stalling
失速,停轉
If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time.
The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.
社會民主黨誓言要將該議案拖到本次議會會議結束之後。
...but the peace process stalled...
但和平程序暫停了。
If you stall, you try to avoid doing something until later.
Some parties have accused the governor of stalling...
有些黨派指責州長在拖延時間。
Thomas had spent all week stalling over his decision.
托馬斯磨了整個星期,遲遲不想作出決定。
If you stall someone, you prevent them from doing something until a later time.
Shop manager Brian Steel stalled the man until the police arrived.
商店經理布賴恩·斯蒂爾將那名男子拖住,直到警方趕到。
If a vehicle stalls or if you accidentally stall it, the engine stops suddenly.
The engine stalled...
發動機突然熄火了。
Your foot falls off the pedal and you stall the car.
你的腳離開踏板,汽車便會熄火。
A stall is a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people.
...market stalls selling local fruits.
出售當地水果的市場攤位
The stalls in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage.
A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower.
1. a tactic used to mislead or delay
Thomas had spent all week stalling over his decision.
托馬斯磨了整個星期,遲遲不想作出決定。
My car has developed a trick of stalling on steep hill.
我的汽車出了個毛病,一上山坡就熄火.
The spokesman replied: These are nothing but stalling tactics.
該發言人答道: 這不過是緩兵之計而已.
She doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling.
她不想寫這份報告, 因此,她一直在拖延.
So I throttled back to just above stalling Speed.
於是我調整節流閥,只比失速時稍微快一點.