| 单词 | stall |
| 释义 | stall 1. n. & v. --n 1. a a trader's stand or booth in a market etc., or out of doors. b a compartment in a building for the sale of goods. c a table in this on which goods are exposed. 2. a a stable or cowhouse. b a compartment for one animal in this. 3. a a fixed seat in the choir or chancel of a church, more or less enclosed at the back and sides and often canopied, esp. one appropriated to a clergyman (canon's stall; dean's stall). b the office or dignity of a canon etc. 4. (usu. in pl.) Brit. each of a set of seats in a theatre, usu. on the ground floor. 5. a a compartment for one person in a shower-bath, lavatory, etc. b a compartment for one horse at the start of a race. 6. a the stalling of an engine or aircraft. b the condition resulting from this. 7. a receptacle for one object (finger-stall). --v 1. a intr. (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop because of an overload on the engine or an inadequate supply of fuel to it. b intr. (of an aircraft or its pilot) reach a condition where the speed is too low to allow effective operation of the controls. c tr. cause (an engine or vehicle or aircraft) to stall. 2. tr. a put or keep (cattle etc.) in a stall or stalls esp. for fattening (a stalled ox). b furnish (a stable etc.) with stalls. 3. intr. a (of a horse or cart) stick fast as in mud or snow. b US be snowbound. Phrases and idioms stall-feed fatten (cattle) in a stall. Etymology: OE steall f. Gmc, rel. to STAND: partly f. OF estal f. Frank. 2. v. & n. --v 1. intr. play for time when being questioned etc. 2. tr. delay, obstruct, block. --n an instance of stalling. Phrases and idioms stall off evade or deceive. Etymology: stall pickpocket's confederate, orig. 'decoy' f. AF estal(e), prob. rel. to STALL(1) |
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