standstill

1 The investigation was at a standstill, but now we have lot of chances to continue it.

调查一度中断, 但是现在有很多契机,可以让调查继续下去.

2 The officers had taken cover behind their vehicles, and everything was at a standstill until one of the robbers leaned out the front door holding a hostage.

3 Time was at a standstill, except for the relentless ticking of the wall clock.

4 The gunshots faded in my head, and it was as if my heart had stopped and the whole world had come to a standstill.

5 Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.

只有当你们完全虚空时，你们才会静止，平衡。

6 Every time the horse set foot on the course, someone would cry out, “Here comes the Biscuit!” and the track would come to a dead standstill.

7 It was as though things had changed, that somehow the earth had frozen in its journey and time had finally come to a standstill.

8 In Norfolk, middies held hands and formed a human chain, dancing around cars like kindergartners, madly encircling the standstill traffic.

9 The Six-Party Talks has been at a standstill for over two years.

六方会谈停滞已逾两年。

10 The doorbell chime echoed through the house, bringing them to a standstill.

11 He had conquered in himself the sorrows of the world and had brought to a standstill the cycle of rebirth.

12 He pressed on and on, until at the door of the room the middle gendeman stamped loudly with his foot and thus brought the father to a standstill.

13 Just as they felt their feet slowing down to a standstill, they noticed that the ground was gently rising.

14 The strikes brought operations to a virtual standstill.

罢工使业务营运实际上停止了.

15 [B] Retail sales of food and drink in Europe's largest markets are at a standstill. leaving European grocery retailers hungry for opportunities to grow.

[B] 在欧洲最大的市场上，食品和饮料的零售业务量已经处于停滞状态，这使得欧洲食品零售商渴望寻求市场发展的机会。

16 I was stuck in a world where time had come to a standstill except for my digging.

17 Transportation was almost at a standstill.

交通几乎处于停顿.

18 Soon after leaving Margate, for some unexplained reason, the train was brought to a standstill.

离开马盖特不久，不知什么原因，火车突然停了下来。

19 I held my breath, aware that my rocking chair had come to a standstill.

20 But don't let navigating these new considerations trap your dating life at a standstill.

但是，不要被这些顾虑所操纵，而使你的约会停滞不前。

1 停顿的

dead pausal

2 停止的

stop suspensory

3 停滞

static stationary stagnant sullen moribund statical back backup rust deadlock stasis tie-up stagnate intermit standing downturn paralysis stagnation malaise backwater holdup stagnancy stand doldrums stoppage stick in the mud -stasis retention dead hiatus stale sluggish slack retard

4 休止

stay rest sleep sleeping dwell cessation hiatus repose truce abeyance cutoff tacet discontinue lie dormant still leave

5 搁浅

grounding ground strike strand neap aground

6 停顿

dead break seize-up stop period stand jam pause paralysis deadlock blip tie-up jam-up stick seize at a stand interval halt impasse interregnum log-jam hesitate idle pausal respite stalemate hem remit rest beat intermission hiatus hang discontinue come to a standstill at a stop unfilled discontinuity hold-up stall break off check breathing-place

7 停滞的

standing stale sluggish stagnant

8 静止

still dead standing static stationary motionless immobile quiescent stock-still motionlessly rest dormancy immobility quiescence sleep immobilise stasis at rest

9 停止

stop suspensory off stay cut stand rest halt dwell cessation rundown stoppage shutoff discontinuance stopping cutoff letup arrestation pass quit suspend depart cease stint remit conk surcease stash can drop fold abandon terminate discontinue chuck it pack it up pick up marbles lay an embargo on terminational stationary suspended stopped run-down up stick failure arrest suspension stall moratorium truce discontinuation interdiction tie-up holdback break fail balk desist tacet still kill interdict napoo be through with halt up lay off it put a period to make a pause bring to a stop put the stoppers on make an end of call a halt throw hand in throw in hand fall into abeyance put an end to give me a break come to a stop cut-off shut-off cesser spike lull belay ixnay come to rest close out pack it in nark it drive into the sand termination flatten lift hush check repose deadlock finish die flee renounce put a stopper on fetch up have done pass away drop it put a stop to freeze let-up chuck shelve lay to rest give up cut off lay off come off pull up pack up draw up drive out put to rest choke off leave off call it a day drive out of withdrawal close perish deflect immobilize close up at rest let up break off the end of the road fall silent jack in blow over whoa silence breakdown interruption hitch barley blackout suspense abeyance ceasing leave hold fall scratch toss pause slack staunch call secure cheese waive stow embargo foreclose breakup pull-up dis-

10 中止

stop stand interruption lapse cessation moratorium rest pause cease discontinue sever abort