单词 | stopping |
释义 | stop1 of 3verb ˈstäp stopped; stopping transitive verb 1 a : to close by filling or obstructing b : to hinder or prevent the passage of c : to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by easy to stop a bullet along a lonely … road—Harvey Fergusson 2 a : to close up or block off (an opening) : plug b : to make impassable : choke, obstruct c : to cover over or fill in (a hole or crevice) 3 a : to cause to give up or change a course of action b : to keep from carrying out a proposed action : restrain, prevent stopped them from leaving 4 a : to cause to cease : check, suppress b : discontinue 5 a : to deduct or withhold (a sum due) b : to instruct one's bank to refuse (payment) or refuse payment of (something, such as a check) 6 a : to arrest the progress or motion of : cause to halt stopped the car b : parry c : to check by means of a weapon : bring down, kill d : to beat in a boxing match by a knockout broadly : defeat e : baffle, nonplus 7 a : to change the pitch of (something, such as a violin string) by pressing with the finger b : to change the pitch of (a wind instrument) by closing one or more finger holes or by thrusting the hand or a mute into the bell 8 : to hold an honor card and enough protecting cards to be able to block (a bridge suit) before an opponent can run many tricks intransitive verb 1 a : to cease activity or operation his heart stopped the motor stopped b : to come to an end especially suddenly : close, finish The talking stopped when she entered the room. 2 a : to cease to move on : halt b : pause, hesitate 3 a : to break one's journey : stay b chiefly British : remain c : to make a brief call : drop in 4 : to become choked : clog the sink often stops up stoppable ˈstä-pə-bəl adjective stop 2 of 3noun1 a : cessation, end b : a pause or breaking off in speech 2 a(1) : a graduated set of organ pipes of similar design and tone quality (2) : a corresponding set of vibrators or reeds of a reed organ (3) : stop knob —often used figuratively in phrases like pull out all the stops to suggest holding nothing back b : a means of regulating the pitch of a musical instrument 3 a : something that impedes, obstructs, or brings to a halt : impediment, obstacle b : the aperture of a camera lens also : a marking of a series (as of f-numbers) on a camera for indicating settings of the diaphragm c : a drain plug : stopper 4 : a device for arresting or limiting motion 5 : the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : check 6 a : a halt in a journey : stay made a brief stop to refuel b : a stopping place a bus stop 7 a chiefly British : any of several punctuation marks b —used in telegrams and cables to indicate a period c : a pause or break in a verse that marks the end of a grammatical unit 8 a : an order stopping payment (as of a check or note) by a bank b : stop order 9 : a consonant characterized by complete closure of the breath passage in the course of articulation compare continuant 10 : a depression in the face of an animal at the junction of forehead and muzzle 11 : a function of an electronic device that stops a recording stop 3 of 3adjective : serving to stop : designed to stop stop line stop signal stopping 1 of 3 adjectiveas in passing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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stopping 2 of 3nounas in halting Synonyms & Similar Words
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stopping 3 of 3verb1 as in ceasing to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in stalling to bring (something) to a standstill traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in filling to close up so that no empty spaces remain I stopped the mouse hole with plaster Synonyms & Similar Words
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4 as in ending to come to an end the music stopped but we kept on dancing Synonyms & Similar Words
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5 as in defeating to achieve a victory over they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league Synonyms & Similar Words
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