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单词 standstill
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standstillnoun [ S ]

uk/ˈstænd.stɪl/us/ˈstænd.stɪl/

a condition in which all movement or activity has stopped:

The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.
Fighting and shortages have brought normal life to a virtual standstill in the city.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Immobility

  • be locked in sth
  • boxed in
  • budge
  • catatonic
  • firm
  • glue
  • grind to a halt/standstill idiom
  • hold
  • immovable
  • jam
  • jammed
  • motionless
  • move
  • not move a muscle idiom
  • rest
  • rock-solid
  • stagnant
  • static
  • transfix
  • unwavering

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standstillnoun [ U ]

us/ˈstændˌstɪl/

a condition in which all movement or activity has stopped:

Bad weather brought construction to a standstill.
The truck came to a standstill in the muddy field.

standstillnoun [ S ]

uk/ˈstændstɪl/us

a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped:

be at a standstill Labour negotiations are almost at a standstill.
bring sth to a standstill The business was brought to a standstill by the postal workers' dispute.
come to a standstill
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