still 1 S1 W1 / stɪl / 副词 #
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 动词 , unless the 动词 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.
[句子副词]
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.
still 2 S3 adjective #
1 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 [不可数名词] :
Somewhere in the stillness of the night , an owl hooted.
still 3 noun [可数名词] #
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
still 4 verb literary #
1 [不及物和及物动词] to stop moving, or make something stop moving :
The ground beneath them trembled, then stilled.
2 [不及物和及物动词] if a noise stills or is stilled, it stops :
The murmurs stilled.
He stilled their protests with a wave of his hands.
3 [及物动词] 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.