1
- not moving or making a sound静止的, 不动的; 寂静的:
she sat very still, her eyes closed.
她闭着双眼静静地坐着。
1.1
- (of air or water) undisturbed by wind, sound, or current; calm and tranquil(空气, 水)平静的, 寂静的:
her voice carried on the still air
她的声音在静空中飘荡
a still autumn day.
一个平静的秋日。
1.2
- (of a drink) not effervescent(饮料)不冒泡的。
1
- mass noun deep silence and calm; stillness沉静, 安静; 平静:
the still of the night.
夜深人静。
2
- an ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a cinema film静止摄影; 剧照:
film stills
电影剧照
as modifier stills photography.静物摄影。
1
- up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly仍然, 还:
he still lives with his mother
他仍然同他的母亲住在一起
it was still raining
仍在下雨。
1.1
- referring to something that will or may happen in the future[表示将来可能会发生]还是:
we could still win.
我们还是能赢。
2
- nevertheless; all the same然而; 仍然:
I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless.
我想他是疯了, 但是他没有危害性。
3
- even (used with comparatives for emphasis)[与比较级连用表示强调]甚至, 还要:
write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures
为那些相片书写, 或者更好的是, 打印说明文字
Hank, already sweltering, began to sweat still more profusely.
已经汗流浃背的汉克开始冒更多的汗。
- make or become still; quieten(使)平静下来; (使)变得安静; (使)静止, 止住:
with obj. she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests她举起手止住了埃丽卡的抗议
no obj. the din in the hall stilled.大厅里的喧闹停了下来。
短语
still and all
- informal nevertheless; even so〈非正式〉不过, 毕竟。
still small voice
- the voice of one's conscience (with reference to 1 Kings 19:12)良心的呼声(参见《列王纪·上》19:12)。
still waters run deep
- proverb a quiet or placid manner may conceal a passionate nature〈谚〉静水流深(平静或沉稳的风格可能隐藏激昂的本质)。
派生词
stillness
noun词源
Old English stille (adjective and adverb), stillan (verb), of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning 'be fixed, stand'.