n.[C]

1. （牲畜的）欄，廄，柵，棚
   There were six stalls for horses in the stable.

   馬廄裡有六個欄。

2. 貨攤，攤位；書報亭
   There are traders' stalls on both sides of the street.

   這條街的兩邊都有生意人的貨攤。

3. （房間內的）隔間，小間
4. 【英】（劇場等的）正廳前座區[the P]；正廳前座座位
   I managed to get two seats in the stalls.

   我設法弄到兩張正廳的票。

5. （停車場的）車位
6. （教堂內的）牧師座位；牧師職位
   How long has he had his stall?

   他擔任牧師職位多久了？

7. （發動機的）熄火；（汽車的）拋錨；（飛機的）失速
   The plane went into a stall.

   飛機失速了。

vt.

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

   牛被關在牲畜棚裡過夜。

2. 使陷入泥潭；使動彈不得
   We were stalled in the mud.

   我們陷到了爛泥裡。

3. 使熄火；使拋錨；使失速
   An inexperienced pilot can easily stall his plane.

   沒有經驗的飛行員很容易使他的飛機失速。

vi.

1. 被關入畜舍
2. 熄火；拋錨；失速
   My car stalled half way up the hill.

   我的車子開到半山腰拋錨了。

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.

   我每次讓她定一個日期，她總是拖延。

   Stop stalling and answer my question.

   不要支吾其詞，回答我的問題。

2. 【美】（比賽時）拖延時間

vt.

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

   壞天氣推遲了我們的度假計畫。

2. 拖時間使等候，把……拖住[（+off）]
   The police are coming. Stall him for a moment.

   警察就來了。把他拖住一會兒。

   Don't panic. I can stall him off.

   不要驚慌。我有辦法拖住他。

n.[C]

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

   他的托辭只是緩兵之計。

2. 詭計

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.