standstill
US
UK standstill n: (stop, halt)
SC 停顿 tíng dùn
TC 停頓
TC 停頓
The standstill on the highway made me late for work.
standstill n: figurative (state of inactivity) (状态)
SC 静止，停滞 jìng zhǐ，tíng zhì
TC 靜止，停滯
TC 靜止，停滯
Withdrawal of council funding has brought plans to build a new cycle path to a standstill.
stand still vi: (not move)
SC 一动不动地站着 yí dòng bú dòng de zhàn zhe
Stand still or the photo will turn out blurred.
stand still vi: figurative (not change, progress)
SC 静止 jìng zhǐ
TC 靜止
TC 靜止
SC 静止不动 jìng zhǐ，jìng zhǐ bú dòng
TC 靜止不動
TC 靜止不動
Time had stood still: my grandparents' house looked exactly as it did when I was a child.
at a standstill adj: (traffic: not moving forward) (交通)
SC 停滞，停顿，停滞状态 tíng zhì，tíng dùn ，tíng zhì zhuàng tài
TC 停滯，停頓
TC 停滯，停頓
When we saw the accident we understood why traffic was at a standstill.
at a standstill adj: figurative (not progressing)
SC 停止不前，没有进步 tíng zhǐ bù qián，méi yǒu jìn bù
We can't agree on the terms of the contract, so negotiations are at a standstill.
come to a standstill v expr: (vehicle, process: stop)
SC 停住 tíng zhù
SC 停顿 tíng zhù，tíng dùn
TC 停頓
TC 停頓
SC 停滞不前 tíng zhù，tíng zhì bù qián
We made an emergency landing, and as soon as the aircraft came to a standstill we evacuated through the emergency doors.
- break free
- breakfront
- break ground
- break in
- break-in
- breaking
- breaking and entering
- breaking news
- breaking point
- break into
- breakneck
- break new ground
- break of day
- break off
- break one's neck
- break out
- breakout
- break out in
- break out of
- break point
- break ranks
- breaks
- break the bank
- break the barrier
- break the mold