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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++still1 /stɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb  1  STILLused when saying that something continues to be the same as before, or has not happened yet 还，仍然n He still lives with his parents. Do you still have Julie’s phone number? 你还留着朱莉的电话号码吗？ I still haven’t finished painting the spare room. 我还没粉刷完那间空房间。5 GRAMMAR 语法• Still usually comes before the verb, unless the verb is a simple tense of ‘be’, or after the first auxiliary. still 通常置于动词之前（一般时态的 be 动词除外）,第一个助动词之后The system still works.该系统仍能运行。• Still usually comes before any negative word or before ‘do not’. still 通常置于否定词或 do not 前It was still dark outside.外面还是很黑。• Do not say ‘still now’ 不要说 ‘still now’I can still remember them.我还记得他们。She still isn’t ready.她还没准备好。They still can’t decide.他们仍然无法决定。I’m still not tired.我还是不累。We still do not know exactly what happened.我们还是不知道到底发生了什么。Inflation is still (NOT不说 still now) a problem.通货膨胀仍是个问题。n GRAMMAR: Word order• Still comes before a main verb: The system still works. 该系统仍能运行。I still love you.• Still comes after ‘am’, ‘ is’, ‘was’ etc: I’m still angry.It was still dark outside. 外面还是很黑。She is still not ready. • Still can come before the verb ‘be’ when it is part of a contraction such as ‘isn’t’ or ‘wasn’t’: She still isn’t ready. 她还没准备好。• Still comes after the first auxiliary verb in positive sentences: I can still remember them. 我还记得他们。The marks can still be seen.• Still comes before the first auxiliary verb in negative sentences: I still can’t remember his name.We still do not know exactly what happened. 我们还是不知道到底发生了什么。 →5  See picture of a still drink 无气饮料, a fizzy BrE【英】/carbonated drink 含气饮料／含二氧化碳的饮料2  DESPITEin spite of what has just been said or done 虽然如此，尽管那样，然而 Clare didn’t do much work, but she still passed the exam. 克莱尔虽然不怎么学习，但她还是通过了考试。[sentence adverb] The hotel was terrible. Still, we were lucky with the weather. 酒店很糟糕，然而我们有幸遇上了好天气。3  still more/further/another/other MORE/EXTRAused to emphasize that something increases more, there is more of something etc 还有更多/更进一步/另外一个/别的〔用于强调〕 Kevin grew still more depressed. 凯文变得更加消沉了。4  better/harder/worse etc still  (also still better/harder/worse etc) even better, harder etc than something else 还要好/困难/糟糕等 Dan found biology difficult, and physics harder still. 丹觉得生物很难，物理更难。

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still• At the age of 50, Marlene was still a beautiful woman.• Because from my point of view it's still a total flop.• Though employment growth is down, the area is still attracting health care, high tech, banking and sports-related industries.• Occasional gunshots can still be heard, though no one seems to know who fires the guns and if anyone is hit.• Every time he turned, the ghost turned too, and was still behind him.• He's been studying French for five years, and still can't speak the language.• I'm still confused. Would you explain it again?• Are you still going out with that guy you met at Heather's party?• She still has that rusty old car.• Do you still have her phone number?• I think John is still in medical school.• Traffic was bad, but we still made it to the movie on time.• Soloviov returned to the town where he was born after more than forty years and found his old house still standing.• The Club is still the focal point of his life.• After two hours the dog was still there, just sitting and staring at our door.• You still think of the mountains.• But I still want to know, how do you judge a character?

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ldoce_318_bstill2 ●●● S3 adjective  1  NOT MOVINGnot moving 静止的，不动的 We stood still and watched as the deer came closer. 我们一动不动地站着，看那头鹿走近。 Keep still while I tie your shoe. 别动，我给你系鞋带。 the still waters of the lake 平静的湖面2  PEACEFULquiet and calm 寂静的；安宁的；宁静的 The house was completely still. 房子里十分寂静。3  HEMnot windy 无风的 a hot still day 炎热无风的一天4  British EnglishDFD a still drink does not contain gas 〔饮料〕无 气的，不含气的 still or sparkling mineral water 无气或有气矿泉水 →4  See picture of 见图 still5. still waters run deep NOT KNOWused to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge 静水流深〔指沉默寡言者可能有强烈的情感或丰富的知识〕 —stillness noun [uncountable] Somewhere in the stillness of the night, an owl hooted. 万籁俱寂的夜晚，一只猫头鹰在鸣叫。

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still• For once, the house was completely still.• Percy was so thrilled he could hardly sit still.• There was no wind and the trees were completely still.• a hot, still, airless day• The memory was a series of still images, a film broken down to components.• Everything was very still inside the little chapel. Nothing broke the silence.• It was another still island day and I could hear the sounds of a motorbike and chainsaw on the mainland.• Would you like that still or sparkling, madam?• a still pond• It was a long, hot, still September afternoon.• Anna looked out across the still waters of the lake.• Keep still while I tie your shoes.stood still• But agriculture has not stood still.• Only Auguste did not notice until in unladylike fashion she placed herself directly in his path and stood still.• But, although Ashley stood still and wary, her son showed no inhibitions.• Holmes stood still, apparently in deep thought, as the Viscount paced nervously about.• But it got to a point where we stood still for too long and the world around us was changing.• I have stood still instead of fighting on her side as I did in the basement in Lobethal.• He stood still, not daring to move, unable to break away.• Time may not have stood still there, but it was close.still day• Although it was early, it was already a hot, still day.• The putting surfaces are large undulating and marble quick, even on a rare still day.• It is mature and spontaneous utterance falling like ripe leaves on a still day in the fall of the year.• These were still days of innovation.

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still3 noun [countable]  1. AMFa photograph of a scene from a film 〔电影的〕剧照；定格画面2. DFDa piece of equipment for making alcoholic drinks from grain or potatoes 〔制酒用的〕蒸馏器3. the still of the night/evening etc literaryPEACEFUL the calm and quiet of the night etc 夜晚/傍晚等的寂静

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still• I also have stills taken on the set as a movie was being made.• There was Mark, who worked as assistant director, and did all the stills photography.still4 verb literary  1  CALM[intransitive, transitive] to stop moving, or make something stop moving （使）安静，（使）静止 The ground beneath them trembled, then stilled. 他们脚下的大地开始颤抖，然后平静了下来。2  [intransitive, transitive] if a noise stills or is stilled, it stops （使）〔噪声〕停止，（使）静下来 The murmurs stilled. 低语声静了下来。 He stilled their protests with a wave of his hands. 他挥手让他们的抗议声平静下来。3. CALM[transitive] if a doubt or fear is stilled, it becomes weaker or goes away 〔疑虑或恐惧〕减轻，消除→ See Verb table

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still• When Nicandra came into the morning room, the air was stilled for a moment.Origin still2 Old English stille still3 1. (1600-1700) → STILL22. (1500-1600) distill

still1 adverb →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2still2 adjectivestill3 nounstill4 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese  

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still¹ S1 W1 /stɪl/ adverb
1. up to a particular point in time and continuing at that moment:
    I still haven’t finished painting the spare room.
    Do you still have Julie’s phone number?
  GRAMMAR
    Still usually comes before the verb, unless the verb is a simple tense of ‘be’, or after the first auxiliary:
   ▪ The system still works.
   ▪ It was still dark outside.
   ▪ I can still remember them.
    Still usually comes before any negative word or before 'do not':
   ▪ She still isn’t ready.
   ▪ They still can’t decide.
   ▪ I’m still not tired.
   ▪ We still do not know exactly what happened.
    ► Do not say 'still now':
   ▪ Inflation is still (NOT still now) a problem.
2. in spite of what has just been said or done:
    Clare didn’t do much work, but she still passed the exam.
   [sentence adverb]
    The hotel was terrible. Still, we were lucky with the weather.
3. still more/further/another/other used to emphasize that something increases more, there is more of something etc:
    Kevin grew still more depressed.
4. better/harder/worse etc still (also still better/harder/worse etc) even better, harder etc than something else:
    Dan found biology difficult, and physics harder still.

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still² S3 adjective1. not moving:
    We stood still and watched as the deer came closer.
    Keep still while I tie your shoe.
    the still waters of the lake
2. quiet and calm:
    The house was completely still.
3. not windy:
    a hot still day
4. British English a still drink does not contain gas:
    still or sparkling mineral water
5. still waters run deep used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge
—stillness noun [uncountable]:
    Somewhere in the stillness of the night, an owl hooted.

III

still³ noun [countable]1. a photograph of a scene from a film
2. a piece of equipment for making alcoholic drinks from grain or potatoes
3. the still of the night/evening etc literary the calm and quiet of the night etc

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still⁴ verb literary
1. [intransitive and transitive] to stop moving, or make something stop moving:
    The ground beneath them trembled, then stilled.
2. [intransitive and transitive] if a noise stills or is stilled, it stops:
    The murmurs stilled.
    He stilled their protests with a wave of his hands.
3. [transitive] if a doubt or fear is stilled, it becomes weaker or goes away
     

THESAURUS

■ not moving
   ▪ still not moving – use this especially about people who are not moving, or about places where there is no wind: There was no wind and the trees were completely still. | Keep still while I tie your shoes.
   ▪ stationary not moving – use this about cars, trains, or objects: The truck swerved and hit a stationary vehicle.
   ▪ immobile not moving or not able to move, especially because of fear or tiredness: As the disease progressed, she became increasingly immobile.
   ▪ motionless completely still – used especially in literature: Kemp sat motionless as the verdict was read.
   ▪ calm not moving because there is no wind – use this about air and water: The lake was calm.
   ▪ be at a standstill if traffic is at a standstill it is not moving: Traffic was at a standstill on the motorway.