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stall

stɔːl noun

1 a table or a small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold 〔尤指户外的〕货摊，摊位 C

市场摊位

2 an enclosed area in a building for an animal such as a horse or cow 畜栏，畜棚; 马 ; 牛棚 C

3 if a plane goes into a stall, its engine stops working 〔飞机引擎的〕停止运转，熄火 C usually singular 一般用单数

4 a seat in a row of fixed seats for priests and singers in some larger churches 〔一些大教堂中的〕牧师和唱诗班座位 C usually plural 一般用复数

唱诗班席

5

bathroom/toilet/shower stall

a small enclosed private area for washing or using the toilet 浴室/厕所间/淋浴间

6

the stalls

the seats on the main level of a theatre or cinema [英] 〔戏院或电影院的〕正厅座位 BrE

a good seat in the front row of the stalls

正厅前排的好座位

verb

7 if an engine or vehicle stalls, or if you stall it, it stops because there is not enough power or speed to keep it going （使）〔引擎或交通工具〕停止运转，熄火 I,T

The car kept stalling.

这辆汽车老熄火。

An inexperienced pilot may easily stall a plane.

没有经验的飞行员很容易使飞机失速下降。

8 to deliberately delay because you are not ready to do something, answer questions etc [非正式] 故意拖延 I | informal

Quit stalling and answer my question!

别拖延时间，快回答我的问题！

He was just stalling for time .

他只是在拖延时间。

9 to make someone wait or stop something from happening until you are ready [非正式] 拖住; 拖延 T | informal

Maybe we can stall the sale until the prices go up.

也许我们可以拖到价格上涨时再出售。

We’ve got to stall him somehow.

我们只好想办法拖住他。

10 to stop making progress or developing 停顿，搁置 I

The peace process remained stalled.

和平进程仍然停滞不前。

While his career has stalled, hers has taken off.

在他的事业停滞不前之际，她的事业却腾飞了。