"stall" in Chinese (Simplified)
摊位熄火(发动机)- 拖延
Definition
作名词时,stall 指卖东西的小摊位或小店,常见于市场。作动词时,它可以表示进展突然停止,尤其指发动机突然熄火,也可以表示故意拖延某事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个词很看语境。作名词时,常见搭配是 'market stall'。作动词时,常见有 'the car stalled'、'talks have stalled' 和 'stall for time'(故意拖延以争取时间)。不要和 'install' 混淆。
Examples
We bought fruit from a stall at the market.
我们在市场的一个**摊位**买了水果。
The car stalled at the traffic light.
汽车在红绿灯处**熄火了**。
The project stalled after the first week.
这个项目在第一周后就**停滞了**。
He kept asking random questions to stall for time.
他不停地问些乱七八糟的问题来**拖延时间**。
Negotiations have stalled, and nobody knows what happens next.
谈判已经**陷入停滞**,没人知道接下来会怎样。
There's a great coffee stall just outside the station.
车站外面就有一个很棒的咖啡**摊位**。