释义 |
stall2/stɔ:l/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. play for time when being questioned etc. (被追问时)支吾,拖延 2 tr. delay, obstruct, block 推迟,妨碍,阻碍 ●n. the act or an instance of stalling 拖延,托辞,借口 □ stall off evade or deceive 回避;欺骗 [originally ‘to act as a decoy or accomplice’: stall ‘pickpocket's confederate’ from Anglo-French estal(e), probably related to STALL1] |