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standstill

英 [ˈstændstɪl]

美 [ˈstændstɪl]

n.  停止; 停顿; 停滞

复数:standstills 

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Collins.1 / BNC.11241 / COCA.15581

同义词辨析

deadlockhaltstalematestandstill【导航词义:停滞】

deadlockn. 僵局
〔辨析〕
指双方未能就分歧达成协议的僵持局面。
〔例证〕
It is difficult to break the deadlock.
很难打破僵局。
The negotiation has reached a deadlock.
谈判陷入了僵局。
haltn. 停止,暂停
〔辨析〕
尤指活动的突然或被迫终止。
〔例证〕
The argument came to a halt.
争辩戛然而止。
Heavy rain brought the marathon to a temporary halt.
大雨迫使马拉松比赛暂停。
stalematen. 僵局,僵持
〔辨析〕
指争论双方难以解决争议或分歧,谁也无法占上风;也可指国际象棋中的僵局、和棋。
〔例证〕
The discussions with the opposition group ended in a stalemate.
与反对派的商谈以陷入僵局而告终。
The chess game ended in a stalemate.
这盘国际象棋比赛以和棋结束。
standstilln. 静止,停顿,停滞
〔辨析〕
指没有任何运动或活动的状态。
〔例证〕
Production was at a standstill.
生产停滞了。
Heavy fog brought the traffic to a standstill.
大雾造成交通堵塞。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 停止;停顿;停滞
      a situation in which all activity or movement has stopped
      1. The security alert brought the airport to a standstill .
        安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。
      2. Traffic in the northbound lane is at a complete standstill .
        北行车道的交通完全堵塞。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-SING 停止;停顿;停滞
      If movement or activity comestoor is brought toa standstill, it stops completely.
      1. Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill...
        我们前面的小组突然停了下来。
      2. Production is more or less at a standstill.
        生产几乎处于停顿状态。

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • Investigations have ground to a standstill because no witnesses have come forward.
      调查陷入停滞,因为没有证人站出来。
    • On an unusually quiet corner he came to a standstill.
      在一个异常幽静的拐角处,他停了下来。
    • Ukraine has introduced licences and quotas on its wheat exports, effectively bringing shipments to a standstill.
      乌克兰对小麦出口实行了许可证和配额制度,使小麦出口实际上陷于停滞。
    • This crisis is threatening to bring the country's economy to a standstill.
      这次危机使该国经济面临停滞的危险。
    • A sudden shower of rain brought our horses to a complete standstill.
      突然来一了阵雨,使我们的马完全停了下来。
    • Life is never at a standstill.
      生活永远不是静止的。
    • Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering
      正常生活陷于瘫痪,经济止步不前。
    • Production is more or less at a standstill.
      生产几乎处于停顿状态。
    • Transportation was at a standstill.
      交通运输陷于瘫痪。
    • Visibility at the city's airport came down to zero, bringing air traffic to a standstill.
      该市机场的能见度降为零,空中交通陷入了停顿。