单词 | becalmed |
释义 | becalmedWord family verbbecalmadjectivebecalmed Waterbe·calmed /bɪˈkɑːmd $ -ˈkɑːmd, -ˈkɑːlmd/ adjectiveadj formal 1. TTWa sailing boat that is becalmed cannot move because there is no wind 〔帆船因无风而〕静止不动的,不能航行的 2 if something such as a company, the economy, or a discussion about something is becalmed, no progress is being made 〔公司、经济或讨论等〕处于停顿状态的,没有进展的 The Stock Market was becalmed yesterday as dealers waited for company results. 昨天交易商等待公司发布业绩,股市交投淡静。 Examples from the Corpus becalmed• It was the becalmed middle of a Sunday afternoon.• He planned to keep them idle, like some ship's crew becalmed miles from shore.• I too was becalmed, though the Sirens were inaudible. |
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