stall

🇺🇸 /stɔːl/ 🇬🇧 /stɔːl/
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難度
標籤 TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

A small table or shop with an open front where people sell things, often at a market.

She sells fresh fruit from her market stall every Saturday.

她每週六都在她的市場攤位賣新鮮水果。

R

A space in a barn for one animal to stay in.

Each horse has its own stall in the stable.

每匹馬在馬廄裡都有自己的隔間。

R

A small private area with walls for a toilet or shower.

The bathroom has three shower stalls for privacy.

浴室有三個淋浴隔間以保護隱私。

R

The seats closest to the stage in a theater.

We got great seats in the front stall of the theater.

我們在劇院的前排座位得到了很好的位置。

R

The seats at the front of a church where singers and priests sit.

The choir sat in their stalls during the service.

詩班在禮拜期間坐在他們的席位裡。

R

When a vehicle's engine stops because it loses power.

The car had a stall at the traffic light and wouldn't start.

汽車在紅綠燈處熄火了,無法啟動。

R

When an airplane loses speed and drops suddenly.

The pilot recovered quickly from the stall and regained control.

飛行員迅速從失速中恢復並重新獲得控制。

verb
R

To stop suddenly because of lost power or speed; to cause this to happen.

The old truck tends to stall on steep hills.

這輛舊卡車在陡峭的山坡上容易熄火。

R

To delay doing something or answering to gain more time.

He tried to stall when asked about the missing money.

當被問及丟失的錢時,他試圖拖延時間。

R

To make someone wait so you have more time.

Can you stall the boss while I finish this report?

你能在我完成這份報告時拖住老闆嗎?

R

To stop something from happening or progressing.

Bad weather caused the construction project to stall for weeks.

惡劣天氣導致建築工程停滯了數週。

translation

n. 攤位, 畜欄, 隔間, 前排座位, 唱詩班席位, 熄火, 失速
v. 熄火, 拖延, 阻礙

詞形變化

3rd Present stalls
Past stalled
Perfect stalled
Progressive stalling
Plural stalls

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