① Frozen with fear, the little girl kept still, her breath held tightly in her chest.小女孩吓得僵住,一动也不敢动,胸腔里屏住了呼吸。
② She stood still, staring at the letter in her hand, unable to believe what she had just read.
她伫立不动,凝视着手中的信件,不敢相信刚刚读到的内容。(写震惊错愕绝佳句子)③His voice was calm, but his hands were still—too still—as if he were afraid to move.他的声音平静,但双手一动不动——太静了,仿佛不敢动弹。
2️⃣环境描写(夜色/荒野/森林/湖面等万籁俱寂,渲染氛围):
① The night was stilland the air was cool, with only the faint whisper of wind through the pines.夜晚静谧,空气清凉,只有松林间传来微弱的风声。② Still was the lake at dawn, its surface unbroken, like a mirror left untouched by time.黎明时分的湖水一片宁静,水面毫无波澜,宛如一面未被时间触碰的镜子。
3️⃣ 动词用法(情绪、喧闹归于平静):
① A deep sigh stilled her trembling shoulders.
一声长叹之后,她颤抖的双肩渐渐平复下来。(心理外化,情绪平复)
② The gentle words stilled the noisy quarrel between the two boys.
这番温和的话语平息了两个男孩之间激烈的争执。
4️⃣名词用法: the still of... (...的宁静、寂静):
①In the still of the early morning, she finally heard her own thoughts.
在清晨的宁静中,她终于听见了自己的心声。
② He found a kind of still in the old man's presence—a peace that words could not describe.
在老人身边,他找到了一种宁静——一种言语无法描述的平和。📚 写作提分小贴士!① still 作形容词时,常与 fall / go / stand / lie / sit 等动词连用:fall still, stand still, lie still。② 注意区分 still(静止的)与quiet(安静的):still 强调“不动”,quiet 强调“无声”。