Dictionary entry

Standstill

Pronunciation: /ˈstan(d)stɪl/

Pronunciation

/ˈstan(d)stɪl/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ရပ်နေခြင်း။ရပ်တံ့ခြင်း။ရပ်စဲခြင်း။

Definition

standstill /'stændstÇl / n [sing] လံုးဝဥႆံုရပ္ျခင္း။ be at/come to/bring sth to a standstill ❍ Work is grinding to a standstill. ❍ Traffic in the city is at a complete/virtual standstill.

Examples

  1. [be at a standstill] : The peace process is at a standstill.
  2. [bring something to a standstill] : This crisis is threatening to bring the country’s economy to a standstill.
  3. [come to a standstill] : The traffic in Manila came to a standstill yet again today.