| 单词 | stop |
| 释义 | stop (stɒp ) Word forms: stops , stopping , stopped 1. verb A1 If you have been doing something and then you stop doing it, you no longer do it. Stop throwing those stones! [V -ing] He can't stop thinking about it. [VERB verb-ing] I've been told to lose weight and stop smoking. [VERB verb-ing] I stopped working last year to have a baby. [VERB verb-ing] Does either of the parties want to stop the fighting? [VERB noun] She stopped in mid-sentence. [VERB] Synonyms: quit, cease, refrain, break off 2. verb B1 If you stop something happening, you prevent it from happening or prevent it from continuing. He proposed a new diplomatic initiative to try to stop the war. [VERB noun] If the fire isn't stopped, it could spread to 25,000 acres. [be VERB-ed] I think she really would have liked to stop us seeing each other. [VERB noun verb-ing] He put the radio on loud to stop himself thinking about it. [V n -ing] Motherhood won't stop me from pursuing my acting career. [VERB noun + from] There's nothing to stop you from doing a bit of exploring further afield. [V n from -ing] Synonyms: prevent, suspend, cut short, close 3. verb B1 If an activity or process stops, it is no longer happening. The rain had stopped and a star or two was visible over the mountains. [VERB] The system overheated and filming had to stop. [VERB] The music stopped and the lights were turned up. [VERB] They're treating it like a game, a novelty. That's got to stop. [VERB] Synonyms: end, conclude, finish, be over 4. verb B1 If something such as machine stops or is stopped, it is no longer moving or working. The clock had stopped at 2.12 a.m. [VERB] His heart stopped three times. [VERB] Arnold stopped the engine and got out of the car. [VERB noun] He stopped the machine and replayed the message. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cease, shut down, discontinue, desist 5. verb B1 When a moving person or vehicle stops or is stopped, they no longer move and they remain in the same place. The car failed to stop at an army checkpoint. [VERB] He stopped and let her catch up with him. [VERB] The event literally stopped the traffic. [VERB noun] The van was stopped at customs in Harwich. [VERB noun] Synonyms: halt, pause, stall, draw up 6. singular noun B1 If something that is moving comes to a stop or is brought to a stop, it slows down and no longer moves. People often wrongly open doors before the train has come to a stop. He slowed the car almost to a stop. Synonyms: halt, standstill 7. verb If someone does not stop to think or to explain, they continue with what they are doing without taking any time to think about or explain it. She doesn't stop to think about what she's saying. [VERB to-infinitive] There is something rather strange about all this if one stops to consider it. [VERB to-infinitive] People who lead busy lives have no time to stop and reflect. [VERB] Synonyms: pause, wait, rest, hesitate 8. verb If you say that a quality or state stops somewhere, you mean that it exists or is true up to that point, but no further. The cafe owner has put up 'no smoking' signs, but thinks his responsibility stops there. [VERB adverb] The good news did not stop there. [VERB adverb] Once you cross over the thin line to acts of lawlessness, who knows where it stops? [VERB adverb] 9. countable noun A1 A stop is a place where buses or trains regularly stop so that people can get on and off. There was an Underground map above one of the windows and I counted the stops to West Hampstead. They waited at a bus stop. Synonyms: station, stage, halt, destination 10. verb A2 If you stop somewhere on a journey, you stay there for a short while. He insisted we stop at a small restaurant just outside of Atlanta. [VERB preposition/adverb] It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: stay, rest, put up, lodge 11. countable noun A2 A stop is a time or place at which you stop during a journey. The last stop in Mr Cook's lengthy tour was Paris. Mack was driving down from Vermont, with a stop in Boston to pick Sarah up. Synonyms: stay, break, visit, rest 12. countable noun [usually plural] In music, organ stops are the knobs at the side of the organ, which you pull or push in order to control the type of sound that comes out of the pipes. 13. to stop at nothing phrase If you say that someone will stop at nothing to get something, you are emphasizing that they are willing to do things that are extreme, wrong, or dangerous in order to get it. [emphasis] Their motive is money, and they will stop at nothing to get it. 14. to pull out all the stops phrase If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you can to make something happen or succeed. New Zealand police vowed yesterday to pull out all the stops to find the killer. 15. put a stop to sth phrase If you put a stop to something that you do not like or approve of, you prevent it from happening or continuing. His daughter should have stood up and put a stop to all these rumours. 16. know when to stop phrase If you say that someone does not know when to stop, you mean that they do not control their own behaviour very well and so they often annoy or upset other people. Like many politicians before him, Mr Bentley did not know when to stop. You should know when to stop asking questions. 17. to stop dead phrase To stop dead means to suddenly stop happening or moving. To stop someone or something dead means to cause them to suddenly stop happening or moving. We all stopped dead and looked at it. She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead. The sight of it stopped them dead. 18. to stop short of phrase If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it. He stopped short of explicitly criticizing the government. The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence. 19. to stop someone in their tracks phrase If someone or something stops you in your tracks, or if you stop dead in your tracks, you suddenly stop moving because you are very surprised, impressed, or frightened. This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks. They stopped in their tracks and stared at him in amazement. The thought almost stopped me dead in my tracks. Phrasal verbs: stop by phrasal verb If you stop by somewhere, you make a short visit to a person or place. [informal] Perhaps I'll stop by the hospital. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I'll stop by to see Leigh before going home. [VERB PARTICLE] stop off phrasal verb If you stop off somewhere, you stop for a short time in the middle of a journey. She stopped off in Poland on her way to Munich. [VERB PARTICLE] stop up phrasal verb If you stop something up, you cover or fill a hole or gap in it. They stopped up leaks with chewing gum. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: stop the show to give an outstanding performance in a show or other event Twelve-year-old Reggie Jackson stopped the show last night, singing `America the Beautiful'. She got a standing ovation for her show-stopping number at the concert yesterday evening. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers stop someone in their tracks or stop someone dead in their tracks to make someone suddenly stop moving or doing something because they are very surprised, impressed, or frightened The sound of gunfire stopped them dead in their tracks. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers stop something in its tracks or stop something dead in its tracks to make something, such as a process or an activity, immediately stop continuing or developing If the Chancellor pulls the plug on the £22 billion programme, the resulting job losses could stop Britain's economic revival dead in its tracks. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: stop light I pulled behind the line of cars awaiting the left-turn arrow at the stop light. Christianity Today Here he explains why we must stop light pollution ruining our view of the heavens. The Sun Take a right, then go to the first stop light. Houston Chronicle City riding often doesn't pose this problem as riders typically lower their hands during stop light breaks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rings were meant to resemble a stop light. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And they do not appear in any sort of order or continuity but stop suddenly in the middle of a plot. Times, Sunday Times Try not to stop suddenly when you are approaching lights or roundabouts and accelerate using as few gears as possible. The Sun When last did a motorcyclists stop suddenly and without warning in front of you? The Star (South Africa) Harder to fathom was that the llamas would be walking along contentedly, then stop suddenly. Times, Sunday Times A mechanized heart, which could either stop suddenly, or had the potential to run wild. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Does it stop all traffic, get squashed or cause the closest car to swerve neatly and continue on its way? Times, Sunday Times Sure there are other trade visits, but precious few that attract flag-waving schoolchildren or stop the traffic. Times, Sunday Times I've got people who'd lie down in the street to stop the traffic if they thought it would help. Times, Sunday Times At a stroke, we would stop the traffic in these unfortunate people. Times, Sunday Times They didn't exactly stop the traffic, but they had plenty of tourists taking their picture. Times, Sunday Times The army chief told them he had taken power to stop violence and to enact economic, social and political reforms before elections. Times, Sunday Times The chorus and the song's lyrics in general deal with the necessity to stop violence in hip hop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An estimated 5,000 militia were used to stop violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I work with many organizations to stop violence and bullying, and will continue to. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it lacked authority to stop violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sudden stop can be even more terrifying if we don't know what to do with ourselves. Times,Sunday Times I then bounced off a side wall and ended up face-down on the ground - so no great sudden stop. Times, Sunday Times He has a well-developed protective instinct, as in the arm flung across the passenger seat in the event of a sudden stop. Times, Sunday Times This sudden stop in activity will lead to a one-time loss of national income. Times,Sunday Times In the past the screens have been installed later, despite complaints from doctors and anyone thrown out of their seat by a sudden stop. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 停止, 停止, 停止 Japanese: 中止, 止める, 止まる |
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