standstill

• n. 停頓；停止

stand,站立，still,停止，靜止。

standstill (n.)

"state of cessation of movement," 1702, from stand (v.) + still (adv.). Earlier the notion would have been expressed simply by stand.

1. Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played.

在比賽進行的時候，阿根廷全國幾乎陷入了停頓狀態。

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2. Investigations have ground to a standstill because no witnesses have come forward.

調查陷入停滯，因為沒有證人站出來。

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3. Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering.

正常生活陷於癱瘓，經濟止步不前。

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4. Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill.

我們前麵的小組突然停了下來。

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5. The security alert brought the airport to a standstill .

安全警戒使機場陷入停頓狀態。

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