n. 停止，停顿
come to a standstill停住；停滞不前
1.Life is never at a standstill.
生活永远不是静止的。
2.One vehicle with a flat tyre can bring the motorway to a standstill.
一辆轮胎瘪掉的汽车就能导致公路交通的停顿。
3.Traffic on the road slowed to a standstill. Dozens of police officers were called in.
路堵死了，几十个警察到了现场。
4.On guard: Mexico City is at a virtual standstill.
站岗：墨西哥处在一个实际意义上的停滞状态中。
5.Around the globe, entire cities came to a standstill for moments of silence.
当时全球各地的城市全体默哀。
6.Movement in some cities comes to a virtual standstill as motorized traffic competes with bicycles and pedestrians.
由于机动车与自行车和行人争抢，一些城市的交通实际上陷入了停顿。
7.Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering.
正常生活陷入停滞，经济正在衰退。