standstill
英['stæn(d)stɪl]
美['stændstɪl]
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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill.
- 我们前面的小组突然停了下来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The security alert brought the airport to a standstill .
- 安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。
来自《权威词典》