stall

noun

1. 货摊，摊位，售货亭（尤指集市上的）
   a table or small shop with an open front that people sell things from, especially at a market
   1. a market stall
      集市上的货摊
2. 牲畜棚；马厩；牛棚
   a section inside a farm building that is large enough for one animal to be kept in
3. （房间内的）小隔间，淋浴室，洗手间
   a small area in a room, surrounded by glass, walls, etc., that contains a shower or toilet
4. （剧场的）正厅前排座位
   the seats that are nearest to the stage in a theatre
   1. the front row of the stalls
      正厅第一排
5. （教堂内）唱诗班和牧师的座位
   the seats at the front of a church where the choir (= singers) and priests sit
6. （车辆发动机的）熄火；（车辆的）抛锚
   a situation in which a vehicle's engine suddenly stops because it is not getting enough power
7. （飞机的）失速
   a situation in which an aircraft loses speed and goes steeply downwards

verb

1. （使）熄火，抛锚
   to stop suddenly because of a lack of power or speed; to make a vehicle or engine do this
   1. The car stalled and refused to start again.
      汽车熄火打不着了。
   2. I stalled the car three times during my driving test.
      我考驾照时车子熄了三次火。
2. 故意拖延（以赢得时间）
   to try to avoid doing sth or answering a question so that you have more time
   1. They are still stalling on the deal.
      他们仍在拖时间，而不急于达成协议。
   2. ‘What do you mean?’ she asked, stalling for time .
      “你这是什么意思？”她问，故意拖延着时间。
3. 拖住（以赢得时间做某事）
   to make sb wait so that you have more time to do sth
   1. See if you can stall her while I finish searching her office.
      你看能不能拖住她，我好把她的办公室搜查完。
4. 暂缓；搁置；停顿
   to stop sth from happening until a later date; to stop making progress
   1. attempts to revive the stalled peace plan
      旨在重新启动搁置的和平计划的努力
   2. Discussions have once again stalled.
      讨论再次停顿下来。

1. V-ERG (使)(进程)暂停;(使)推后
   If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time.
   1. The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.
      社会民主党誓言要将该议案拖到本次议会会议结束之后。
   2. ...but the peace process stalled...
      但和平进程暂停了。
   3. Negotiations remained stalled yesterday in New York.
      昨天在纽约进行的谈判依然陷于停滞状态。
2. VERB 拖延
   If you stall, you try to avoid doing something until later.
   1. Some parties have accused the governor of stalling...
      有些党派指责州长在拖延时间。
   2. Thomas had spent all week stalling over his decision.
      托马斯磨了整个星期，迟迟不想作出决定。
3. VERB 暂时阻止;把…拖住
   If you stall someone, you prevent them from doing something until a later time.
   1. Shop manager Brian Steel stalled the man until the police arrived.
      商店经理布赖恩·斯蒂尔将那名男子拖住，直到警方赶到。
4. V-ERG (使)突然熄火
   If a vehicle stalls or if you accidentally stall it, the engine stops suddenly.
   1. The engine stalled...
      发动机突然熄火了。
   2. Your foot falls off the pedal and you stall the car.
      你的脚离开踏板，汽车便会熄火。
5. N-COUNT 货摊;摊位;咨询台
   A stall is a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people.
   1. ...market stalls selling local fruits.
      出售当地水果的市场摊位
6. (戏院、音乐厅的)正厅前排座位
   The stalls in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage.

in AM, use 美国英语用 orchestra


7. (淋浴间等房间里的)小分隔间
   A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 cubicle

1. A heifer bellowed in her stall.
   小母牛在牛栏里吼叫。
2. Passing my stall, she cast black looks at the amount of stuff still unsold.
   她经过我的货摊的时候，怒气冲冲地看了几眼还没有卖出去的东西。
3. He ekes out a living with a market stall
   他靠摆摊勉强糊口。
4. He sold boots on a market stall.
   他在集市上摆摊卖靴子。
5. The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.
   社会民主党誓言要将该议案拖到本次议会会议结束之后。
6. Negotiations remained stalled yesterday in New York.
   昨天在纽约进行的谈判依然陷于停滞状态。
7. Some parties have accused the governor of stalling
   有些党派指责州长在拖延时间。
8. Thomas had spent all week stalling over his decision.
   托马斯磨了整个星期，迟迟不想作出决定。
9. Shop manager Brian Steel stalled the man until the police arrived.
   商店经理布赖恩·斯蒂尔将那名男子拖住，直到警方赶到。
10. The engine stalled
    发动机突然熄火了。
11. Your foot falls off the pedal and you stall the car.
    你的脚离开踏板，汽车便会熄火。
12. Horses were poking their heads over their stall doors.
    马儿们从马厩门上探出头来。
13. The owner of the stall, a large, thuggish man, grabbed Dai by the collar.
    摊主是个野蛮凶狠的大块头，他一把抓住了戴的衣领。
14. That girl once had a roadside stall and sold big bowls of tea to passersby.
    那姑娘摆过茶摊儿，卖过大碗茶。
15. Even some foreigners have come to run a stall in silk alley ( a clothing market in beijing).
    有些老外也到秀水街练摊儿。
16. The front stall seats are reserved for the guests.
    前排座位留给客人。
17. There was a stall nearby the landlord's house.
    一个地主家的房子附近有一个货摊。
18. I had a bite with my friend at a food stall.
    我和我朋友在路边摊上随便吃了点东西。
19. It's just a stall tactic.
    这只是个拖延战术。
20. Randall: We are moving. Let's hope I don't stall the engine.
    兰德尔：我们在动了。希望我们不会熄火。
21. A self-induced on-line control of rotating stall of an air compressor has been investigated experimentally in this article.
    针对压气机旋转失速的在线控制新方法进行了实验研究。
22. Plots the torque speed curve and power curves for given values of stall torque and no load speed.
    绘制给定失速扭矩和空载速度时的力矩曲线和功率曲线，不含负荷转速。
23. Or it'll stall, and you'll lose control.
    要是它失速了，就失控了。
24. After just one year, he had his own rice stall which soon overtook rivals in turnover and profits.
    仅仅一年之后，他就拥有了自己的米店，并很快在营业额和利润方面超越了对手。
25. He found you in lightning's stall.
    他在闪电的马厩里找到了你。
26. This improves cold idle and combats the tendency for the engine to stall.
    节气门怠速开度控制阀这改善了冷怠速运转和遏制了发动机停车的趋势。
27. Analysis of the stall flutter and results are emphasized.
    文中着重对失速颤振现象及结果作了分析。
28. The effect of small radial stagnation pressure distortion of inlet flow on the stall flutter has been investigated experimentally.
    对进口流场畸变失速颤振的影响进行了实验研究。
29. We slid into a numbered stall and got out.
    我们滑进了一个编了号码的停车处，走了出来。
30. We bought some sugar from a stall at the fair.
    我在集市的货摊上买了一些糖。

noun

1. a tactic used to mislead or delay

   Synonym:    stalling

2. small area set off by walls for special use

   Synonym:    boothcubiclekiosk

3. small individual study area in a library

   Synonym:    carrelcarrellcubicle

4. a booth where articles are displayed for sale

   Synonym:    standsales booth

5. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

6. seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

7. a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
   1. the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it

verb

1. deliberately delay an event or action
   1. she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling

2. come to a stop
   1. The car stalled in the driveway

   Synonym:    conk

3. cause an engine to stop
   1. The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car

4. cause an airplane to go into a stall

5. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

6. put into, or keep in, a stall
   1. Stall the horse

7. postpone doing what one should be doing
   1. He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

   Synonym:    procrastinatedrag one's feetdrag one's heelsshillyshallydilly-dallydillydally