stall² v [I,T] 1 if an engine stalls or you stall it, it suddenly stops working 〔引擎〕熄火; 使〔引擎〕停止运转: The car stalled at the junction. 汽车在路口拋锚了。 2informal to deliberately delay doing something, or to make someone else do this 【非正式】 拖延; 拖住: Quit stalling and answer my question! 别拖拉了，回答我的问题！