Word · Frequency #4533
stalling
熄火；抛锚；停住
stalling is the present participle of stall.
核心释义
come to a stop
- 1.
拖延应做的事
postpone doing what one should be doing
- 2.
停下来
come to a stop
- 3.
故意拖延事件或行动
deliberately delay an event or action
拖延；耽搁；回避；拖延应做的事；停下来；故意拖延事件或行动；关入厩
用法In use
The old car stalled on the highway.
用法提示：stall 作不及物动词，表示发动机因故障停止运转，即“熄火”。
Stop stalling and tell me the truth.
用法提示：stall 作动词，表示故意拖延以回避或推迟行动。
The negotiations stalled over the cost.
用法提示：stall 作不及物动词，表示进程因障碍而停滞不前。
stall (intransitive)
用于描述机器或车辆突然停止运转。
The engine stalled.
发动机熄火了。
stall (transitive) + object
及物用法，表示有意或无意地使…停止。
He stalled the car.
他使汽车熄火了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- stall for time
- 故意拖延时间；磨时间
- The lawyer was stalling for time before the hearing.律师在听证会前故意拖延时间。
- the engine stalls
- 发动机熄火
- The engine stalled at the traffic lights.发动机在红绿灯处熄火了。
- stall the car
- 使汽车熄火
- I stalled the car on the hill.我在斜坡上把车弄熄火了。
- negotiations stall
- 谈判陷入僵局
- The negotiations stalled after three days.谈判三天后陷入僵局。
- stall an investigation
- 拖延调查
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一辆车在坡道上 stall（熄火）停住；人也像这样停下该做的事，就是拖延。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论车辆或机器熄火、停住、日常对话、工作或谈判中拖延应做的事 stall 作动词时通常属于中性语体，口语和书面语都较常见。表示“熄火、停住”多用于车辆或引擎设备；表示“拖延、故意耽搁”则多见于日常对话、职场或谈判场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
Often used with 'engine' or 'car' for intransitive sense; with 'for time' for transitive sense.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with stall: they share the vowel /ɔ/ followed by /l/. Be careful with lookalikes: stale /steɪl/ and shall /ʃæl/ look similar but sound different and do not rhyme with stall.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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