| 释义 |
Noun: stall stol- A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- Small area set off by walls for special use
- booth, cubicle, kiosk - A booth where articles are displayed for sale
- stand, sales booth - A malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
"the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it" - [Brit] Seating in the forward part of the main level of a theatre
- Small individual study area in a library
- carrel, carrell, cubicle - A tactic used to mislead or delay
- stalling
Verb: stall stol- Postpone doing what one should be doing
- procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally - Come to a stop
"The car stalled in the driveway"
- conk - Deliberately delay an event or action
"she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling" - Put into, or keep in, a stall
"Stall the horse" - Experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- Cause an aeroplane to go into a stall
- Cause an engine to stop
"The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
Derived forms: stalls, stalled, stalling Type of: alcove, bay, booth, closet, compartment, delay, detain, halt, hold up, malfunction, obstruction, seating, seating area, seating room, seats, shelter, stop Part of: depository library, horse barn, library, stable, stalls Encyclopedia: Stall Stall, Austria |