standstill

停顿，停止

【例】 The consumer confidence index might soon plummet as it did in late 2010, bringing the national economy to a standstill.

消费者信心指数可能很快像2010年底那样急转直下，导致国民经济陷入停顿。

startling

令人吃惊的

【例】 It is a little pity that the improvements in health care has not matched with the startling economic growth in that country.

稍有遗憾的是，该国在医疗保健方面的进步尚未与其惊人的经济增长速度相匹配。

start-up

启动；创业；启动阶段的；创业所需的

【例】 The government provides start-up firms with business assistance in addition to policy support and green administrative examination and approval.

除了政策倾斜和为行政审批开通绿色通道之外，政府还为新兴公司提供商务扶持。

statement

陈述，声明，说法；结算单，报表；财务报告；借贷对照表

【例】 The official statement reveals that it is very hard to curb the uprising trend of housing price in the short run.

这份官方声明表明，短期内抑制房价的上涨趋势很困难。

state-of-the-art

最先进的；达到最高水准的

【例】 Attracted by the potential huge market and abundant labour resources, multinational corporations are racing to build state-of-the-art factories in China.

受潜在的巨大市场和丰富劳动力的吸引，跨国公司正竞相在中国建立最先进的工厂。