stall

名词 stall:

1. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
2. small area set off by walls for special use
   同义词：booth, cubicle, kiosk
3. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
   同义词：stand, sales booth
4. a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
5. seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
6. small individual study area in a library
   同义词：carrel, carrell, cubicle
7. a tactic used to mislead or delay
   同义词：stalling

动词 stall:

1. postpone doing what one should be doing
   同义词：procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
2. come to a stop
   同义词：conk
3. deliberately delay an event or action
4. put into, or keep in, a stall
5. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
6. cause an airplane to go into a stall
7. cause an engine to stop

1. If you try to start off in top gear you'll stall.
   要是刚一发动就用最高挡，那就会熄火。
2. The car has an inclination to stall on cold mornings.
   这辆汽车天冷时早晨常常熄火。
3. The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.
   开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
4. The plane stalled suddenly.
   那飞机突然失控下降。
5. Every time I ask her to set the date she stalls.
   我每次请她定一个时间，她总是借故拖延。
6. Never buy food from a market stall.
   千万别在小摊上买食物。