| 单词 | still |
| 释义 | still 1. adj., n., adv., & v. --adj 1. not or hardly moving. 2. with little or no sound; calm and tranquil (a still evening). 3. (of sounds) hushed, stilled. 4. (of a drink) not effervescing. --n 1. deep silence (in the still of the night). 2. an ordinary static photograph (as opposed to a motion picture), esp. a single shot from a cinema film. --adv 1. without moving (stand still). 2. even now or at a particular time (they still did not understand; why are you still here?). 3. nevertheless; all the same. 4. (with compar. etc.) even, yet, increasingly (still greater efforts; still another explanation). --vtr. & intr. make or become still; quieten. Phrases and idioms still and all colloq. nevertheless. still life (pl. still lifes) 1. a painting or drawing of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers. 2. this genre of painting. still waters run deep a quiet manner conceals depths of feeling or knowledge or cunning. Derivatives stillness n. Etymology: OE stille (adj. & adv.), stillan (v.), f. WG 2. n. an apparatus for distilling spirituous liquors etc. Phrases and idioms still-room Brit. 1. a room for distilling. 2. a housekeeper's storeroom in a large house. Etymology: obs. still (v.), ME f. DISTILL |
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