好词典

stalled

UK //stɔːld//US //stɔːld//

词源

源自中古英语 'stallen',意为'停止'或'固定',与古英语 'steall'(站立的地方)有关。

verb

❶ 指车辆或机器因故障或动力不足而停止运转,无法继续前进或工作。

“The car stalled in the middle of the intersection.”

(汽车在十字路口中间熄火了。)

“His motorcycle stalled on the steep hill.”

(他的摩托车在陡峭的山坡上熄火了。)

❶ 指进程、计划或谈判因遇到障碍而暂时停止或无法取得进展。

“The peace talks have stalled due to disagreements.”

(由于分歧,和平谈判陷入了僵局。)

“The construction project stalled because of funding issues.”

(由于资金问题,建筑工程停滞不前。)

同义词:halted, stopped, delayed, stuck, blocked

adjective

❶ 描述某事物因遇到问题而无法继续前进或发展,处于停滞状态。

“The stalled car caused a traffic jam.”

(熄火的汽车导致了交通堵塞。)

“They tried to restart the stalled negotiations.”

(他们试图重启陷入僵局的谈判。)

同义词:immobile, inactive, static, idle, frozen

常见短语

stalled out — 指发动机或机器完全停止工作,通常需要重新启动才能继续运行。

“The old tractor stalled out in the middle of the field.”

(那台旧拖拉机在地中间完全熄火了。)

stalled progress — 描述某个计划或项目因各种原因而无法取得进展,处于停滞状态。

“The team faced stalled progress due to lack of resources.”

(由于资源不足,团队面临进展停滞的局面。)