n.[C]

1. （牲畜的）栏，厩，栅，棚
   There were six stalls for horses in the stable.

   马厩里有六个栏。

2. 货摊，摊位；书报亭
   There are traders' stalls on both sides of the street.

   这条街的两边都有生意人的货摊。

3. （房间内的）隔间，小间
4. 【英】（剧场等的）正厅前座区[the P]；正厅前座座位
   I managed to get two seats in the stalls.

   我设法弄到两张正厅的票。

5. （停车场的）车位
6. （教堂内的）牧师座位；牧师职位
   How long has he had his stall?

   他担任牧师职位多久了？

7. （发动机的）熄火；（汽车的）抛锚；（飞机的）失速
   The plane went into a stall.

   飞机失速了。

vt.

1. 把……关入畜舍
   The cows were stalled in the barn for the night.

   牛被关在牲畜棚里过夜。

2. 使陷入泥潭；使动弹不得
   We were stalled in the mud.

   我们陷到了烂泥里。

3. 使熄火；使抛锚；使失速
   An inexperienced pilot can easily stall his plane.

   没有经验的飞行员很容易使他的飞机失速。

vi.

1. 被关入畜舍
2. 熄火；抛锚；失速
   My car stalled half way up the hill.

   我的车子开到半山腰抛锚了。

3. 陷入泥潭
4. 【美】被雪困住

vi.

1. 支吾，拖延
   Every time I ask her to set the date, she stalls.

   我每次让她定一个日期，她总是拖延。

   Stop stalling and answer my question.

   不要支吾其词，回答我的问题。

2. 【美】（比赛时）拖延时间

vt.

1. 拖延，推迟[（+off）]
   The bad weather stalled our holiday plans.

   坏天气推迟了我们的度假计划。

2. 拖时间使等候，把……拖住[（+off）]
   The police are coming. Stall him for a moment.

   警察就来了。把他拖住一会儿。

   Don't panic. I can stall him off.

   不要惊慌。我有办法拖住他。

n.[C]

1. 拖延；托词
   His excuse was just a stall.

   他的托辞只是缓兵之计。

2. 诡计

n.

1. a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market.
2. an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or cowshed, enclosed on three sides.
   ▸a stable or cowshed.
   ▸ (also starting stall) a cage-like compartment in which a horse is held prior to the start of a race.
3. a compartment for one person in a set of toilets, shower cubicles, etc.
   ▸N. Amer. a marked-out parking space.
4. a seat in the choir or chancel of a church, enclosed at the back and sides and often canopied, typically reserved for a member of the clergy.
5. (stalls) Brit. the ground-floor seats in a theatre.
6. an instance of an engine or vehicle stalling.

v.

1. (with reference to a motor vehicle or its engine) stop or cause to stop running.
   ▸(of an aircraft) be moving at a speed too low to allow effective operation of the controls.
   ▸Sailing  have insufficient wind power to give controlled motion.
2. stop making progress.
3. prevaricate.
   ▸delay or divert by prevarication.
4. keep (an animal) in a stall, especially in order to fatten it.