stalling
present participle ofstall
| 单词 | stalling |
| 释义 | stalling present 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 Examplesofstallingstalling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In a few cases, a complete second unit of living andstallingcompartments appears to have been added to a house (figure 3d). From theCambridge English Corpus To avoid the problem ofstallingacceleration, we introduced a phase delay. From theCambridge English Corpus The two remaining groups were similar in their frequencies of succeeding andstalling. From theCambridge English Corpus However, consistent preferences among voters have a marked impact on convergence patterns, with convergence ratesstallingaround the fourth election period. From theCambridge English Corpus Some resources come from other than self or spouse and notstalling! From theCambridge English Corpus Binding to these proteins is thought to elicit either futile cycles of mismatch repair or replicationstalling, which can lead to cell death. From theCambridge English Corpus These reforms achieved only moderate results,stallingafter a few years. From theCambridge English Corpus If the cuttings are not cleared quickly, they will be ground down, reducing drilling efficiency and causing excessive drill bit wear or bitstallingin an extreme case. From theCambridge English Corpus The elevated interstitial fluid pressure, together with the frequent reversions andstallingof the blood flow in the contorted neovasculature, can compromise drug delivery to the glioblastoma tumours (see below). From theCambridge English Corpus Both analyses yielded similar findings consistent with what was found in the mean domain score analyses: greater success and lessstallingwere associated with more salutary trajectories of well-being. From theCambridge English Corpus After 16 months, can he say whether he has accepted that, rejected it, or is he stillstallingon it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There should be some comment, even if it is of astallingnature, in the winding-up speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As so often in the past, he is simplystallingfor time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At this stage the wing leading edge droop mechanism started to retract and the aircraft entered thestallingregime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They constitute a further weakening of the opposition and riskstallingthe continued development of the democratic process in the country. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English 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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