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still 的音标为 英 /stɪl/、美 /stɪl/,是一个多词性单词,核心含义围绕“持续状态”与“静止状态”展开。作为副词时表示“仍然、还”,强调动作或状态的延续;作为形容词时意为“静止的、平静的”;还可作动词表示“使平静”,或作名词指“寂静”“剧照”“蒸馏器”等[3][7]。

一、核心含义与用法

1. 副词(最常用)

表示“仍然、还”:强调动作或状态持续到现在,多用于一般现在时或现在进行时。

位置规则:肯定句中置于助动词/情态动词之后、行为动词之前;否定句中置于助动词/情态动词之前[3][9]。
Although she felt ill, she still went to work.(尽管不舒服,她仍然去上班了)
He still hasn’t finished his homework.(他还没完成作业)

表示“更、甚至”:修饰比较级,加强语气。
It’s cold today, but tomorrow will be still colder.(今天冷,明天会更冷)

表示“尽管如此、然而”:置于句首,引出转折。
The exam was difficult. Still, I passed with an A.(考试很难,尽管如此我还是拿了A)[5]

2. 形容词

表示“静止的、不动的”:描述物体或人保持固定状态。
Beware of silent dogs and still water.(提防不吠的狗和静水)
Keep still while I take your photo.(拍照时别动)

表示“平静的、无风的”:描述环境或天气。
The lake was still as a mirror.(湖面平静如镜)[8]

表示“不含气体的”:指饮料无气泡。
I prefer still water to sparkling water.(比起气泡水我更喜欢静水)

3. 动词

表示“使平静、使静止”:及物动词,宾语多为声音、情绪等。
The mother stilled the baby’s cries with a lullaby.(母亲用摇篮曲让婴儿停止哭泣)[3]
The wind stilled as night fell.(夜幕降临时风停了)

4. 名词

表示“寂静、静止”:抽象概念。
In the still of the night, I heard a distant bell.(深夜的寂静中,我听到远处的钟声)[8]

表示“剧照、静物画”:指电影中的定格画面或艺术作品。
She collected stills from classic movies.(她收藏经典电影的剧照)[8]

表示“蒸馏器”:用于酿酒或化学实验。
The whiskey is made in a traditional copper still.(这种威士忌用传统铜制蒸馏器酿造)[11]

二、常见短语搭配

still water runs deep 静水流深(比喻人沉稳有内涵)

keep/stay still 保持不动 ▶ The doctor told the patient to keep still during the injection.(医生让病人注射时别动)

still life 静物画 ▶ She specializes in painting still life with fruits and flowers.(她擅长画水果花卉静物画)

worse still 更糟糕的是 ▶ It rained heavily; worse still, we lost our way.(雨下得很大,更糟的是我们迷路了)

still and all 尽管如此(口语) ▶ He’s not perfect, but still and all, he’s a good friend.(他不完美,但毕竟是好朋友)

三、经典例句

副词(仍然)
▶ *Do you *still