standstill
英 ['st?n(d)st?l]
美['st?ndst?l]
- n. 停頓；停止
GRE低頻詞TEM4暢通詞匯
中文詞源
standstill 停滯，停止
stand,站立，still,停止，靜止。
英文詞源
- standstill (n.)
- "state of cessation of movement," 1702, from stand (v.) + still (adv.). Earlier the notion would have been expressed simply by stand.
雙語例句
- 1. Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played.
- 在比賽進(jìn)行的時候，阿根廷全國幾乎陷入了停頓狀態(tài)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Investigations have ground to a standstill because no witnesses have come forward.
- 調(diào)查陷入停滯，因為沒有證人站出來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering.
- 正常生活陷于癱瘓，經(jīng)濟(jì)止步不前。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill.
- 我們前面的小組突然停了下來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The security alert brought the airport to a standstill .
- 安全警戒使機場陷入停頓狀態(tài)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》