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stop noun stop ♦︎ halt ♦︎ standstillThese are all words for a situation in which activity has stopped. 这些词均表示活动的停止、终止、停顿。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / an abrupt / sudden / complete / total stop / halt / standstill◆a / an brief / unscheduled / immediate stop / halt◆to come / bring sth to a stop / halt / standstill◆to draw / jolt / screech / shudder / skid to a stop / halt■ stop [countable] an act of stopping; an act of stopping the movement or progress of sth; the state of being stopped 停止；终止；停留；阻止◆The trip included an overnight stop in Brussels.这次旅行包括在布鲁塞尔停留过夜。◆Work has temporarily come to a stop while the funding is reviewed.资金核查期间工作暂停。◆It is time to put a stop to the violence.现在是结束这场暴力活动的时候了。 see also stop ⇨ station ■ halt / /hɔːlt, BrE also hɒlt/ [singular] (rather formal, especially written, especially business 尤用于商业) a stop 停止；终止；停留；阻止◆The car skidded to a halt.汽车滑行了一段后停了下来。◆Strikes have led to a halt in production.罢工使生产陷于停顿。◆The economy seems to be grinding to a halt.经济似乎渐渐陷入瘫痪状态。◆They decided it was time to call a halt to the project (= stop it officially).他们决定要叫停这项工程了。NOTE 辨析 Stop or halt?A stop is likely to be gentler than a halt and is more likely to be planned. * stop比halt可能要温和一些，更有可能是计划好的◆a lunch stop午餐休息时间◆a stop for refreshments停下来吃点东西◆a lunch halt ◆a halt for refreshments You can have a grinding/shuddering halt when a vehicle or work stops suddenly; things can grind to a halt or a vehicle can jolt/lurch/scream/skid to a halt. 车辆或工作突然停止可以用have a grinding/shuddering halt（渐渐停下来；剧烈抖动后停下来）。事物可以grind to a halt（渐渐停下来），车辆可以jolt/lurch/scream/skid to a halt（猛地一颤／突然前倾／嘎吱一声／滑行了一阵后停下来）◆a grinding/shuddering stop ◆grind to a stop ◆jolt/lurch/scream/skid to a stop You can bring a vehicle or work to a stop/halt or it can come to a stop/halt by itself. You can put a stop to (= take action to stop) sth you think is wrong or call a halt to (= decide to stop) sth that you think is not worth doing. 停下车辆或停止工作用bring ... to a stop/halt，车辆或工作停下来则用come to a stop/halt。停止错误的事情用put a stop to，停止不值得做的事情则用call a halt to◆It's time to put a halt to the violence. ◆It's time to call a stop to the project. ■ standstill /ˈstændstɪl/ / [singular] (especially written, especially business 尤用于商业) a situation in which all activity or movement has stopped 停止；停顿；停滞◆The security alert brought the airport to a standstill.安全警戒使机场陷入停顿状态。◆Traffic in the northbound lane is at a complete standstill.北行车道的交通完全堵塞。 see also at a standstill ⇨ still adj. |