stalled
past simple and past participle ofstall
| 单词 | stalled |
| 释义 | stalled past simple and past participle ofstall stall verb uk/stɔːl/us/stɑːl/stallverb(ENGINE)[IorT] If anenginestalls, or if you stall it, itstopsworkingsuddenlyand without youintendingit tohappen: Acarmay stalldueto thedriverbrakingtoosuddenly. I stalled thecartwiceduring mydrivingtestbut stillmanagedtopass. Machines - not functioning
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: On the road: driving & operating road vehicles stallverb(DELAY)[I] todelaytakingactionoravoidgiving ananswerinorderto have moretimeto make adecisionor get anadvantage: She says she'll give me themoneynextweekbut Ithinkshe's just stalling (fortime). [T] If you stall aperson, youdelaythem orpreventthem from doing something for aperiodoftime: Imanagedto stall him for a fewdaysuntil I'd got enoughmoneytopayback theloan. mainlyUSThethiefbrokeinto theofficewhile hisaccomplicestalledoffthesecurityguard. [I] tostopmakingprogress: Japan'seconomicgrowthhas stalled, withindustrialproductioncontractinginJunefor the fourthstraightmonth. [T] If you stall anevent, youdelayit orpreventit from makingprogress: Commandos stalled theenemyattackbydestroyingthreebridges. Fears aregrowingthat ataxincreasemay stalleconomicrecovery. Delaying and wasting time
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Economics Examplesofstalledstalled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nevertheless, insufficient support was forthcoming and by the project hadstalled. From theCambridge English Corpus The modelstalledabout the same time as research on multiple equilibria did. From theCambridge English Corpus A draft billstalledfor weeks owing to lack of resources. From theCambridge English Corpus Growth in the first few years was very steep, thenstalled, but then rebound after the 2005 legislative changes. From theCambridge English Corpus My starting point for this article was the evidence of 'stalledwell-being', despite rising personal and national incomes in the affluent countries. From theCambridge English Corpus The euthanasia debate in particular seems to have become mired in rhetoric andstalledby all-too-familiar arguments. From theCambridge English Corpus This diagnosis had initially been made when the infant's weight gainstalledat 1100 grams at four months of age. From theCambridge English Corpus Fortunately, these disagreements have notstalledefforts to identify biological or psychological risk markers or to develop and test early intervention and prevention programs. From theCambridge English Corpus Proposed improvements in bank regulatory oversight,stalledbefore the crisis, were now rammed through. From theCambridge English Corpus If drought and agricultural depressionstalledenclosure in the mid-1890s, the onset of the rinderpest epizootic in 1896 lent it a new urgency. From theCambridge English Corpus Physiotherapists can use this time and the impetus of a new treatment to kick-start astalledpatient's progress. From theCambridge English Corpus In this model a lesion located on the leading strand hasstalledthe replication fork. From theCambridge English Corpus The symbol is used when the expansion getsstalled(that is, one reaches a non-solvable subterm). From theCambridge English Corpus Negotiationsstalledin late 2003, and the 2005 deadline for the agreement passed uncelebrated. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, the programme of poverty alleviation and redistribution hasstalledcompletely. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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