| 释义 |
immobileim‧mo‧bile /ɪˈməʊbaɪl $ ɪˈmoʊbəl/ adjective   - Brigg was immobile, his eyes fixed on the horizon.
- I stood there immobile with terror.
- The disease can leave victims completely immobile.
- A female produces few, large, immobile gametes called eggs.
- A strange anticipation held her completely immobile.
- Literary texts are not some static crystalline structure in which we may glimpse a captured immobile past.
- Masonry is extraordinarily satisfactory in its way but it is inherently heavy and immobile.
- She pursed her lips and blew on the baby's squashed, immobile face.
- She remained rigidly immobile, suddenly quite incapable of moving anyway.
- We could do pullups on the steady, immobile high bar instead of on our clanking, swaying ceiling pipes.
not moving► still not moving - use this especially about people who are not moving, or about places where there is no wind: · There was no wind and the trees were completely still.still water: · Anna looked out across the still waters of the lake.keep/stand/sit still: · Keep still while I tie your shoes.· Percy was so thrilled he could hardly sit still. ► stationary: stationary car/vehicle/truck/traffic a car, vehicle etc that is not moving: · The truck swerved and hit a stationary vehicle.· a four-mile queue of stationary traffic ► be at a standstill if traffic is at a standstill it is not moving. If rail or bus services are at a standstill they have stopped operating: · Traffic was at a standstill on the motorway.bring something to a standstill (=make it stop moving or operating): · A severe storm brought rail services to a standstill yesterday. ► calm not moving because there is no wind: dead calm (=completely calm): · The sea was dead calm.calm night/evening etc: · The night was calm and warm.· It was a calm, clear, beautiful day. ► motionless completely still - used especially in literature: · Four motionless figures stood on the pier.stand/sit/remain motionless: · I could see my father standing motionless in the doorway.· Kemp sat motionless as the verdict was read. ► immobile not moving or not able to move, especially because of fear or tiredness: · Brigg was immobile, his eyes fixed on the horizon.immobile with: · I stood there, immobile with terror. ► be glued/rooted to to be unable to move from the place where you are standing or sitting because you are very frightened, surprised, or interested by something that is happening: be glued to the TV/your chair etc: · Dad was glued to the TV all day long.· We were glued to our chairs and listening intently to every word.be glued/rooted to the spot: · I was rooted to the spot, unable to take my eyes off the strange creature. ► not move a muscle to be completely still, especially because you are frightened or because you do not want someone to see you: · She hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.· I didn't dare move a muscle. He would have shot me. 1not moving at all SYN motionless:  She could see a figure sitting immobile, facing the sea.2unable to move or walk normally: Kim’s illness had rendered her completely immobile.—immobility /ˌɪməˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable] |