1ADJ [usually verb-link ADJ](帆船)因无风而停航的 If a sailing ship is becalmed, it is unable to move because there is no wind. (帆船)因无风而停航的
We were becalmed off Dungeness for several hours.
因为没有风,我们在邓杰内斯附近停留了好几个小时。
SYN still, stuck, settled, stranded
2ADJ 没有进展的;停滞不前的 If something such as the economy, a company, or a series of talks is becalmed, it is not progressing at all, although it should be. 没有进展的;停滞不前的 [literary]