| 单词 | still |
| 释义 | Word Frequency still 1(stɪl) adjective 1. (usually predicative) motionless; stationary 2. undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm 3. not sparkling or effervescent a still wine 4. gentle or quiet; subdued 5. obsolete (of a child) dead at birth adverb 6. continuing now or in the future as in the past do you still love me? 7. up to this or that time; yet I still don't know your name 8. (often used with a comparative) even or yet still more insults 9. quiet or without movement sit still 10. poetic, dialect always noun 11. poetic silence or tranquillity the still of the night 12. a. a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film b. (as modifier) a still camera verb 13. to make or become still, quiet, or calm 14. (transitive) to allay or relieve her fears were stilled sentence connector 15. even then; nevertheless the child has some new toys and still cries Derived forms stillness (ˈstillness) noun Word origin Old English stille; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stilli, Dutch stollen to curdle, Sanskrit sthānús immobileWord Frequency still 2(stɪl) noun 1. an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits 2. a place where spirits are made; distillery Word origin C16: from Old French stiller to drip, from Latin stillāre, from stilla a drip; see distil |
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