standstill 英 [ˈstændstɪl]   美 [ˈstændˌstɪl]

standstill

standstill  英 [ˈstændstɪl] 美 [ˈstændˌstɪl]

n. 停顿;停止 

名词复数:standstills 

The security alert brought the airport to a standstill. 安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。
Traffic in the northbound lane is at acomplete standstill. 北行车道的交通完全堵塞。

  • When anything comes to a standstill, it stops moving, either literally coming to a motionless stop, or ceasing to make any progress.
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  • n. 停顿;停止
  • 1. The security alert brought the airport to a standstill.

    安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。

  • 2. Traffic in the northbound lane is at acomplete standstill.

    北行车道的交通完全堵塞。

  • 3. Goods transportation has also come to a standstill.

    货物运输也陷入停顿。

  • standstill (n.) "state of cessation of movement," 1702, from stand (v.) + still (adv.). Earlier the notion would have been expressed simply by stand.
stand·still / ˈstændstɪl ; NAmE ˈstændstɪl / noun [singular ] a situation in which all activity or movement has stopped 停止;停顿;停滞 SYN halt The security alert broughtthe airport to a standstill. 安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。 Traffic in the northbound lane is at acomplete standstill. 北行车道的交通完全堵塞。 standstill standstills stand·still / ˈstændstɪl ; NAmE ˈstændstɪl /
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