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stall noun
⇨ stallstall verb
⇨ hold sb/sth up (Discussions have stalled.) ⇨ take your time (They are stalling on the deal.) stall noun stall ♦︎ booth ♦︎ stand ♦︎ kioskThese are all words for a table or small shop with an open front that people sell things from. 这些词均表示货摊、售货亭。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a hot-dog stall / stand◆a food / refreshment stall / kiosk◆a / an information / ticket booth / kiosk◆a newspaper stand / kiosk◆to have / run a stall / booth / stand / kiosk◆to set up / man a stall / stand■ stall [countable] a table or small shop with an open front that people sell things from, especially at a market （尤指集市上的）货摊，摊位，售货亭◆He works on a market stall in the square.他在广场上的一个集市售货亭工作。■ booth /buːð; NAmE buːθ/ [countable] a small tent or temporary structure at a market, exhibition or fairground, where you can buy things, get information or watch sth （集市、展览会或展销会的）临时货摊，信息亭，放映棚◆The stalls and booths were doing a brisk trade.那些售货亭和临时摊位的生意很红火。ⓘ Typically, booths are fairground, seaside or roadside booths, in which you might buy sth, try to win sth, or have your future told, for example. Other booths are the sort of places where there is just enough space for one person to sit, giving people information, selling tickets or taking people's money for sth. 通常，booth设在fairground、seaside或roadside之类的地方，在那里可以购物、赢取奖品或算命等。booth也指只能容纳一个人的狭小空间，用于回答问讯、卖票或收款◆an information / a ticket / a toll booth问讯处；售票处；投票亭 ■ stand [countable] a table or upright structure that goods are sold from, especially in the street （尤指大街上的）货摊，售货亭◆A crowd lined up outside her newspaper stand.一群人在她的报亭外面排起了队。ⓘ Typical collocates of stand are hot-dog, doughnut, hamburger and newspaper or news. Especially in British English, a stand can also be a table or upright structure where things are displayed or advertised, for example at an exhibition. * stand的常见搭配词有hot-dog、doughnut、hamburger、newspaper或news。特别是在英式英语中，stand也可指展览会等处用于展示或推介物品的桌子或架子◆People crowded round Oxford University Press's stand at the book fair.图书展销会上，人们纷纷围在牛津大学出版社的展台前。In American English use booth. 在美式英语中则用booth。 ■ kiosk /ˈkiːɒsk; NAmE ˈkiːɑːsk/ [countable] (especially BrE) a small shop, open at the front, where newspapers, drinks, etc. are sold （出售报纸、饮料等的）小亭◆She stopped at a newspaper kiosk to pick up a copy of 'Private Eye'.她在一个报亭前停下来，买了本《私家侦探》。ⓘ A kiosk is usually a small building, rather than an upright structure like a stand that can easily be taken down or moved. * kiosk通常是一座小型建筑物，而不像stand那样是可以随时拆掉或搬走的货摊。 hold sb/sth up phrasal verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ block 1 另见block条第1义hold sb/sth up ♦︎ delay ♦︎ keep ♦︎ stall ♦︎ be/get bogged down ♦︎ retard ♦︎ set sb/sth back ♦︎ stunt ♦︎ detainThese words all mean to slow down the progress, movement or development of sb/sth. 这些词均表示延迟、阻碍。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be held up / delayed / stalled / set back by / for hours / days / months, etc.◆to hold up / delay / retard / stunt the development / growth of sth◆to delay / bog down / stall / retard a process◆to hold up / delay / retard the progress of sth◆to hold up / delay (a) flight / traffic / work◆to seriously hold up / delay / retard sth◆to be unavoidably delayed / detained■ ˌhold sb/sth ˈup phrasal verb (held, held)to slow down or prevent the movement or progress of sb/sth 延迟；阻碍◆The launch was held up for several hours by environmental protesters.因环保主义者进行抗议，新品发布会推迟了几个小时。◆An accident is holding up traffic.一场事故造成了交通阻塞。◆I'm holding everybody up－you go ahead without me.我耽误了大伙儿－你们先走吧，别管我了。▸ ˈhold-up noun [countable] ◆We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups.倘若没有延误，我们应该今晚完工。◆What's the hold-up (= what is causing it)?遇到什么障碍了？■ delay [transitive, often passive] to make sb late or make them do sth more slowly; to make sth happen later than planned 延迟；延期；推迟◆Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。◆What could have delayed him?是什么让他耽搁了呢？◆These arguments will inevitably delay the start of construction.这些争论肯定将导致开工延期。◆The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing sth to delay a process, decision, etc.).政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。 see also delay ⇨ delay verb , delay ⇨ take your time ▸ delay noun [countable] ◆Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.通勤族今天要在路上耽搁很长时间了。◆We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟复为歉。■ keep (kept, kept) [transitive] (especially spoken) to make sb late when they are on their way somewhere, especially by making them stay in one place longer than they should 使耽搁，延误（尤指在路上）◆You're an hour late－what kept you?你晚了一个小时－什么事把你给耽搁了？◆I won't keep you long. I've just got a couple of quick questions.我不会耽误你很长时间，我就问几个简单的问题。◆I must go now. I've kept you from your dinner too long.我得走了，已经耽误太长时间，影响你吃晚饭了。■ stall [transitive, intransitive] to stop sth from happening until a later time; to stop making progress 暂缓；搁置；停顿◆They could stall the process further by asking for a judicial review.他们可以要求司法审查从而进一步拖延进程。◆There have been several attempts to revive the stalled peace plan.重新启动搁置的和平方案的尝试已有多次。◆Discussions have once again stalled.讨论再次停顿下来。■ be bogged down■ get bogged down phrase to be prevented from making progress or getting sth done, often because there are so many difficult but unimportant problems to deal with 被（琐事造成的困难）妨碍；受阻◆We mustn't get bogged down in details.我们可不能因纠缠于细节问题而误事。◆Try to avoid becoming bogged down with routine reporting procedures.尽量避免因为例行汇报程序而耽误正事。■ retard / /rɪˈtɑːd; NAmE rɪˈtɑːrd/ [transitive] (formal) to slow down the development or progress of sth 阻碍；减缓；使放慢速度◆The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery.在早期进行手术可以抑制病情的发展。◆The lack of a rail link retarded the town's development.缺乏铁路交通阻碍了这个城镇的发展。 OPP accelerate ⇨ accelerate ■ ˌset sb/sth ˈback phrasal verb (setting, set, set)to slow down the progress of sb/sth by a particular length of time 使推迟；耽误◆The bad weather set back the building schedule by several weeks.恶劣的天气使建筑施工延误了几个星期。◆Her recovery was going well, but this latest infection has really set her back.她本来恢复得很好，但是最近这次感染确实使病情反复了。 see also setback ⇨ blow noun ■ stunt [transitive] to prevent sb/sth from growing or developing properly 阻碍（生长）；妨碍（发展）；遏制◆The constant winds had stunted the growth of plants and bushes.因为经常刮风，花草和灌木没长好。◆His illness had not stunted his creativity.疾病没有扼杀他的创造力。■ detain /dɪˈteɪn/ / (formal) to delay sb or prevent them from going somewhere, usually by talking to them or keeping them busy （常因谈话或忙碌）使无法脱身，拖住，阻留◆I'm sorry－he'll be late; he's been detained at a meeting.对不起，他得晚点到，他有个会，脱不开身。 take your time idiom take your time ♦︎ stall ♦︎ drag your feet ♦︎ dawdle ♦︎ buy time ♦︎ procrastinate ♦︎ delayThese words all mean to be deliberately slow in doing sth or making a decision. 这些词均表示做事或决策时故意拖延时间。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆take your time / stall over sth■ take yourˈ time idiom (took, taken)to use as much time as you need without hurrying 从容不迫；慢慢来◆There's no rush－take your time.别着急，慢慢来。ⓘ Take your time is often used in an ironic way to say that you think sb is late or too slow in doing sth. * take your time常用于讽刺，指别人迟到或做事慢腾腾◆You certainly took your time getting here.你真是姗姗来迟啊！ ■ stall verb [intransitive] (rather formal) to avoid making a decision or giving a definite answer, in order to gain time 故意拖延（以争取时间）◆They are still stalling on the deal.他们仍在拖时间，不急于达成协议。◆'What do you mean?' she asked, stalling for time.“你这是什么意思？”她问道，故意拖延着时间。■ drag your ˈfeet idiom (-gg-) (rather informal) to be deliberately slow in doing sth or in making a decision 故意拖拉；故意延迟（作出决定）◆They've been dragging their feet on settling the claim.他们一直拖着不解决这项索赔要求。■ dawdle verb [intransitive] to take a long time to do sth or go somewhere, especially by walking slowly 拖延；磨蹭；慢步而行◆Stop dawdling! We're going to be late!别磨蹭了，我们快迟到了！◆They dawdled along by the river, laughing and talking.他们沿着河边闲逛，谈笑风生。■ buy ˈtime idiom (bought, bought)to do sth in order to delay an event or decision 拖延时间（以阻延事件或决策）◆The negotiators kept the gunman talking to buy time for the hostages.谈判者不断让持枪歹徒说话，以便为人质争取时间。ⓘ Buying time is often seen as a clever thing to do, rather than sth that is disapproved of. * buy time常被视为聪明之举，而非贬义。■ procrastinate /prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt; NAmE proʊˈkræstɪneɪt/ verb (disapproving) to leave sth that you should do until a later time, usually because you do not want to do it （常因不愿做某事而）拖延，耽搁◆People were dying of starvation while governments procrastinated.饥民正挣扎在死亡线上，而政府行动却拖拖拉拉。ⓘ Procrastinating usually involves finding other, often unimportant, things to do, in order to avoid what you really should be doing. * procrastinate常指找别的一些较不重要的事做，以避免做真正应做之事。■ delay verb [intransitive] (often used in negative sentences 常用于否定句) to not do sth until a later time 延迟；延期◆Don't delay－call us today!别拖延了，今天就给我们打电话！◆We can't delay much longer.我们不能再拖延了。 see also delay ⇨ delay , delay ⇨ hold sb/sth up ▸ delay noun [uncountable] ◆There's no time for delay.没有时间拖延了。◆Report it to the police without delay (= immediately).赶快将此事报告警方。 |