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。
In the still of the night, she could hear her own heartbeat.
在夜晚的寂静中，她能听见自己的心跳。
寂静；宁静
stills — plural of still
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
多用于文学或诗歌
平静的时期；沉默的时期
A period of calm or silence.
蒸馏器
A device for distilling liquids.
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)
(电影中的)单帧照片；剧照
A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
用来泡茶和咖啡的大型烧水壶
A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
(诗意)宁静的寂静
(poetic) tranquil silence
(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.
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
蒸馏酒的地方；酿酒厂
A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
In the still of the night, the town seemed completely empty.
在夜晚的寂静中，整个城镇似乎空无一人。
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。
AI contextual example
She loved the still of the early morning before anyone else woke up.
她喜欢清晨的寂静，那时别人都还没醒来。
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”。
AI contextual example
A deep still settled over the lake after the wind stopped.
风停之后，湖面笼罩着一片深深的寂静。
用法提示：这里“still”是名词，作主语，表示“宁静、寂静”。
AI contextual example
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。
In the still of the night, she could hear her own heartbeat.
在夜晚的寂静中，她能听见自己的心跳。
指从电影中截取的静态照片，常用于影视宣传；复数为 stills。
The magazine printed a still from the new movie.
杂志刊登了那部新电影的一张剧照。
作“蒸馏器”解时为可数名词，可说 a still、two stills。
They use a copper still for making whisky.
他们用一台铜制蒸馏器酿造威士忌。
grammar · medium
易错句子The small factory has still for making whisky.
正确表达The small factory has a still for making whisky.
still 作名词表示“蒸馏器”时是可数名词，单数泛指一类事物时必须加不定冠词 a/an；汉语名词前没有冠词，学习者容易把它直接省略。
grammar · medium
易错句子The magazine published several still from the movie.
正确表达The magazine published several stills from the movie.
表示“剧照”的 still 是可数名词，前面有 several、three 等复数限定词时，名词必须用复数形式 stills，不能仍用单数 still。
grammar · medium
易错句子She loved the still of the lake in the early morning.
正确表达She loved the stillness of the lake in the early morning.
名词 still 指“一段安静、沉默的时刻”，也指器具或剧照，并不表示“宁静”这种抽象状态；表示“安静、平静的状态”要用 stillness，常搭配 the stillness of...
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。
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。
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。
（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。
still 作名词可指从电影中截取的静态画面，因此与 film 直接相关。
电影由连续的帧构成，still 就是其中的一个静态帧。
剧照通常表现电影中的某个场景或镜头。
still 常被用作宣传用途，如电影海报中的剧照。
footage 指动态影像，still 则是从这类影像中取出的单张静态图。
夜的寂静；夜深人静时
In the still of the night, the only sound was the wind outside.
夜深人静时，唯一的声音是外面的风声。
在夜晚的寂静中，我紧紧抱住了你。
We sat by the window in the still of the night and talked until dawn.
我们在夜晚的寂静中坐在窗边，一直聊到天亮。
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