1 V-ERG （使）停止行进;（使）停住 When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still. （使）停止行进;（使）停住
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They halted at a short distance from the house. [VERB]
他们在离房子不远处停了下来。
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The engine note changed as the aircraft landed, taxied and halted. [VERB]
发动机的声音随着飞机着陆、滑行和停下一直在变化。
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She held her hand out flat, to halt him. [VERB noun]
她平伸出一只手掌，要挡住他。
SYN stop, draw up, pull up, break off
2 V-ERG （使）（生长、发展、活动等）停止（或中止） When something such as growth, development, or activity halts or when you halt it, it stops completely. （使）（生长、发展、活动等）停止（或中止）
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Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday. [VERB noun]
罢工工人于昨日停止了汽车厂的生产。
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He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline. [VERB noun]
他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。
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Exports have not been halted completely because another line is operational.
出口并没有完全停止，因为另一条生产线还能运转。
SYN hold back, end, check, block
3 VERB （军队口令）立定！站住！停止前进！ 'Halt!' is a military order to stop walking or marching and stand still. （军队口令）立定！站住！停止前进！
4 N-COUNT （只有小型站台、无建筑物的)小火车站 A halt is a very small station on a country railway line, which often consists only of a short platform and no building. （只有小型站台、无建筑物的)小火车站 [British]
SYN stop, end, close, break
5 PHRASE 下令停止;叫停 If someone calls a halt to something such as an activity, they decide not to continue with it or to end it immediately. 下令停止;叫停
6 PHRASE 停止移动;停下 If someone or something comes to a halt, they stop moving. 停止移动;停下
7 PHRASE （使）（生长、发展、活动等）完全停止 If something such as growth, development, or activity comes or grinds to a halt or is brought to a halt, it stops completely. （使）（生长、发展、活动等）完全停止
| Word Partnership | Use halt with: |
| VERB. | call a halt to something 5 bring something to a halt, come/grind/screech to a halt 6 7 |
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