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单词 becalmed
释义
becalmed
(bɪkɑːmd )
1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If a sailing ship is becalmed, it is unable to move because there is no wind.
We were becalmed off Dungeness for several hours.
Synonyms: still, stuck, settled, stranded  
2. adjective
If something such as the economy, a company, or a series of talks is becalmed, it is not progressing at all, although it should be. [literary]
...the becalmed peace talks.
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