名詞 stall:

1. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
2. small area set off by walls for special use
   同義詞：booth, cubicle, kiosk
3. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
   同義詞：stand, sales booth
4. a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
5. seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
6. small individual study area in a library
   同義詞：carrel, carrell, cubicle
7. a tactic used to mislead or delay
   同義詞：stalling

動詞 stall:

1. postpone doing what one should be doing
   同義詞：procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
2. come to a stop
   同義詞：conk
3. deliberately delay an event or action
4. put into, or keep in, a stall
5. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
6. cause an airplane to go into a stall
7. cause an engine to stop

1. If you try to start off in top gear you'll stall.
   要是剛一發(fā)動就用最高擋，那就會熄火。
2. The car has an inclination to stall on cold mornings.
   這輛汽車天冷時早晨常常熄火。
3. The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.
   開設(shè)市場攤位受市政法令管制。
4. The plane stalled suddenly.
   那飛機(jī)突然失控下降。
5. Every time I ask her to set the date she stalls.
   我每次請她定一個時間，她總是借故拖延。
6. Never buy food from a market stall.
   千萬別在小攤上買食物。