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1. Oxford Dictionary

   stall

   • IPA[stɔːl]

   英式

   • n.
     a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area；an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or cowshed, enclosed on three sides.
   • v.
     (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine；(of an aircraft) stop flying and begin to fall because the speed is too low or the angle of attack too large to maintain adequate lift.

   • verb: stall, 3rd person present: stalls, gerund or present participle: stalling, past tense: stalled, past participle: stalled

   • noun: stall, plural noun: stalls

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area fruit and vegetable stalls 同義詞 stand, table, counter, booth, kiosk, ... 更多compartment
   • 2. an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or cowshed, enclosed on three sides. 同義詞 pen, coop, sty, corral, enclosure, ... 更多compartment, cubicle
   • ▪ a stable or cowshed.
   • ▪ North American a marked-out parking space for a vehicle a parking stall
   • ▪ a cage-like compartment in which a horse is held immediately prior to the start of a race.
   • ▪ a compartment for one person in a set of toilets, shower cubicles, etc.
   • 3. a fixed seat in the choir or chancel of a church, enclosed at the back and sides and often canopied, typically reserved for a particular member of the clergy.
   • 4. British the seats on the ground floor in a theatre a stalls seat 同義詞 orchestra, parterre
   • 5. an instance of an engine, vehicle, aircraft, or boat stalling speed must be maintained to avoid a stall and loss of control

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine her car stalled at the crossroads
   • ▪ (of an aircraft) stop flying and begin to fall because the speed is too low or the angle of attack too large to maintain adequate lift.
   • ▪ have insufficient wind power in the sails to give controlled motion.
   • ▪ cause to stall.
   • 2. stop or cause to stop making progress his career had stalled, hers taken off years of hurdles and permit applications have stalled the much-needed renovations 同義詞 obstruct, impede, interfere with, hinder, hamper, ... 更多block, interrupt, hold up, hold back, stand in the way of, frustrate, thwart, balk, 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, informalstymie, bork, raretrammel
   • ▪ speak or act in a deliberately vague way in order to gain more time to deal with something; prevaricate she was stalling for time 同義詞 use delaying tactics, play for time, temporize, gain time, hang back, ... 更多hang fire, hold back, procrastinate, hedge, beat about the bush, drag one's feet, delay, filibuster, stonewall, informalkick the can down the road
   • ▪ delay or divert (someone) by prevarication stall him until I've had time to take a look 同義詞 delay, divert, distract, hold off, stave off, ... 更多fend off, keep off, ward off, keep at bay, keep at arm's length
   • 3. put or keep (an animal) in a stall, especially in order to fatten it the horses were stalled at Upper Bolney Farm

   stall-feed

   • v.
     feed and keep (an animal) in a stall, especially in order to fatten it.

   Oxford Dictionary

   choir stalls

   • plural
     fixed seating in the choir of a church or chapel.

   Oxford Dictionary

   bathroom stall

   • n.
     a cubicle in a public toilet: she locked herself in a bathroom stall and opened the folded note

   Oxford Dictionary

   box stall

   • n.
     an enclosed area in a barn in which a single animal can move around freely.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   orchestra stalls

   • plural
     the front part of the stalls in a theatre.

   Oxford Dictionary

   shock stall

   • n.
     a marked increase in drag and a loss of lift and control on an aircraft approaching the speed ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   shock stall

   • n.
     a marked increase in drag and a loss of lift and control on an aircraft approaching the speed ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   flower stall

   • n.
     a stand in a street or market from which cut flowers are sold: the pavements are lined with colourful flower stalls

   Oxford Dictionary

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   片語

   • set out one's stall
3. • 更多解釋

   stall

   • IPA[stôl]

   美式

   • n.
     a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area: fruit and vegetable stalls
   • v.
     (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine: her car stalled at the crossroads

   Oxford American Dictionary