standstill

US [ˈstæn(d)ˌstɪl]
UK ['stæn(d).stɪl]
  • n.停顿；停滞；停止
  • adj.停顿的；引起停顿的
  • Web静止；停滞不前；冻结

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standstill
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停止；停顿；停滞a situation in which all activity or movement has stopped
The security alert brought the airport to a standstill .
安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。
Traffic in the northbound lane is at a complete standstill .
北行车道的交通完全堵塞。

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1.
He felt full of life and youth again as, drawing a deep breath, he brought her to a standstill and began to watch the other couples.
当他喘一口气，把她放开，停下来开始看人跳舞的时候，他觉得自己精力充沛，已经变得年轻了。
dāng tā chuǎn yì kǒu qì , bǎ tā fàng kāi , tíng xià lái kāi shǐ kàn rén tiào wǔ de shí hou , tā jué de zì jǐ jīng lì chōng pèi , yǐ jīng biàn de nián qīng le 。
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With a few exceptions, public services did not come to a standstill. Trains, planes and ports mostly functioned.
除了少数例外，公务员没有去静坐，火车，飞机和港口绝大多数运营正常，学校和医院也是如此。
chú le shǎo shù lì wài , gōng wù yuán méi yǒu qù jìng zuò , huǒ chē , fēi jī hé gǎng kǒu jué dà duō shù yùn yíng zhèng cháng , xué xiào hé yī yuàn yě shì rú cǐ 。
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3.
A WEEK after Dubai World announced its debt standstill, the financial panic seems to have disappeared as quickly as a desert squall.
迪拜世界宣布暂停还债一周后，金融恐慌似乎已经如沙漠风暴般转瞬即逝。
dí bài shì jiè xuān bù zàn tíng huán zhài yī zhōu hòu , jīn róng kǒng huāng sì hū yǐ jīng rú shā mò fēng bào bān zhuǎn shùn jí shì 。
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4.
Because I'm such a wimpy driver, I try not to talk or answer my phone on the road unless it's urgent or traffic is at a standstill.
因为我其实是个无能的司机，我只管即便休止开车时接打电话，除非是紧迫情形下，可能堵车堵得动不了的时辰。
yīn wèi wǒ qí shí shì gè wú néng de sī jī , wǒ zhǐ guǎn jí biàn xiū zhǐ kāi chē shí jiē dǎ diàn huà , chú fēi shì jǐn pò qíng xíng xià , kě néng dǔ chē dǔ de dòng bù liǎo de shí chén 。
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5.
If I know your computer IP, will want to mobilize all of my network knowledge, put your computer times and got to a standstill.
我要是知道你的电脑IP，定要汇集我所有的网络知识，把你的电脑次次搞到瘫痪。
wǒ yào shi zhī dào nǐ de diàn nǎo IP , dìng yào huì jí wǒ suǒ yǒu de wǎng luò zhī shi , bǎ nǐ de diàn nǎo cì cì gǎo dào tān huàn 。
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The standstill agreement is expected to run until the end of the year. The Dar has said it may sell some assets to meet its obligations.
债延期偿付协议将在年底结束，TID表示可能会出售部分资产以履行应尽义务。
zhài yán qī cháng fù xié yì jiāng zài nián dǐ jié shù , TID biǎo shì kě néng huì chū shòu bù fen zī chǎn yǐ lǚ xíng yīng jìn yì wù 。
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There was sort of a standstill in Britain the day, or the moment of her death, and people decided to mourn her death in a sort of mass way.
她去世的当天或者是那一刻，英国似乎陷入了停滞，人们决定大规模地、群众性地哀悼她的逝去。
tā qù shì de dāng tiān huò zhě shì nà yí kè , yīng guó sì hū xiàn rù le tíng zhì , rén men jué dìng dà guī mó de 、 qún zhòng xìng de āi dào tā de shì qù 。
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Investors said the lack of information about the debt standstill, announced on Wednesday, was the key factor sparking the wider turmoil.
投资者表示，周三宣布的暂停偿债事件相关信息匮乏，这是引发更大范围市场动荡的关键因素。
tóu zī zhě biǎo shì , zhōu sān xuān bù de zàn tíng cháng zhài shì jiàn xiāng guān xìn xī kuì fá , zhè shì yǐn fā gèng dà fàn wéi shì chǎng dòng dàng de guān jiàn yīn sù 。
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A source tells British newspaper The London Paper, "Mischa's career is at a standstill, so this might be great for her. "
英国报纸《伦敦报》上有消息称，米莎的事业正出于瓶颈期，出演该剧对她而言意义重大。
yīng guó bào zhǐ 《 lún dūn bào 》 shàng yǒu xiāo xi chēng , mǐ shā de shì yè zhèng chū yú píng jǐng qī , chū yǎn gāi jù duì tā ér yán yì yì zhòng dà 。
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An immediate response is vital when it is a question of bringing fast-moving machinery to a standstill in the shortest possible time.
立即反应是非常关键的，如使快速运动的机器在很短的可能时间内停顿所产生的问题。
lì jí fǎn yìng shì fēi cháng guān jiàn de , rú shǐ kuài sù yùn dòng de jī qì zài hěn duǎn de kě néng shí jiān nèi tíng dùn suǒ chǎn shēng de wèn tí 。
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