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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

still [stɪl]
  1. 1. adjective [+person, hands, etc] 不动的
    He sat very still for several minutes.
    一动也不动地坐了几分钟。
    His hands were never still.
    双手从不停歇
  2. 2. adjective [+place, water, air] (tranquil) 平静
    a still lake
    平静的湖
    The night air was very still.
    夜空非常寂静
  3. 3. adjective [BRIT] (not fizzy) 无气泡的
    a bottle of still water
    一瓶无气泡的
  4. 4. adverb (up to the present) 仍然
    She still lives in London.
    她仍住在伦敦
  5. 5. adverb (possibly) 还是
    We could still make it if we rush.
    如果我们快点,还能赶上
  6. 6. adverb (even) 更
    They could delay the flight still further.
    他们能将航班拖延得更久。
  7. 7. adverb (yet) 还
    There are ten weeks still to go.
    还有10个星期呢。
  8. 8. adverb (nonetheless) 尽管如此
    I didn't win. Still, it was fun.
    我没赢。尽管如此,却玩得很开心
  9. 9. adverb (for emphasis) 还是
    Despite the ruling, he was still found guilty.
    尽管那个裁决,他还是被定了罪。
  10. 10. noun [c] [film] 剧照
    to stand/keep still
    站着别动/别动
    he still hasn't arrived
    他还没到
    better still
    更好

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

still [stɪl] [stɪl]
  1. 1. adverb 仍旧依然
    You can still change your mind.
    现在可以改变主意
    There are many things to do still.
    还有很多事情要做呢。
  2. 2. adverb 修饰比较级)更,愈
    She was still more determined after the debate.
    讨论之后她更坚决了。
    The living standards here have fallen still further.
    这儿生活水平下降了一截。
  3. 3. adverb 然而;还
    She is still my sister!
    不管怎样她都还是妹妹
    I didn't win; but it was still fun.
    虽然没赢,但还是觉得好玩儿
  4. 4. adverb [archaic] 经常
  5. 5. adjective 静寂的,无声的
  6. 6. adjective 轻柔的,低声
  7. 7. adjective 静止的不动的(常跟在lie,sit,stand等后,有时被视作副词
  8. 8. adjective 平静
  9. 9. adjective (酒等)不起泡的
  10. 10. adjective [film] 静态的;单张
  11. 11. noun 寂静无声静止
  12. 12. noun [film] (作广告用的)单张影剧照,呆照
  13. 13. conjunction 虽然…)还是然而
  14. 14. vt.,vi. (使)寂静
  15. 15. vt.,vi. (使)静止
  16. 16. vt.,vi. (使)安静(或平静缓和等);遏制

Collins English-English Dictionary

still [stɪl]
  1. 1. adj [usually predicative] motionless; stationary
  2. 2. adj undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm
  3. 3. adj not sparkling or effervescent
    a still wine
  4. 4. adj gentle or quiet; subdued
  5. 5. adj [obsolete] (of a child) dead at birth
  6. 6. adv continuing now or in the future as in the past
    do you still love me?
  7. 7. adv up to this or that time; yet
    I still don't know your name
  8. 8. adv [often used with a comparative] even or yet
    still more insults
  9. 9. adv quiet or without movement
    sit still
  10. 10. adv [poetic and dialect] always
  11. 11. n [poetic] silence or tranquillity
    the still of the night
  12. 12. n a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film
  13. 13. n (as modifier)
    a still camera
  14. 14. vb to make or become still, quiet, or calm
  15. 15. vt. [tr] to allay or relieve
    her fears were stilled
  16. 16. sentence connector even then; nevertheless
    the child has some new toys and still cries
  17. 17. sentence connector [Etymology] Old English stille; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stilli, Dutch stollen to curdle, Sanskrit sthanús immobile
still [stɪl]
  1. 1. n an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits
  2. 2. n a place where spirits are made; distillery
  3. 3. n [Etymology] C16: from Old French stiller to drip, from Latin stillare, from stilla a drip; see distil

Examples

There are still a lot of people who still bill the band as punk even though it should be as rock.
虽然这是支摇滚乐队,但许多人仍然把它说成是朋克乐队。
After all we had done, he was still ungrateful.
尽管我们做了一切,可他仍然不领情。 after
lie deadly still
死一般地静躺着 deadly
They are, I fancy, still friends.
我猜想,他们仍是朋友。 fancy
That rule still goes.
那规则仍有效。 go
the job is still open
职位仍然空缺着 open
The jury is still out.
陪审团还在审议之中。 out
The law still stands.
这条法律仍然有效。 stand
a law that is still in vigor
仍然生效的一条法律 vigor
the still watches of the night
夜深人静不眠时 watch

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