| 单词 | to bring to a standstill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bring to a standstill 1. literal and figurative. A state of cessation of movement or activity; a halt, a pause. Chiefly in to come to a standstill, to bring to a standstill, to be at a standstill. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement standinga1398 stay1525 stand1584 consistence1598 still-stand1600 station1603 standstilla1646 dead lock1781 the world > movement > absence of movement > render immobile [verb (transitive)] > stop the movement of > bring to a standstill astintc700 stinta1330 arrestc1374 stopc1440 stowc1440 stote1489 to pull up1623 to draw up1765 halt1805 to bring to a standstill1809 snub1841 paralyse1933 the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > cease to move or become motionless > come to a stand or stop abideOE atstandc1000 steveneta1225 atstuntc1230 to make, take, etc., stallc1275 stema1300 astandc1314 withstanda1325 stintc1374 arrestc1400 stotec1400 stayc1440 steadc1475 stop short1530 disadvance1610 come1611 consist1611 check1635 halt1656 to bring to1697 to draw up1767 to bring up1769 to pull up1781 to fetch up1838 to come to a standstill1852 the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > be at a standstill standeOE atstandc1000 stick1641 to be at a standstill1882 a1646 J. Burroughs Saints Duty in Rare Jewel Christian Contentm. (1648) 304 You must stand still in your ranks,..There are several stand-stils, some very vile and naught, and others very good. 1786 F. Burney Diary 23 Dec. (1842) III. 247 I had advanced straight forward..; a matter contrary to all etiquette, which exacts a dead stand-still, and retiring to the side of the walls or houses, when any of the Royal Family appear. 1809 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IV. 346 If the army was not most successful this very circumstance would probably bring us to a stand-still. 1852 C. W. Hoskyns Talpa (1854) i. 3 The plough comes to a standstill. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 875 The growth of the motile zone is by no means at a standstill when the flowers are not performing any movements. 1936 E. Ambler Dark Frontier vi. 98 The train ground to a standstill. 1977 P. L. Fermor Time of Gifts (1979) iii. 95 The east wind, once again blurring all in a maelstrom of flakes, had practically brought me to a standstill. 2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Feb. a23/1 Political reconciliation between the Sunni and Shiite communities is at a standstill. < as lemmas |
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