| 单词 | still |
| 释义 | adverb | adjective | noun | verb stillstill1 /stɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1used to emphasize that a situation has continued up to now or another particular point in time and is continuing at that moment: It’s still raining. Do you still have her phone number? There’s still some food left. They still haven’t arrived. Did she still live in Tokyo when you met her?still to do/go/come There were more surprises still to come.2in spite of what has just been said or done SYN nonetheless, nevertheless: She worked hard but she still failed the test.[sentence adverb] She’s probably out. Still, you could try calling her.3[sentence adverb] used when mentioning a good feature of a situation or a good thing that happened, after mentioning a bad one SYN nonetheless, nevertheless, however: The hotel was terrible. Still, the weather was good.► see thesaurus at but14still more/another/other/further etc. even more in amount or degree SYN even: Kevin grew still more depressed. Still others have begun to complain.5better/harder/worse etc. still (also still better/harder/worse etc.) even better, harder, etc. than something else SYN even: Dan found biology difficult, and physics harder still. The situation is making me unhappy. Worse still, it’s affecting the kids.6be still going strong to continue to be active or successful, even after a long time: They’ve been married for 42 years, and they’re still going strong.GRAMMAR: still• Still usually comes before the verb: She still enjoys playing the guitar. We still have time. Still comes after a simple tense of “be”: He is still here. Still comes after an auxiliary verb, but before the main verb: I can still remember. He may still be there.• Still usually comes immediately before any negative word or before “do not”: She still isn’t ready. You still don’t understand. A solution has still not been found. adverb | adjective | noun | verb stillstill2 ●●● S3 adjective [no comparative] 1not moving: a still pondkeep/stand/lie etc. still The kids find it hard to sit still.2quiet and calm: For once, the house was completely still.3not windy: a hot still airless day4still waters run deep used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge5without bubbles or gas: still mineral water [Origin: Old English stille]—stillness noun [uncountable] adverb | adjective | noun | verb stillstill3 noun [countable] 1eng. lang. arts a photograph of a scene from a movie2a piece of equipment for making alcoholic drinks out of grain or potatoes3the still of the night/evening etc. literary the calm and quiet of the night, evening, etc. adverb | adjective | noun | verb stillstill4 verb [intransitive, transitive] literary 1to become quiet or still, or to make someone or something do this2if an unpleasant feeling, such as doubt or fear, stills or is stilled, it becomes weaker or goes away |
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