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单词 standstill
释义

standstill

[ stand-stil ]
/ ˈstændˌstɪl /
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noun

a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop: The ball rolled to a standstill.

Origin of standstill

First recorded in 1695–1705; noun use of verb phrase stand still

Words nearby standstill

standpattism, standpipe, standpoint, St. Andrews, St. Andrew's cross, standstill, standstill agreement, stand still for, stand the gaff, stand the sight of, stand to
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British Dictionary definitions for standstill

standstill
/ (ˈstændˌstɪl) /

noun

a complete cessation of movement; stop; haltthe car came to a standstill
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with standstill

standstill

see come to a halt (standstill).

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Medical definitions for standstill

standstill
[ stăndstĭl′ ]

n.

Complete cessation of activity or progress.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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