| 单词 | to screech to a halt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto screech to a halt (or stop) c. intransitive. to screech to a halt (or stop): (of a moving vehicle) to be stopped by a forceful application of the brakes which causes the brakes, wheels, or tyres to make a loud, harsh, piercing noise; (of a driver) to stop a vehicle in this way. Also figurative with reference to an abrupt ending or halting of something. Cf. to come to a screeching halt (or stop) at screeching adj. 2. ΚΠ 1920 Lake County Times (Hammond, Indiana) 24 May 1/2 The quiet of police headquarters was broken as an automobile screeched to a sudden stop outside the door. 1933 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 8 June 6/3 A big truck screeched to a halt less than six inches away. 1978 C. Trillin Alice, Let's Eat 6 I screech to a halt in front of a place that has the look of a spectacular fried-clam stand. 1992 Economist 12 Sept. 98/1 Even if the scheme screeched to a halt tomorrow, it has accomplished the unprecedented feat of fully privatising 122 state-owned companies in two months. 2011 Times of India (Nexis) 28 Sept. A yellow taxi screeched to a halt. < as lemmas |
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