standstill的意思

standstill

英式音标['stændstɪl]
美式英标['stæn(d)stɪl]

基本解释

n. 停顿；停止

中文词源

standstill 停滞，停止

stand,站立，still,停止，静止。

英文词源

standstill (n.): "state of cessation of movement," 1702, from stand (v.) + still (adv.). Earlier the notion would have been expressed simply by stand.

实用例句

1. Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played.: 在比赛进行的时候，阿根廷全国几乎陷入了停顿状态。

2. 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。

3. 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。

4. Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill.: 我们前面的小组突然停了下来。

5. The security alert brought the airport to a standstill .: 安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。

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