stall
[UK]/stɔ:l/ [US]/stɑ:l/
noun
SHOP 商店
A [C]
* a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place
货摊，摊位；贩卖处

1. In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.
村子市集的摊位上高高堆着当地产的蔬菜。

[UK]/stɔ:l/ [US]/stɑ:l/
noun
SMALL AREA 小面积
[C]
* a small closed area within a farm building in which there is space for one animal to be kept
（农场建筑中圈养单只牲畜的）隔栏，分隔间

[C]
* a small area of a room which is separated from the main part of the room by walls or curtains
（房间内的）小隔间

1. There was one bathroom with a shower stall in the corner.
有一个洗手间，角落里有个淋浴的小隔间。

[UK]/stɔ:l/ [US]/stɑ:l/
noun
SEATS 座位
the stalls [plural]
* rows of fixed seats in a church which often have their sides and backs connected
（边缘和背部常围起来的）靠背长排座位

UK (US the orchestra)
* the seats on the main floor of a theatre or cinema, not at a higher level
正厅前排座位
Compare the circle ; gallery

[UK]/stɔ:l/ [US]/stɑ:l/
verb
ENGINE 引擎
[I or T]
* If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen
（使）（引擎）熄火

1. A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly.
司机踩刹车过猛可能会导致汽车熄火。

2. I stalled the car twice during my driving test but still managed to pass.
我在路考时两次把车弄熄火，不过还是勉强通过了考试。

[UK]/stɔ:l/ [US]/stɑ:l/
verb
DELAY 延迟
[I]
* to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage
拖延

1. She says she'll give me the money next week but I think she's just stalling (for time).
她说下周会把钱给我，但我认为她只不过是在拖时间。

[T]
* If you stall a person, you delay them or prevent them from doing something for a period of time
拖住（某人）

1. I managed to stall him for a few days until I'd got enough money to pay back the loan.
我设法拖住了他几天，直到我筹够了还贷款的钱。

2. mainly US The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard.
小偷趁同伙拖住警卫之际，闯进了办公室。

[T]
* If you stall an event, you delay it or prevent it from happening for a period of time
延迟，暂缓；搁置

1. Commandoes stalled the enemy attack by destroying three bridges.
突击队破坏了三座桥，拖延了敌人的进攻。

2. Fears are growing that a tax increase may stall economic recovery.
人们越来越担心加税可能会阻碍经济复苏。

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stall
stall / stC:l / noun1. [C] a table or small shop with an open front that people sell things from, especially at a market
   SYN  stand
   货摊,摊位,售货亭(尤指集市上的):
   a market stall
   集市上的货摊
⇨ see also bookstall
2. [C] a section inside a farm building that is large enough for one animal to be kept in
   牲畜棚；马廐；牛棚
3. [C] (especially NAmE) a small area in a room, surrounded by glass, walls, etc., that contains a shower or toilet
   (房间内的)小隔间,淋浴室,洗手间
4. the stalls (also the 'orchestra stalls) (both BrE) [pl.] (NAmE the orchestra [sing.]) the seats that are nearest to the stage in a theatre
   (剧场的)正厅前排座位:
   the front row of the stalls
   正厅第一排
5. [C, usually pl.] the seats at the front of a church where the choir (= singers) and priests sit
   (教堂内)唱诗班和牧师的座位
6. [C, usually sing.] a situation in which a vehicle's engine suddenly stops because it is not getting enough power
   (车辆发动机的)熄火；(车辆的)抛锚
7. [C, usually sing.] a situation in which an aircraft loses speed and goes steeply downwards
   (飞机的)失速verb1. (of a vehicle or an engine 车辆或发动机) to stop suddenly because of a lack of power or speed; to make a vehicle or engine do this
   (使)熄火,抛锚:
  ▪ [V]
   The car stalled and refused to start again.
   汽车熄火打不着了。
  ▪ [VN]
   I stalled the car three times during my driving test.
   我考驾照时车子熄了三次火。
2. [V] ~ (on / over sth) to try to avoid doing sth or answering a question so that you have more time
   故意拖延(以赢得时间):
   They are still stalling on the deal.
   他们仍在拖时间,而不急于达成协议。
   '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. [VN] to make sb wait so that you have more time to do sth
   拖住(以赢得时间做某事):
   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. to stop sth from happening until a later date; to stop making progress
   暂缓；搁置；停顿:
  ▪ [VN]
   attempts to revive the stalled peace plan
   旨在重新启动搁置的和平计划的努力
  ▪ [V]
   Discussions have once again stalled.
   讨论再次停顿下来。

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stall

I. noun

1. where things are sold ⇨ See also stand

• ADJECTIVE market, roadside (esp. BrE) | bric-a-brac, cake, charity, fish, flower (all esp. ) | book (usually bookstall) (BrE)

• VERB + STALL have He has a flower ~ in the market. | put up (BrE), set out, set up | pack up (esp. BrE) | man, run Who's going to man the ~ at lunchtime?

• STALL + VERB sell sth a ~ selling second-hand books

• STALL + NOUN holder (usually stallholder) (BrE), keeper (AmE)

• PREPOSITION at a/the ~ I bought this trout at the market fish ~. | behind the ~ the man behind the ~

2. small room/space

• ADJECTIVE empty | bathroom, shower, toilet (all esp. AmE) | choir, horse | starting (esp. BrE) The horse refused to enter the starting ~s.

• VERB + STALL clean, muck, muck out We had to muck out ~s and groom the horses.

• STALL + NOUN door

II. verb

• ADVERB effectively Discussions were effectively ~ed by the union's refusal to participate.

• PHRASES be currently ~ed, be temporarily ~ed The peace process is currently ~ed. | ~ for time He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, ~ing for time.

Stall is used with these nouns as the subject: car, engine, progress, talk

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stall verb
⇨ hold sb/sth up (Discussions have stalled.) ⇨ take your time (They are stalling on the deal.) stall

noun

stall ♦︎ booth ♦︎ stand ♦︎ kioskThese are all words for a table or small shop with an open front that people sell things from. 这些词均表示货摊、售货亭。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a hot-dog stall / stand◆a food / refreshment stall / kiosk◆a / an information / ticket booth / kiosk◆a newspaper stand / kiosk◆to have / run a stall / booth / stand / kiosk◆to set up / man a stall / stand■ stall [countable] a table or small shop with an open front that people sell things from, especially at a market （尤指集市上的）货摊，摊位，售货亭◆He works on a market stall in the square.他在广场上的一个集市售货亭工作。■ booth buːð; NAmE buːθ [countable] a small tent or temporary structure at a market, exhibition or fairground, where you can buy things, get information or watch sth （集市、展览会或展销会的）临时货摊，信息亭，放映棚◆The stalls and booths were doing a brisk trade.那些售货亭和临时摊位的生意很红火。ⓘ Typically, booths are fairground, seaside or roadside booths, in which you might buy sth, try to win sth, or have your future told, for example. Other booths are the sort of places where there is just enough space for one person to sit, giving people information, selling tickets or taking people's money for sth. 通常，booth设在fairground、seaside或roadside之类的地方，在那里可以购物、赢取奖品或算命等。booth也指只能容纳一个人的狭小空间，用于回答问讯、卖票或收款◆an information / a ticket / a toll booth问讯处；售票处；投票亭 ■ stand [countable] a table or upright structure that goods are sold from, especially in the street （尤指大街上的）货摊，售货亭◆A crowd lined up outside her newspaper stand.一群人在她的报亭外面排起了队。ⓘ Typical collocates of stand are hot-dog, doughnut, hamburger and newspaper or news. Especially in British English, a stand can also be a table or upright structure where things are displayed or advertised, for example at an exhibition. * stand的常见搭配词有hot-dog、doughnut、hamburger、newspaper或news。特别是在英式英语中，stand也可指展览会等处用于展示或推介物品的桌子或架子◆People crowded round Oxford University Press's stand at the book fair.图书展销会上，人们纷纷围在牛津大学出版社的展台前。In American English use booth. 在美式英语中则用booth。 ■ kiosk ˈkiːɒsk; NAmE ˈkiːɑːsk [countable] (especially BrE) a small shop, open at the front, where newspapers, drinks, etc. are sold （出售报纸、饮料等的）小亭◆She stopped at a newspaper kiosk to pick up a copy of 'Private Eye'.她在一个报亭前停下来，买了本《私家侦探》。ⓘ A kiosk is usually a small building, rather than an upright structure like a stand that can easily be taken down or moved. * kiosk通常是一座小型建筑物，而不像stand那样是可以随时拆掉或搬走的货摊。

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stall

noun
1 a market stall
STAND , table, counter, booth, kiosk, compartment.

2 he hauled the animal out of the stall
PEN , coop, sty, corral, enclosure, compartment, cubicle.

3 {stalls} (Brit.) they sat in the stalls of the empty theatre N. Amer. orchestra, parterre.

verb
1 the launching of the agency has been stalled for more than a year
OBSTRUCT , impede, interfere with, hinder, hamper, block, interrupt, hold up, hold back, stand in the way of, frustrate, thwart, baulk, inhibit, hamstring, sabotage, encumber, restrain, slow, slow down, retard, delay, stonewall, forestall, arrest, check, stop, halt, stay, derail, restrict, limit, curb, put a brake on, bridle, fetter, shackle, trammel; informal stymie; N. Amer. informal bork.

2 quit stalling and give me the money
USE DELAYING TACTICS , play for time, temporize, gain time, hang back, hang fire, hold back, procrastinate, hedge, beat about the bush, drag one's feet, delay, filibuster, stonewall.

3 stall him until I've had time to take a look
DELAY , divert, distract;
HOLD OFF , stave off, fend off, keep off, ward off, keep at bay, keep at arm's length.

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stall 货摊，摊位，畜栏，小隔间
来自中古英语stall, 来自古英语steall, 货摊，站立地，固定位置，来自Proto-Germanic→*stallaz, 放置，固定位置，来自PIE→*stel, 放置，站立，来自PIE→*sta, 站立，词源同stable, stand.

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stall 车辆熄火，抛锚，拖延，暂缓
由stall（固定位置）引申的比喻词义。

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