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standstill

/ˈstændˌstɪl/ /ˈstænˌstɪl/

Meanings
noun

停滞，静止。

Complete immobility; halt

Examples :

"The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours."
那场事故让交通完全停滞了几个小时。
condition situation event

Related Words

Illustration hours

hours noun

/ˈaʊɚz/ /ˈaʊə(ɹ)z/

小时，钟头

"I spent an hour at lunch."

我午饭花了一个小时。

Illustration traffic

traffic noun

/ˈtɹæfɪk/

交通，车流。

"The traffic is slow during rush hour."

高峰时段的交通很拥堵。

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

因为

"I went home, for I was tired."

我回家了，因为我累了。

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brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

带来， 拿来

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

服务员，请给我拿来一杯纯麦威士忌。

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration immobility

immobility noun

/ˌɪmoʊˈbɪləti/ /ɪˌmoʊˈbɪləti/

静止, 不动.

"The immobility of the broken elevator trapped the passengers inside. "

这部坏掉的电梯一动不动，把乘客们困在了里面。

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

A，a 字母

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

我的老师在黑板上写了字母“a”，来示范它的形状。

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complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

完成的调查，已完成的调查.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

已完成的调查已交给了老师。

Illustration halt

halt verb

/hɔːlt/

跛行，蹒跚

"The old dog, injured in a fall, halted as it walked towards the door. "

那条老狗摔了一跤，受了伤，走向门口的时候一瘸一拐的。

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wreck noun

/ˈɹɛk/

残骸，废墟.

"He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife."

妻子去世后，他精神彻底崩溃了。