standstill

Word family nounstandeestanderstanding orderstandoffishnessstandoutstandpatterstandpattismstandpipestandpointstandstilladjectivestandingstandoffstandoffishverbstand

stand·still /ˈstændˌstɪl/ noun [singular]

NOT MOVINGa situation in which there is no movement or activity at all 静止（状态）；停顿，停滞

come to a standstill/bring something to a standstill

Strikers brought production to a standstill.

罢工者使生产陷于停顿。

at a standstill

Traffic was at a standstill.

交通堵塞了。

Examples from the Corpus

standstill• Retailers, home sellers and transportation companies from airlines to freight haulers saw activity brought to a standstill in the blizzard.• If the electric power could be cut, industry everywhere would be brought to a standstill.• So many people attended his funeral in Cheltenham, that the town was brought to a standstill.• When Hardin did arrive at the capital world, it was to find all normal business at an absolute standstill.• Sinn Fein is excluded from peace talks that are now at a virtual standstill.• And bringing an already faltering economy to its knees, transport workers brought the country to a virtual standstill in December.

at a standstill• Shipbuilding work at the Scotstoun yard has been at a standstill for a fortnight since pay negotiations broke down.• With construction at a standstill, the dam stood half-complete across the buck River in Columbia, Tennessee.• Everything is at a standstill and so many people in the underground, just sitting there with nowhere to go.• Meanwhile, talks aimed at ending the strike remain at a standstill.• He was at a standstill for just 7.5secs and returned with his lead still intact.• Hospitals were reduced to emergency cover, schools were closed, and much of industry was at a standstill.• Traffic was at a standstill on the freeway.• However, enormous problems remained: inflation remained high, unemployment was rising and many areas of production were at a standstill.• The pressure intensified and opium sales were at a standstill by 1838 when Lin Tse-hsu was appointed imperial commissioner in Canton.

From Longman Business Dictionary

standstillstand·still /ˈstændˌstɪl/ noun [singular]

a situation in which there is no movement or activity

Strikes brought production to a standstill.

The negotiations are basically at a standstill.

词汇	standstill
释义	standstill Word family nounstandeestanderstanding orderstandoffishnessstandoutstandpatterstandpattismstandpipestandpointstandstilladjectivestandingstandoffstandoffishverbstand stand·still /ˈstændˌstɪl/ noun [singular] NOT MOVINGa situation in which there is no movement or activity at all 静止（状态）；停顿，停滞 come to a standstill/bring something to a standstill Strikers brought production to a standstill. 罢工者使生产陷于停顿。 at a standstill Traffic was at a standstill. 交通堵塞了。 Examples from the Corpus standstill• Retailers, home sellers and transportation companies from airlines to freight haulers saw activity brought to a standstill in the blizzard.• If the electric power could be cut, industry everywhere would be brought to a standstill.• So many people attended his funeral in Cheltenham, that the town was brought to a standstill.• When Hardin did arrive at the capital world, it was to find all normal business at an absolute standstill.• Sinn Fein is excluded from peace talks that are now at a virtual standstill.• And bringing an already faltering economy to its knees, transport workers brought the country to a virtual standstill in December. at a standstill• Shipbuilding work at the Scotstoun yard has been at a standstill for a fortnight since pay negotiations broke down.• With construction at a standstill, the dam stood half-complete across the buck River in Columbia, Tennessee.• Everything is at a standstill and so many people in the underground, just sitting there with nowhere to go.• Meanwhile, talks aimed at ending the strike remain at a standstill.• He was at a standstill for just 7.5secs and returned with his lead still intact.• Hospitals were reduced to emergency cover, schools were closed, and much of industry was at a standstill.• Traffic was at a standstill on the freeway.• However, enormous problems remained: inflation remained high, unemployment was rising and many areas of production were at a standstill.• The pressure intensified and opium sales were at a standstill by 1838 when Lin Tse-hsu was appointed imperial commissioner in Canton. From Longman Business Dictionary standstillstand·still /ˈstændˌstɪl/ noun [singular] a situation in which there is no movement or activity Strikes brought production to a standstill. The negotiations are basically at a standstill.
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