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come to a standstill
Traffic came to a standstill during the snowstorm.
暴风雪期间交通陷入停顿。
停顿；停滞
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停顿；停滞
A complete immobility; a halt.
Traffic came to a standstill during the snowstorm.
暴风雪期间交通陷入停顿。
完全静止；停顿
A complete immobility; a halt.
Traffic came to a complete standstill on the highway.
高速公路上的交通完全停顿了。
The strike brought all production to a standstill.
罢工使所有生产陷入停滞。
The negotiations are at a standstill until next week.
谈判到下周为止都处于停顿状态。
Traffic came to a standstill during the snowstorm.
暴风雪期间交通陷入停顿。
Negotiations are at a standstill.
谈判陷入停滞。
The strike brought production to a standstill.
罢工使生产陷入停顿。
Not this
The project standstill due to lack of funds.
Use this
The project is at a standstill due to lack of funds.
将名词 standstill 误用为动词，应使用 be at a standstill 短语，其中 standstill 作介词宾语。
Not this
The car came to standstill suddenly.
Use this
The car came to a standstill suddenly.
缺少不定冠词 a，固定短语 come to a standstill 中冠词不可省略。
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陷入停顿；停下来
All traffic came to a standstill after the accident.
事故发生后，所有交通都陷入了停顿。
使…停顿；使…陷于停滞
The snowstorm brought the city to a standstill.
暴风雪使这座城市陷入了停顿。
慢慢陷入停顿；逐渐停止
Work on the project ground to a standstill because of funding problems.
由于资金问题，项目工作逐渐陷入了停顿。
处于停滞状态；停住
The peace talks are at a standstill.
和平谈判正处于停滞状态。
完全停顿；彻底停滞
The train came to a complete standstill.
火车完全停了下来。
陷入停滞；停顿下来
Traffic came to a standstill after the accident.
事故发生后，交通陷入停顿。
处于停滞状态；停滞不前
Negotiations are at a standstill.
谈判处于停滞状态。
逐渐陷入停顿；慢慢停下来
Work on the project ground to a standstill.
这个项目的工作渐渐陷入停滞。
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联想：stand + still，站着静止不动，就是完全停顿。
语域：neutral 常见场景：交通、谈判、经济 该词为中性词，多用于书面语和新闻报道，表示完全停滞；口语中较少单独使用，常与 come to 或 bring ... to 搭配。
通常用于短语 at a standstill 或 come to a standstill，常与不定冠词 a 连用。
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