still
adverb
uk/stɪl/us/stɪl/stilladverb(CONTINUING)
A2
continuingtohappenorcontinuingto be done:
还，还是；仍然，依旧I'm stillhungry.我还是很饿。
I still haven'tfinishedwriting myessay.我还是没有完成我的论文。
There is still nonewsabout thehostages.仍旧没有人质的消息。
Do you stillworkfor thegovernment?你还在为政府工作吗？
Hope isfadingthat themissingchildis stillalive.失踪孩子仍活着的可能性越来越渺茫。
There's stilltimefor us to get to thecinemabefore thefilmstarts.还有时间，我们能在电影开演之前赶到电影院。
- Myvisastill hasn't come through.
- Thisshirtstillfeelsabitdamp.
- I was still writing away when theexamfinished.
- Is thepartystill on fortomorrow?
- There's stilllotsoffoodonyourplate.
Now
- carpe diem
- contemporary
- current
- currently
- day
- de nos jours
- even
- immediate
- in this day and ageidiom
- minute
- modern-day
- moment
- non-current
- right
- state
- the status quo
- there's no time like the presentidiom
- this minuteidiom
- today
- topicality
stilladverb(DESPITE)
B1
despitethat:
尽管那样，尽管如此You may notapproveof what he did, but he's stillyourbrother.你可能不赞成他的所作所为，但他仍然是你的兄弟。
Iknowyou don't like her, but you still don't have to be sorudeto her.我知道你不喜欢她，但尽管如此，你也没必要对她那么无礼。
Even though she doesn't really have thetime, she stillofferedtohelp.尽管她并不是真的有时间，但她仍然主动提出要帮忙。
- Admittedly, I could havetriedharderbut I still don'tthinkall thiscriticismisfair.
- I've beencartingtheselettersaround with me allweek, and I still haven'tpostedthem.
- Dad might benearly90 but he's stillyoungatheart.
- With all herfaults, she's still a really goodfriend.
- I'vereadtheinstructionstwiceand I'm still none thewiser.
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- however
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- slice
- spite
- though
- tooth
- when
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Also, extra, and in addition
stilladverb(GREATER DEGREE)
B2
to anevengreaterdegreeor in anevengreateramount:
（程度或数量）还要，更加Thenumberofpeoplekilledin theexplosionislikelytorisestillhigher.爆炸中丧生者的人数有可能还会增加。
Thecompanyishopingtoextenditsmarketstillfurther.公司希望可以进一步拓展市场。
Still moresnowfellovernight.夜里又下了雪。
I'llmeetyou at thetheatre. No,betterstill, let'smeetfor adrinkfirst.咱们在戏院碰面。哦不，更好的是，我们先一起喝上一杯。
I'mworriedthat hiscarhasbrokendown, orworsestill, that he's had anaccident.我担心他的车坏了，或者，更糟的是，他出了事故。
Why do you have totellme still(=even)morelies?你为什么还要对我撒谎呢？
- Costs arelikelytorisestillhigher.
- Thedeathtollis set torisestillfurther.
- I couldcallin andseeyou or,betterstill, you could come round here.
- Hestandstolosea lot ofmoneyand,worsestill, hisjob.
- Still morepeoplearequeueingup tosignthebook.
Also, extra, and in addition
- added
- additional
- additionally
- again
- along
- et al.
- et cetera
- etc.
- excess
- filler
- hand
- premium
- rate
- regardless
- same
- secondly
- side
- suchlike
- supernumerary
- touch
Grammar
Still
Still is an adverb and an adjective.…Stillas an adverb
We use still as an adverb to emphasise that something is continuing:…Stillas an adjective
We use still as an adjective to say that something is not moving:…Still:typical errors
We don’t use still after the main verb:…still
adjective
uk/stɪl/us/stɪl/B2
stayingin the sameposition; notmoving:
静止的；不动的，安静的Childrenfinditdifficulttosit/stand/staystill for verylong.儿童很难长时间坐着／站着／呆着不动。
I can'tbrushyourhairif you don'tkeep/holdstill.你动来动去的话，我没法给你梳头。
Shesatperfectlystill while I took herphotograph.我给她拍照的时候，她坐着一动也不动。
Theairwas so still(= there was so littlewind)that noteventheleavesweremoving.一点儿风都没有，连树叶都一动不动。
Shedivedinto the still(=calmand notflowing)waterof thelake.她一头扎入了平静的湖水中。
not moving
- stillCan't you just sit still for a moment?
- motionlessHe stood motionless when he saw the snake.
- not move a muscleHe sat there the whole time and didn't move a muscle.
- stock-stillShe stood stock-still as soon as she saw the bear.
- immobileShe sat immobile, wondering what to do next.
B1mainlyUK
A stilldrinkis one that is notfizzy(= withbubbles):
（饮料）不含碳酸气的，不起泡的Would you like still orsparklingwater?你要无气的还是有气的水？
- She can'tsitstill for twominutes.
- She was so still that Ithoughtshe wasasleep.
- There wasn't abreathofwindand theleaveswere all still.
- He wouldn'tstandstilllongenough for me to take hispicture.
- Children can'tsitstill forlongwithoutfidgeting.
Immobility
- anti-jamming
- be locked insomething
- boxed in
- budge
- cataleptic
- hold
- immobilization
- immovable
- jam
- jammed
- lifelessly
- lock
- motionless
- standing
- standstill
- static
- stationary
- stock-still
- time stands stillidiom
- transfixed
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Drinks - general words
Grammar
Already,stilloryet?
We use already to refer to something which has happened or may have happened before the moment of speaking. Already can sometimes suggest surprise on the part of the speaker, that something is unexpected:…Alreadyoryet?
We use already to refer to something which has happened or may have happened before the moment of speaking. Already can sometimes suggest surprise on the part of the speaker, that something is unexpected:…Already,yetorstill?
We use still not yet or already to refer to the continuation of a situation:…Negatives withalready,still,yet
Negatives with yet mean that something has not happened up to now:…Still
Still is an adverb and an adjective.…Stillas an adverb
We use still as an adverb to emphasise that something is continuing:…Stillas an adjective
We use still as an adjective to say that something is not moving:…Still:typical errors
We don’t use still after the main verb:…Idiom
still waters run deep
still
verb[T]
uk/stɪl/us/stɪl/to make somethingstopmovingorbecomemorecalm:
使静止；使平静，使安静Hetriedto still theswayingof thehammock.他努力不让吊床晃来晃去。
literaryShecuddledherbabyto stillitscries.她抱着自己的宝宝，哄他不哭。
Staying and remaining
- closeted
- halt
- hang
- hold
- holdsomethingover
- hung
- non-tenured
- outstay
- overstay
- overwinter
- remain
- rest
- spot
- stand
- stay putidiom
- stick
- stick around
- stop in
- tarry
- tenured
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Calming and relaxing
still
noun
uk/stɪl/us/stɪl/stillnoun(NOT MOVING)
[C]theatre & filmspecialized
aphotographof apieceofactionin afilm
（电影）剧照[U]literary
atimewhen it isquietandcalm:
静止；安静，平静In the stillof thenight, nothingmoved.夜深人静，万籁俱寂。
Photography
- airbrush
- analogue
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- expose
- glossy
- high-resolution
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- pap
- pic
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- projection
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Cinema - general words
Peaceful and tranquil
stillnoun(EQUIPMENT)
[C]
apieceofequipmentused for makingalcohol
（酿酒用的）蒸馏器Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- cognac
- cordial
- creme
- crème de menthe
- curaçao
- hard seltzer
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- rye
- schnapps
- sloe gin
- small-batch
- spirit