| 单词 | still |
| 释义 | still (once / 8 pages) 1adjv 2adjn 3adjnadvv 4adj 5n 6adv 7adv If something is quiet and calm, it's still. After the noise of the city, it's peaceful to go camping in the woods where everything is still. Things that are tranquil are still, like the calm surface of a lake or a sleeping baby. If you stand still, you freeze in place. Another meaning of still is an individual shot from a movie, an unmoving snapshot of a single scene. When still is an adverb, it means even now, like when you say you still love an old song or you still remember the kindness of your kindergarten teacher. WORD FAMILYstill: stilled, stiller, stillest, stilling, stillness, stills+/stillness: stillnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe gunman, who is still at large, hasn’t been identified. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Darnold, still calm as a librarian, said he was a little shocked. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) A search continued Tuesday for those still missing. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj not in physical motion Syn inactive, motionless, static nonmoving, unmoving not in motion 2adj (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves scarcely a ripple on the still water Syn placid, quiet, smooth, tranquil, unruffled calm (of weather) free from storm or wind 3adj free from noticeable current a still pond still waters run deep Syn standing (of fluids) not moving or flowing 4v make calm or still Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on cause to be agitated, excited, or roused lull calm by deception composecalm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placatecause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of assure, reassurecause to feel sure; give reassurance to comfort, console, solace, soothe give moral or emotional strength to 5v lessen the intensity of or calm still the fears Syn|Hypo|Hyper allay, ease, relieve abreact discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization comfort, console, solace, soothe give moral or emotional strength to 6v make motionless 2Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 1adj used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion a still photograph Cezanne's still life of apples Ant moving used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion animatedmade to appear to move as living creatures do 2n a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes) 3he wanted some stills for a magazine ad Hyper exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material 1adj marked by absence of sound the night was still Syn silent, soundless quiet free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound 2n (poetic) tranquil silence the still of the night Syn|Hyper hush, stillness quiet, silence the absence of sound 3adv without moving or making a sound he sat still as a statue time stood still they waited stock- still outside the door he couldn't hold still any longer Syn stock-still 4v cause to be quiet or not talk 4Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten become quiet or quieter louden cause to become loud loudenbecome louder shush silence (someone) by uttering `shush!' calm down, lullbecome quiet or less intensive shout downsilence or overwhelm by shouting gag, muzzleprevent from speaking out conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress to put down by force or authority adj not sparkling 5a still wine still mineral water Syn|Ant noneffervescent effervescent, sparkling used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide 1n an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed Hypo|Hyper Coffey still a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale apparatus, setup equipment designed to serve a specific function 2n a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation 6Syn|Hypo|Hyper distillery wine maker, winery distillery where wine is made industrial plant, plant, works buildings for carrying on industrial labor 1adv with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation it's still warm outside will you still love me when we're old and grey? Ant no longer, no more not now 2adv despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) 7Syn all the same, even so, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, withal, yet adv to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons still another problem must be solved Syn even, yet |
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