| 单词 | to come to a screeching halt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come to a screeching halt (or stop) 2. Designating a sudden stopping of a vehicle by a forceful application of the brakes which causes the brakes, wheels, or tyres to screech; (also) figurative with reference to an abrupt ending or halting of something. Chiefly in to come to a screeching halt (or stop). ΚΠ 1904 G. E. Jackson Three Graces at College xviii. 229 A train came to a screeching standstill, and a brakeman called out. 1931 E. S. Whitman No Minor Vices iv. 66 Instantly the brakes were applied and the car came to a screeching stop. 1953 Life 20 July 65 They swarmed after him through rainstorm and over ditches, most of them hoping to see the Hogan legend come to a screeching halt. 1993 C. Clark Criscuo Wiseguys in Love 136 The car came to a screeching halt, which threw Henry against the divider. 2007 Independent 19 Dec. 26/5 In the event that the current strike continues for another six months, the two Guilds will make common cause and bring the entire entertainment behemoth to a screeching halt. < as lemmas |
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