ADVERB USES 副词用法
- ADV 还是;还;仍然;依然
If a situation that used to exist still exists, it has continued and exists now.
- I still dream of home...
我依然做梦梦见家。 - Brian's toe is still badly swollen and he cannot put on his shoe...
布赖恩的脚趾还是肿得很厉害,穿不上鞋。 - If you don't like the job, why are you still there?...
如果你不喜欢这份工作,为什么还呆在那里呢? - There are still doubts about the final signing of the two treaties.
仍然有人怀疑这两份条约最终能否签署。
- ADV 仍然,还是(会或可能)
If something that has not yet happened could still happen, it is possible that it will happen. If something that has not yet happened is still to happen, it will happen at a later time.
- Big money could still be made if the crisis keeps oil prices high...
如果这场危机让油价居高不下的话,仍然有可能赚大钱。 - We could still make it, but we won't get there till three...
我们仍然可以赶去,只不过要到 3 点钟才能到。 - The details have still to be worked out...
具体细节还有待敲定。 - Still to come, the financial news and the weather at a quarter to two.
稍后是1点45分的财经新闻和天气预报。
- ADV (用以强调剩余物)还有
If you say that there is still an amount of something left, you are emphasizing that there is that amount left.
- Bardi coloured the milk with the slightest touch of coffee, of which there was still plenty...
巴尔迪只加了少许咖啡给牛奶调色,还剩下很多。 - There are still some outstanding problems...
还有一些未解决的问题。 - There's still time to catch up with them.
还有时间追上他们。
- ADV 但是;尽管如此;(虽然…)还是
You use still to emphasize that something remains the case or is true in spite of what you have just said.
- I'm average for my height. But I still feel I'm fatter than I should be...
从身高来看,我算是中等身材。但我还是觉得自己胖了点。 - Despite the ruling, Boreham was still found guilty.
尽管法庭先前已有裁决,博勒姆还是被判有罪。
- ADV (表示不必担心)然而,不过
You use still to indicate that a problem or difficulty is not really worth worrying about.
- Their luck had simply run out. Still, never fear...
他们的好运已经到头了。不过,别担心。 - 'Any idea who is going to be here this weekend?' — 'No. Still, who cares?'
“知道这个周末谁要来吗?”——“不知道。不过,管他呢。”
- ADV (与 further, another, more 等连用强调数量惊人或极大)更,还
You use still in expressions such as still further ,still another, and still more to show that you find the number or quantity of things you are referring to surprising or excessive.
- We look forward to strengthening still further our already close co-operation with the police service...
我们期盼着进一步加强和警方的合作,形成更加紧密的合作关系。 - Why did the bank not conduct its own audit before lending still more?
银行为什么不在贷出更多钱之前先审计自己的账目呢?
- ADV (与比较级连用强调某种特点)更,还要
You use still with comparatives to indicate that something has even more of a quality than something else.
- Formula One motor car racing is supposed to be dangerous. 'Indycar' racing is supposed to be more dangerous still.
据说,一级方程式赛车很危险,而“印第赛车”相比更危险。
If you say that something is still happening or is still the case, you are usually emphasizing your surprise that it has been happening or has been the case for so long. She was still looking at me... There are still plenty of horses round here. Already is often used to add emphasis or to suggest that it is surprising that something has happened so soon. They were already eating their lunch. You use yet in negative sentences and in questions. It is often used to add emphasis, to suggest surprise that something has not happened, or to say that it will happen later. Have you seen it yet?... The troops could not yet see the shore... It isn't dark yet.
still 通常用于表示对某件事发生或持续很长时间感到惊奇,如:She was still looking at me (她仍在看着我),There are still plenty of horses round here (附近仍有很多匹马)。already 则往往用来强调或暗示某事发生得如此之快,令人意想不到,如:They were already eating their lunch (他们已经在吃午饭了)。yet 则常用在否定句和疑问句中加强语气,对某事尚未发生表示惊奇,或表示某事以后会发生,如:Have you seen it yet (你已经见过它了吗),The troops could not yet see the shore (部队还看不到海岸),It isn't dark yet (天还没黑)。
NOT MOVING OR MAKING A NOISE 不移动或不发出声音
- ADJ-GRADED 静止的;不动的
If you stay still, you stay in the same position and do not move.
- David had been dancing about like a child, but suddenly he stood still and looked at Brad...
戴维一直像个孩子似的蹦蹦跳跳,但突然他停了下来看着布拉德。 - He played the tape through once, then sat very still for several minutes...
他把磁带从头到尾放了一遍,然后一动不动地静坐了几分钟。 - He recalled her still face and the hurt in her eyes when he had refused her help...
他还记得自己拒绝了她的帮助时,她那张毫无表情的脸和受伤的眼神。 - Gladys was still, then she shook her head slowly.
格拉迪丝一动不动,然后慢慢地摇了摇头。
- ADJ-GRADED (空气或水)静止的,不流动的
If air or water is still, it is not moving.
- The night air was very still...
夜晚没有什么风。 - He watched the still water over the side of the boat.
他看着船边平静的水。
- ADJ (饮料)不含碳酸气的,不冒泡的
Drinks that are still do not contain any bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- ...a glass of still orange.
一杯无汽橘子水
- ADJ-GRADED 宁静的;寂静的
If a place is still, it is quiet and shows no sign of activity.
- In the room it was very still.
房间里十分宁静。
- V-ERG (使)安静;(使)无声
If a sound stills or is stilled, it becomes quiet.
- Her crying slowly stilled...
她的哭声慢慢静了下来。 - The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur...
人群的喧哗平息下来,变成了满怀期待的低语声。 - The people's voice has been stilled.
人们安静了下来。
- 电影剧照
A still is a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes.
EQUIPMENT 仪器设备
- (制酒的)蒸馏器
A still is a piece of equipment used to make strong alcoholic drinks by a process called distilling.