stall-主題

stall

[stɔ:l]

n.柵欄, 小隔間, 貨攤, 座位 
v.把...關進畜捨裡, 失速, 熄火, 拖延, （使）動彈不得 
n. 拖延, 託詞
v. 延誤, 拖延

例句與用法：

If you try to start off in top gear you'll stall.

要是剛一發動就用最高擋，那就會熄火。

The car has an inclination to stall on cold mornings.

這輛汽車天冷時早晨常常熄火。

The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.

開設市場攤位受市政法令管制。

The plane stalled suddenly.

那飛機突然失控下降。

Every time I ask her to set the date she stalls.

我每次請她定一個時間，她總是藉故拖延。

Never buy food from a market stall.

千萬別在小攤上買食物。

詞形變化：

動詞過去式: stalled | 動詞過去分詞: stalled | 動詞現在分詞: stalling | 動詞第三人稱單數: stalls |

英文解釋:

名詞 stall:

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

small area set off by walls for special use

同義詞：booth, cubicle, kiosk

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

同義詞：stand, sales booth

a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

small individual study area in a library

同義詞：carrel, carrell, cubicle

a tactic used to mislead or delay

同義詞：stalling

動詞 stall:

postpone doing what one should be doing

同義詞：procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally

come to a stop

同義詞：conk

deliberately delay an event or action

put into, or keep in, a stall

experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

cause an airplane to go into a stall

cause an engine to stop

以上來源於大辭典