| 释义 |
*stop¹ /stɑp; stɒp/
v -pped, -pping
1 [I,T] to no longer continue to do something, or no longer continue to happen 停止，停下来:
The baby's been crying all morning — I wish he'd stop! 宝宝哭了一个上午 — 真希望他能停！
Has the rain stopped yet? 雨停了吗？
stop doing sth Everyone stopped talking as soon as she came into the room. 她一进房间，大家都闭口不说话了。
stop it/that spoken (=used to tell someone to stop doing something, especially something annoying or painful) 【口】 停止，住手〔因某事惹人讨厌或令人疼痛〕: Stop it! You're hurting me! 住手！ 你弄痛我了！
2 [I] to no longer continue to move or operate 不再移动; 停止运转:
The car stopped outside a big hotel. 汽车在一家大酒店外面停了下来。
My watch has stopped. 我的手表停了。
3 [I] to pause for a short time when you are doing something or travelling somewhere 〔做某事时或旅行途中〕暂停:
What time do you want to stop? 你想什么时候停一停？
stop to do sth (=stop in order to do something) 停下来做某事: We stopped to get some gas in Louisville. 我们在路易斯维尔停下来加油。
4 [I] if a train, bus etc stops somewhere, you can get on or off it there 〔火车、巴士等〕停靠:
+ at Does this train stop at Broxbourne? 这班火车会在布洛克斯本停站吗？
5 [T] to make something end 使结束，使终止:
The referee stopped the fight in the second round. 裁判在第二回合时结束了拳击比赛。
6 [T] to prevent someone from doing something, or prevent something from happening 防止，阻止:
efforts to stop the spread of AIDS 防止爱滋病蔓延的努力
stop sth (from) doing sth She can't stop me from leaving! 我要走她是拦不住的！
7 [T] to make a vehicle or machine no longer continue to move or operate 使〔车或机器等〕停下，使停止运转:
Stop the car. I want to be sick! 停车，我要吐了！
How do you stop the motor? 这发动机是怎么关的？
8 [T] to prevent someone from continuing to move or travel somewhere 使〔某人〕停下，拦住，截住:
A man stopped me in the street and asked for a light. 街上有个男人叫住我向我借火。
the police stop sb (=because they think that person has done something illegal) 警察拦住某人〔因认为那人犯事〕: He's been stopped twice by the police for speeding. 他已经两次因为超速驾驶被警方截住了。
9 stop short of sth to not do something, although you almost do it 差点儿就做某事:
Tom stopped short of calling her a liar. 汤姆差一点儿就叫她骗子了。
10 sb will stop at nothing used to say that someone will do anything, even things that are illegal, cruel, or dangerous, in order to get what they want 〔为了达到目的〕某人会不择手段
11 stop a cheque to tell your bank not to pay money to someone after you have written them a CHEQUE 停止兑付支票
stop byto make a short, unplanned visit to a friend 顺路探望，串门子:
It was nice of Judy to stop by. 朱迪真好，到家里来坐。
stop off
to make a short visit to a place when you are going somewhere else 〔在半路〕作短暂停留:
+ at/in We stopped off at the supermarket on the way home. 我们在回家路上去了一趟超级市场。
stop sth ↔ up
to block a hole in something 堵住，塞住:
I need something to stop up the sink. 我需要个什么东西把水槽塞住。
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