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stallstall1 /stɔl / noun [countable] - a table or small store with an open front that people sell things from货摊；售货亭◆a market stall集市摊子◆a flower stall小型花店
- a small area with walls around it and a toilet or a shower in it洗手间；淋浴间◆There were only two stalls in the women's restroom.女厕所只有两个隔间。◆a shower stall淋浴间
- a section inside a farm building that is large enough for one animal to be kept in（畜棚的）小隔间
stallstall2 /stɔl / verb [intransitive, transitive] - (used about a vehicle) to stop suddenly because the engine fails; to make a vehicle do this accidentally（车辆）抛锚，熄火；使（车辆）抛锚◆The bus stalled in the middle of the street.公共汽车在街道中间熄火了。
- to avoid doing something or to try to stop something from happening until a later time暂缓；搁置；拖延◆I've asked them several times for the money, but they keep stalling.我已好几次找他们要那笔钱，但他们一拖再拖。
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