- [countable]
a table or small shop with an open front that people sell things from, especially at a market 货摊,摊位,售货亭(尤指集市上的) synonym standHe works on a market stall in the Square. 他在广场上的一个集市售货亭工作。 They have a fish stall on the market. 他们在市场上有一个鱼摊。 Drinks were being sold from makeshift stalls at the side of the road. 路边的临时摊位正在出售饮料。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2He has a flower stall in the market. 他在集市上有个花摊。 I bought this trout at the market fish stall. 我在市场的鱼摊上买的这条鳟鱼。 Who's going to man the stall at lunchtime? 午饭时谁来看摊? a stall selling second-hand books 旧书摊 the man behind the stall 看摊人 They have a flower stall at the market. 他们在市场上有一个花卉摊位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- market
- roadside
- bric-a-brac
- …
- have
- put up
- set out
- …
- sell something
- holder
- keeper
- at a/the stall
- behind the stall
- [countable]
a section inside a farm building that is large enough for one animal to be kept in 牲畜棚;马厩;牛棚 We had to muck out stalls and groom the horses. 我们必须得打扫马厩,刷洗马匹。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- bathroom
- shower
- …
- clean
- muck
- muck out
- …
- door
- [countable] (especially North American English)
a small area in a room, surrounded by glass, walls, etc., that contains a shower or toilet (房间内的)小隔间,淋浴室,洗手间 a bathroom stall 浴室的小隔间
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- bathroom
- shower
- …
- clean
- muck
- muck out
- …
- door
- the stalls(also the orchestra stalls)(both British English) [plural](North American English the orchestra [singular])
the seats that are nearest to the stage in a theatre (剧场的)正厅前排座位 the front row of the stalls 正厅第一排
- [countable, usually plural]
the seats at the front of a church where the choir (= singers) and priests sit (教堂内)唱诗班和牧师的座位 - [countable, usually singular]
a situation in which a vehicle’s engine suddenly stops because it is not getting enough power (车辆发动机的)熄火;(车辆的)抛锚 - [countable, usually singular]
a situation in which an aircraft loses speed and goes steeply downwards (飞机的)失速 The plane went into a stall. 这架飞机进入失速状态。
Word OriginOld English steall ‘stable or cattle shed’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stal, also to stand. Early senses of the verb included ‘reside, dwell’ and ‘bring to a halt’.