1·Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played.
阿根廷在比赛进行期间全国上下事实上进入了停顿状态。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Perhaps, then, the standstill was the result either of a power struggle within the ruling circles of Dubai, or between Dubai and its neighbour, Abu Dhabi.
造成债务停顿的原因，可能是迪拜统治圈里的权利之争，也可能是迪拜和邻国阿布扎比的明争暗斗。
3·An immediate response is vital when it is a question of bringing fast-moving machinery to a standstill in the shortest possible time.
立即反应是非常关键的，如使快速运动的机器在很短的可能时间内停顿所产生的问题。
4·Stranger: Yeah, traffic was brought to a standstill by the accident. If we had gone early we would miss the traffic.
陌生人：是啊！出了事故以后，交通陷于停顿状态。我们早些走就能避开交通拥挤时间了。
5·The main character is a boy named Kei Kusanagi who suffers from a very rare disease which causes a comatose state referred to as a "standstill" whenever he is under severe emotional distress.
主角是一个男孩筲箕湾草谁患有一种非常罕见的疾病，导致昏迷状态称为“停顿”时，他是受到严重情绪困扰。
1·Heavy snowfall has caused disruption across northern Europe, closing airports and bringing traffic to a standstill.
北欧地区突降大雪，造成机场关闭、交通停止。
1·The economy at a standstill, and running out of food — in the end 300 people were arrested and up to 200, 000 perished.
经济停滞不前，食物短缺。最后的结果是，300人被捕，至少20万人死亡。