stalling
['st?:li?]
- n. [航] 失速，停轉(zhuǎn)
- v. 把牲畜關(guān)進(jìn)畜舍；使…熄火；停頓（stall的ing形式）
- n. (Stalling)人名；(德)施塔林；(英)斯托林
英文詞源
- stalling (n.)
- "action of being evasive," 1927, verbal noun from stall (v.2).
雙語例句
- 1. Some parties have accused the governor of stalling.
- 有些黨派指責(zé)州長在拖延時(shí)間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.
- 他向他們提了各種毫無意義的問題來拖延時(shí)間.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Thomas had spent all week stalling over his decision.
- 托馬斯磨了整個(gè)星期，遲遲不想作出決定。
來自辭典例句
- 4. My car has developed a trick of stalling on steep hill.
- 我的汽車出了個(gè)毛病,一上山坡就熄火.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Already stalling for time, he acted more dazed than he really felt.
- 已經(jīng)拖延了不少時(shí)間, 可他仍裝出比實(shí)際感覺更為昏暈的樣子.
來自辭典例句