Word · Frequency #112
still
寂静；宁静
核心释义
多用于文学或诗歌
a period of calm or silence
- 1.
平静的时期；沉默的时期
A period of calm or silence.
- 2.
蒸馏器
A device for distilling liquids.
- 3.
静态照片(尤指从电影中截取用于广告的)
a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- 4.
(电影中的)单帧照片；剧照
A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- 5.
用来泡茶和咖啡的大型烧水壶
A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- 6.
(诗意)宁静的寂静
(poetic) tranquil silence
- 7.
(餐厅里)泡茶和咖啡的区域(与主厨房分开)
The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- 8.
蒸馏液体的装置；由加热使物质汽化的蒸馏器及冷凝蒸汽的冷凝器组成
an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
- 9.
蒸馏酒的地方；酿酒厂
A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
剧照；静态照片；蒸馏器；酿酒厂；蒸馏厂；大锅炉；烧水器；茶水间；饮料准备区
用法In use
In the still of the night, the town seemed completely empty.
用法提示：这里“still”是名词，表示“寂静、宁静”，用在“in the still of”结构中。
She loved the still of the early morning before anyone else woke up.
用法提示：这里“still”是名词，作“the still of”结构中的中心词，意为“寂静”。
A deep still settled over the lake after the wind stopped.
用法提示：这里“still”是名词，作主语，表示“宁静、寂静”。
he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
the still of the night
the still of sth
用于文学描写，指某处某时的寂静、宁静，常与 night、evening 等时间词搭配。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in the still of the night
- 在夜深人静时
- I heard a strange sound in the still of the night.我在夜深人静时听到了一个奇怪的声音。
- film still
- 电影剧照
- The book was filled with film stills from the 1950s.这本书里满是20世纪50年代的电影剧照。
- whisky still
- 威士忌蒸馏器
- The illegal whisky still was hidden in the woods.那个非法威士忌蒸馏器藏在树林里。
- still room
- （餐厅的）茶水间
- The waiter went to the still room to make fresh coffee.服务员去茶水间现煮咖啡。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象电影画面“定格”——静止的瞬间就是 a still（剧照）；蒸馏器也是静静工作，记住这个名词都和“静”有关。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：夜晚、文学作品、诗歌 作为名词表示“平静/寂静”时，通常出现在较正式或文学性的书面表达中，比较常见于固定搭配 the still of the night（夜晚的寂静）；日常口语中单独使用较少。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
hill, bill, fill, mill, pill, will 都与 still /stɪl/ 押韵，因为它们都读 /ɪl/，且都含有拼写组合 -ill。注意 lookalikes：stile 和 style 都读 /staɪl/，虽拼写相似，但发音不同，并不与 still 押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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