位, 貨攤, 托辭, 拖延vt. 關入廄, 停頓, 推托, 支吾, 使陷于泥中vi. 被關在廄內, 陷于泥中, 停止, 支吾【化】 失控; 失速; 停車【經】 貨攤; 漲勢受阻
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In less than three months Chaplin acted in 11 films.
在不到3個月的時間里，卓別林就演了11部電影。
My shoe has been pressing against my foot, so it hurts a bit.
我的鞋一直擠著腳，所以腳有點疼。
Oh, I see.
啊，明白了。