stalls

stalls

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）解释：

1. 名词
   (1) A stall is a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place.
   (2) The stalls are the seats on the ground floor of a theatre or cinema, or the area of a market where the stalls are.
   (3) A stall is a small enclosed area where a horse is kept.
   (4) A stall is a situation in which the engine of a vehicle stops working.
   (5) If a vehicle stalls, its engine stops working.
   (6) If a process or system stalls, or if something stalls it, the process or system stops but may continue later.
   (7) If a person stalls, they try to avoid doing something until later.
   (8) If you stall someone, you prevent them from acting or progressing, for example by refusing to answer their questions or by interrupting them.
   (9) If you stall someone, you delay them by using various tactics, for example by making excuses or by being deliberately slow or awkward.
   (10) If a business or activity stalls, it stops growing, progressing, or being successful.
   (11) If you stall a vehicle, you drive it in a way that makes it less easy for another vehicle to overtake you.
   (12) If a plane stalls, it stops flying properly, which often causes it to crash.
   (13) If you stall a computer program, you make it stop working, for example by using a command.
   (14) If you stall a negotiation or a decision, you delay it by using various tactics, for example by making excuses or by being deliberately slow or awkward.
2. 不可数名词
   If a vehicle is at a standstill, it is not moving.
3. 动词
   If you stall a vehicle, or if its engine stalls, it stops working.

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）解释：

1. 名词
   (1) A stall is a small shop with an open front or a table from which goods are sold.
   (2) The stalls are the seats on the ground floor of a theatre.
   (3) A stall is a compartment for one animal in a stabling or cowshed.
   (4) A stall is a sudden reduction in the lift or propulsive thrust experienced by an aircraft or airfoil, typically causing a loss of control.
   (5) A stall is a condition in which the wheels of a motor vehicle lose their grip on the road, typically causing the vehicle to slide or skid.
   (6) A stall is a condition in which an engine or motor stops running, typically because of an overload on the engine.
   (7) A stall is a condition in which a vehicle or driver is unable to maintain a desired trajectory.
   (8) A stall is a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area.
   (9) A stall is a small stand or booth for the display and sale of goods at a fair or exhibition.
2. 动词
   (1) [with object] Cause (a motor vehicle or its engine) to stop running, typically inadvertently.
   (2) [no object] (Of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically inadvertently.
   (3) [no object] (Of an aircraft or its engine) stop flying, through lack of lift or forward speed.
   (4) [with object] Delay or divert (someone or something) so as to be late or slow in arriving or progressing.
   (5) [no object] Be delayed or stopped.
   (6) [with object] Cause a computer or program to stop working, typically so that the user is forced to make a choice or perform some action.
   (7) [no object] Cease to function.

例句

1. The market was bustling with various food stalls. (市场上摆满了各种食品摊位。)
2. We managed to find seats in the stalls for the sold-out show. (我们设法在售罄的表演中找到了前排座位。)
3. He led the horse back to its stall. (他将马带回了马厩。)
4. The car engine suddenly stalled. (汽车引擎突然熄火了。)
5. I stalled the negotiation by requesting more time. (我通过请求更多时间来拖延谈判。)
6. The company's growth has stalled in recent years. (该公司近年来的增长停滞不前。)
7. She stalled the pursuing car by driving slowly. (她通过慢开车来阻挠追赶的车辆。)
8. The aircraft stalled and crashed. (飞机失速并坠毁了。)
9. The computer program stalls when it encounters an error. (当计算机程序遇到错误时会停止运行。)
10. The traffic jam caused a standstill on the highway. (交通堵塞导致了公路上的停滞。)