英语词汇“stall”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

stallstall1 /stɔl/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYstall¹

Origin: (1-3, 6) Old English steall

COLLOCATIONS► went into a stall

The plane went into a stall (=the engine stopped working).

► gone into a stall

The economy has gone into a stall.

1[countable] a table or a small store with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold SYN booth, stand: a stall at a flea market2[countable] (also shower/toilet/bathroom stall) a small enclosed private area for washing or using the toilet3[countable] an enclosed area in a building for an animal, especially a horse or cow4[countable usually singular] an occasion when an engine stops working: The plane went into a stall (=the engine stopped working).5[countable] an occasion when something stops improving or developing: The economy has gone into a stall.6[countable usually plural] a seat in a row of long seats for priests and singers in some larger churches: choir stalls [Origin: (1-3, 6) Old English steall]

noun | verb

stallstall2 verb

ETYMOLOGYstall²

Origin: (1,4) 1900-2000 stall to put in a stall (14-20 centuries), from ➔ STALL¹ (2-3) 1800-1900 stale something that leads people from the correct way (15-19 centuries), from Anglo-French estale something set up

VERB TABLE

stall

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	stall
	he, she, it	stalls
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	stalled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have stalled
	he, she, it	has stalled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had stalled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will stall
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have stalled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am stalling
	he, she, it	is stalling
	you, we, they	are stalling
Past	I, he, she, it	was stalling
	you, we, they	were stalling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been stalling
	he, she, it	has been stalling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been stalling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be stalling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been stalling

COLLOCATIONS► stalling for time

Management seems to be stalling for time on the new contracts.

1[intransitive, transitive] if an engine stalls or you stall it, it stops because there is not enough power or speed to keep it going: The car kept stalling. An inexperienced pilot can easily stall a plane.2[intransitive] to stop making progress or developing: Negotiations have stalled.3[intransitive] to deliberately delay because you are not ready to do something, answer questions, etc.: Management seems to be stalling for time on the new contracts.4[transitive] informal to make someone wait or stop something from happening until you are ready SYN delay: Dad’s coming! See if you can stall him for a minute.