词典释义：
a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area
（市场等的）货摊，摊位
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fruit and vegetable stalls .水果蔬菜摊。
an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or cowshed, enclosed on three sides
牲畜棚里的隔间，隔栏。
a stable or cowshed
马厩；牛棚。
〈北美〉 （机动车停车场的）车位。
(亦作
（赛马开始前各马站位的）单间马房。
a compartment for one person in a shower room, toilet, or similar
（浴室、卫生间等的）小分隔间。
a fixed seat in the choir or chancel of a church, more or less enclosed at the back and sides and often canopied, typically reserved for a particular member of the clergy
（教堂唱诗班席位或高坛上的）牧师专座（座位后面和侧面多少会有些围栏，顶上常有罩盖）。
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〈英〉 （剧院，电影院）堂座。
an instance of an engine, vehicle, aircraft, or boat stalling
（发动机的）熄火；（车辆的）抛锚；（飞机的）失速；（轮船的）停泊
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speed must be maintained to avoid a stall and loss of control .必须保持速度来防止熄火和失控。
[no obj.](of a motor vehicle or its engine)stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine
（尤指因引擎超负荷而导致机动车或其引擎）熄火，抛锚
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her car stalled at the crossroads .她的汽车在十字路口熄火了。
(of an aircraft or its pilot)stop flying and begin to fall because the speed is too low or the angle of attack too large to maintain adequate lift
（飞机或其飞行员航速过低或攻角过大不能保持升力时）失速。
【航海】 （由于风力不够而）航行失控。
[with obj.]cause (an engine, vehicle, aircraft, or boat) to stall
使（引擎）熄火；使（车辆）抛锚；使（飞机）失速；使（船只）航行失控。
[no obj.](of a situation or process)stop making progress
（情形，过程）停止发展
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his career had stalled, hers taken off .他的事业停滞不前，她的事业却开始起飞。
[with obj.]delay, obstruct, or block the progress of (something)
使延迟；阻塞，阻挡
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the government has stalled the much-needed project .政府推迟了那个急需的项目。
speak or act in a deliberately vague way in order to gain more time to deal with a question or issue; prevaricate
（为争取更多的时间而）拖延；支吾，搪塞
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she was stalling for time .她在拖延时间。
[with obj.]delay or divert (someone) by acting in such a way
拖延；把…的注意力引开
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stall him until I've had time to take a look .拖住他，直到我有时间来看一看。
[with obj.]put or keep (an animal) in a stall, especially in order to fatten it
把（牲畜）关在厩内（养肥）。
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set out one's stall Brit . make one's position on an issue very clear〈英〉 明确表示对某个问题的立场
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