stall

US /stɑːl/
UK /stɑːl/
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摊位, 货摊

a stand, booth, or other small structure used for selling goods in a market or at a fair

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She set up a fruit stall at the farmer's market.
她在农贸市场设了一个水果摊位。
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The craft fair had many interesting stalls selling handmade goods.
工艺品展销会有许多有趣的摊位出售手工制品。
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马厩, 牛棚隔间

a compartment for one animal in a stable or cowshed

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The horse was led into its stall.
马被牵进了它的马厩。
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Each cow had its own feeding stall.
每头牛都有自己的喂食隔间。
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3.

熄火, 失速

a sudden loss of power in an engine, causing it to stop

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The car suffered an engine stall on the highway.
汽车在高速公路上熄火了。
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Pilots must be trained to recover from an aerodynamic stall.
飞行员必须接受训练以从气动失速中恢复。
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1.

停滞, 拖延

to stop or cause to stop making progress

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The negotiations have stalled due to disagreements.
由于分歧，谈判停滞不前。
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He tried to stall for time by asking irrelevant questions.
他试图通过提出不相关的问题来拖延时间。
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2.

熄火, 失速

of an engine or aircraft) stop running or operating

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The old engine began to stall frequently.
这台旧发动机开始频繁熄火。
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The plane might stall if it loses too much speed.
如果速度过快，飞机可能会失速。
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