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| 1 | I/T if a vehicle or its engine stalls, or if the driver stalls it , it suddenly stops working because not enough power is reaching the engine （使）（车辆或发动机）熄火，抛锚 |
| The truck stalled on the hill. 卡车在山上抛锚了。 |
| He managed to stall the car twice before finally driving away. 他竟然让车熄了两次火，最后才把车开走。 |
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| 2 | I/T mainly journalism if a process stalls, or if someone stalls it , it stops making progress （使）停顿；（使）无进展 |
| Talks have stalled and both sides are preparing for war. 会谈陷于停顿，双方都在备战。 |
| The peace process remained stalled last night. 昨晚和平进程仍然没有进展。 |
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| 3 | I/T to refuse to answer or decide something in order to gain more time 支吾；搪塞 |
| ‘Do you know who it was?’ ‘Not yet ,’ I stalled. “你知道是谁吗？”“还不知道，”我支吾道。 |
| +on/over Each side accused the other of stalling on planned prisoner exchanges. 双方都指责对方拖延已安排好的战俘交换计划。 |
| | 3a | T to make someone wait or stay somewhere in order to gain more time 拖延；把（某人）拖住 | | If he calls again, try to stall him until I get there. 如果他再打电话来，尽量把他拖到我到那儿为止。 | |
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