stop

Word family noun stop stoppage stopper stoppingstopbankstopcockstopgapstoplightstopoverstopwatchadjective non-stop stoplessstoppedstop-goverb stop stopper adverb non-stop

ldoce_753_zstop1 /stɒp $ stɑːp/ S1 W1 verb (stopped, stopping)

1 not continue 不继续

a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to not continue, or to make someone or something not continue （使）停止，（使）终止

By midday the rain had stopped.

到了中午时分，雨停了。

This is where the path stops.

小路就到这里为止。

The referee stopped the fight.

裁判终止了拳赛。

The doctor advised me to stop the medication.

医生建议我停止用药。

People are fighting to stop the destruction of the rain forests.

人们正在努力阻止热带雨林受到破坏。

stop somebody doing something

I couldn’t stop her crying.

我无法让她停止哭泣。

b) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if you stop doing something, you do not continue to do it 停止，停下

stop doing something

I stopped digging and looked at him.

我停下不再挖，看着他。

What time do you stop work?

你几点下班？

I’ve been smoking for over ten years, and I can’t stop.

我抽了十多年的烟，戒不掉。

stop it/that (=stop doing something annoying) 停下，住手

Come on, you two! Stop it!

好啦，你们俩，住手！

Right, stop what you’re doing and come over here.

喂，你们停下手头的事，到这里来。

5In this sense, do not say ‘stop to do something’. Say stop doing something . Stop to do something means to stop moving along or stop what you are doing in order to do something else”: She stopped to look at the map (=in order to look at the map) .

表达这个意思时不能说 ‘stop to do something’，而要说 stop doing something 。 Stop to do something 的意思是“停下来去做别的事”: She stopped to look at the map (=in order to look at the map) . 她停下来看地图。

2 prevent 防止,阻止 [transitiveT]PREVENT to prevent someone from doing something or something from happening 防止，阻止，阻挡

The government tried to stop publication of the book.

政府企图阻止这本书出版。

I’m leaving now, and you can’t stop me.

我现在就要走了，你阻止不了我。

stop somebody/something (from) doing something

Lay the carpet on paper to stop it sticking to the floor.

把地毯铺在纸上，以免粘住地板。

The rain didn’t stop us from enjoying the trip.

那场雨没有妨碍我们享受旅行的乐趣。

stop yourself (from) doing something

I couldn’t stop myself laughing.

我忍不住大笑起来。

She grabbed the rail to stop herself from falling.

她抓住扶手以免摔倒。

there’s nothing to stop somebody (from) doing something

There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself.

你完全可以自己去申请这份工作。

5Do not say ‘stop someone to do something’. Say stop someone (from) doing something.

不要说 ‘stop someone to do something’. 而要说 stop someone (from) doing something.

3 not move 不再移动STOP MOVING

[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to not walk, move, or travel anymore, or to make someone or something do this （使）停下来

He stopped suddenly when he saw Ruth.

他一看到露丝，便突然停住了。

Stop! Come back!

停下，回来！

He stopped the car and got out.

他把车停住并下了车。

I was worried that the security guards would stop us at the gate.

我担心警卫会把我们挡在门口。

stop at/outside/in etc

She stopped outside the post office.

她在邮局门外停了下来。

A car stopped behind us.

一辆汽车在我们后面停了下来。

stop to do something

Sam stopped to give me a lift.

萨姆停下来让我搭车。

stop and do something

He stopped and looked into her face.

他停下来看着她的脸。

stop for

I need to stop for a rest.

我得停下来休息一会儿。

stop dead/short/in your tracks (=stop walking suddenly) 突然停下不走

Sally saw the ambulance and stopped short.

萨莉看到救护车，就一下子停住了脚步。

stop on a dime American EnglishAmE (=stop very quickly – used about cars) 〔汽车〕急刹车，急停

This truck can stop on a dime!

这辆卡车刹车很灵！

4 pause 暂停 [intransitiveI]PAUSE to pause in an activity, journey etc in order to do something before you continue 中止，暂时停下来

stop for

We stopped for a drink on the way home.

我们在回家的路上停下来喝了一杯。

stop to do something

I stopped to tie my shoe.

我停下来系鞋带。

stop to think/consider etc

It’s time we stopped to think about our next move.

我们该停下来想一想下一步的行动了。

5 stay 停留 [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE informalSTAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC to stay somewhere for a short time, especially at someone’s house 〔尤指在某人家里〕逗留，短时间停留

I won’t sit down – I’m not stopping.

我不坐了，我不打算逗留。

stop for

Will you stop for a cup of tea?

你留下来喝杯茶好吗？

6 will/would stop at nothing (to do something) DETERMINEDto be ready to do anything to achieve something that you want to achieve （做某事）尽最大努力；不择手段

We will stop at nothing to save our child.

我们要尽一切努力救我们的孩子。

Examples from the Corpus

will/would stop at nothing (to do something)• Detectives are hunting three masked raiders who they believe will stop at nothing.• Robert Sheldrake is an unscrupulous man who will stop at nothing to get this practice.• Luke Calder was a coolly calculating, ruthless man who would stop at nothing to get where or what he wanted.• Clearly, Franco would stop at nothing to retain his hegemonic position.

7 stop short of (doing) something NOT DO somethingto decide that you are not willing to do something wrong or dangerous, though you will do something similar that is less dangerous 决定不做，不愿做〔错误或危险的事情〕

The US government supported sanctions but stopped short of military action.

美国政府支持制裁，但不愿采取军事行动。

Examples from the Corpus

stop short of (doing) something• Shepherd stopped short of calling him a liar.• Yet the argument against Ashdown's triumphalism has to stop short of encouraging the same fatal hubris among Labour politicians.• In fact, no general pattern is discernible, except that almost all stop short of full accountability to Parliament.• He stopped short of making recommendations about weapons programs in his 90-minute meeting at the White House.• I know people who would maim and yet stop short of murder.• Doctors stop short of saying the disease is always fatal, but medical literature paints a bleak picture.• Eric Gray charged back up the court before stopping short of the center line.• Even if it stops short of this extreme, retroactive cost justification is largely ineffective.

8 money 钱PAY somebody FOR WORK# [transitiveT] if you stop an amount of money, you prevent it from being paid to someone 停付；扣留

Dad threatened to stop my pocket money.

爸爸威胁不给我零用钱。

stop something from something

£200 will be stopped from your wages next month to pay for the damage.

下个月将从你的工资里扣除 200 英镑赔偿损失。

I phoned the bank and asked them to stop the cheque (=not pay a cheque that I had written).

我打电话到银行要求他们止付那张支票。

My mother called the bank to stop payment on the check.

我母亲给银行打电话要求止付那张支票。

9. block 堵塞 [transitiveT] (also stop up)SHUT/CLOSE to block a hole or pipe so that water, smoke etc cannot go through it 堵塞，塞住，堵住

n GRAMMAR: Patterns with stop

stop doing something

If you stop doing something, you do not continue doing it:

Stop writing and put your pens down.

✗Don’t say: Stop to write and put your pens down.

stop to do something

If you stop to do something, you stop moving or stop what you are doing for a short time, in order to do something else:

She stopped to look at the map.

stop something/sth stops

Stop belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.

You can say:

He stopped the car.

In this sentence, ‘the car’ is the object of stop.

You can also say:

The car stopped.

In this sentence, ‘the car’ is the subject of stop.

THESAURUS

to stop doing something 停止做某事

stop to not do something any longer 停止〔做某事〕

I wish she would stop talking.

我希望她别再说了。

He waited for them to stop.

他等着他们停下来。

quit especially American EnglishAmE informal to stop doing something 停止〔做某事〕

She needs to quit complaining about her life.

她不应该再抱怨生活了。

It’s too late for him to quit now.

他现在罢手太晚了。

give something up to stop doing something, especially something that you have been doing for a long time 放弃做某事〔尤指长期做的事〕

It’s so hard to give up smoking.

戒烟真难。

She wants to give up her job.

她想放弃这份工作。

nI’ve given up trying to tell my son to clean his room.

pack something in informal to stop doing something, especially because you feel tired or annoyed 〔尤因劳累或生气而〕停止做某事

Sometimes I feel like packing in my job and starting again somewhere else.

有时候我很想放弃这份工作,换个地方重新开始。

Pack it in, will you! (=used when telling someone to stop doing something, because they are annoying you)

别干了,行不行？

pull out of something to stop taking part in something that you have agreed to take part in 从〔承诺参加的〕某事中退出

The unions have pulled out of the negotiations.

工会退出了谈判。

The US decided to pull out of the competition.

美国决定退出竞争。

cease formal to stop doing something 停止〔做某事〕

The company has decided to cease production of its film cameras.

公司已决定停止生产胶片相机。

The US government ceased talks with North Korea.

美国政府停止了与朝鲜的会谈。

to stop for a short time 暂停

stop to stop for a short time 中止,暂停

Shall we stop for coffee now?

我们歇会儿喝杯咖啡好吗？

I stopped to have a look at the map.

我停下来看地图。

pause to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again 暂停,停顿

He paused for a moment to consider the question.

他沉吟片刻,思考这个问题。

n‘I think it’s going to rain, ’ she said, pausing to look up at the sky.

have/take a break to stop working, studying, or driving for a short time in order to rest 休息

Okay, everyone. Take a ten-minute break.

好吧,大家休息十分钟。

If you’re feeling tired, you should have a break.

你如果觉得累,就该歇一歇。

nbreak to stop working, studying etc in order to rest or eat something – used about a group of people who are doing something together

After a couple of hours the committee broke for lunch.

to stop happening 停止发生

stop to stop happening 停止,终止

The noise suddenly stopped.

那声响突然停了。

We waited for the rain to stop.

我们等雨停下。

come to an end to stop – used about something that has continued for a long time 〔延续很久的事〕结束

The war finally came to an end in 1918.

战争最终于 1918 年结束。

wear off to gradually stop – used about a pain, a feeling, or the effects of something 〔疼痛、某种情感或某事物的效力〕逐渐消失

The pain will soon wear off.

疼痛会很快消失的。

The excitement was beginning to wear off.

兴奋感开始渐渐消退。

The anaesthetic took a long time to wear off.

麻醉的效力过了很久才慢慢消失。

peter out to gradually stop happening or existing 逐渐减少,逐渐消失

The campaign petered out after only a few weeks.

活动仅持续几个星期就偃旗息鼓了。

cease formal to stop 停止

The fighting has ceased.

战斗已经停止。

Production at the factory has ceased.

工厂已经停产。

to stop moving 停止移动

stop to stop moving 停下

Can we stop soon? I’m tired.

我们快点停下来好吗？我累了。

The bus stops right in front of the hotel.

公共汽车就停在酒店门前。

come to a halt especially written to move more slowly and then stop – used about a vehicle 〔车辆〕慢慢停下

The train slowly came to a halt just outside the station.

火车慢慢在车站外停下。

nThe plane came to a halt less than twenty yards away from the limousines.

pull over to move to the side of the road and stop – used about a vehicle or its driver 停靠在路边

The bus pulled over to the side of the road, with smoke coming out of its engine.

公共汽车在路边停下,引擎冒着烟。

The police officer was waving at him to pull over.

警察向他挥手示意他靠边停车。

pull up to stop close to something – used about a vehicle or its driver 〔靠近某物〕停下

The taxi pulled up outside her house.

出租车在她家门外停下。

He pulled up next to our car.

他开到我们的车旁边停下。

come to a standstill to go slower and then stop moving completely 慢慢陷于停顿

The road was blocked by an accident, and the traffic quickly came to a standstill.

一起车祸导致道路堵塞,交通很快停滞了。

5 FREQUENCY 使用频率

PHRASAL VERBS

10 stop back phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE RETURNto go back to a place you have been to earlier 返回

Can you stop back later? I’m busy right now.

你能过一会儿再来吗？我现在正忙。

Examples from the Corpus

stop back• I stopped back by my ship, where Leese was busy heating up his meal.• Jody is off traveling almost all of July, rarely stopping back in Eugene.

11 stop by (something) phrasal verbphr v VISITto make a short visit to a place or a person’s home, especially while you are going somewhere else 顺便拜访，顺路探望

I’ll stop by this evening.

今晚我会顺路过来拜访。

Daniel stopped by the store on his way home.

丹尼尔在回家路上顺便去了那家商店。

12 stop in phrasal verbphr v informal

a) GOto make a short visit to a place or person, especially while you are going somewhere else 顺便拜访，顺路探望

I’ll stop in and see you on my way home.

我在回家路上会顺路来看你。

I need to stop in at the library.

我要顺路去一下图书馆。

b) British EnglishBrESTAY/NOT LEAVE to stay at home 待在家里

I’m stopping in to wash my hair tonight.

我今晚待在家里洗头。

Examples from the Corpus

stop at• By late afternoon we'd stopped in at a number of bars along the pier.• He chose a holiday, one on which many families sightseeing in Jerusalem stop in at one of the inexpensive downtown restaurants.• I need to stop in at the office for a minute.• He never stopped in at the Susweca for refreshment after he was finished for the day.

13 stop off phrasal verbphr v VISITto make a short visit to a place during a journey, especially to rest or to see someone 〔在旅途中〕中途停留

We can stop off and see you on our way back.

我们可以在回家的路上停下来去看你。

in/at etc

We stopped off in Santa Rosa for a day.

我们中途在圣罗莎停留了一天。

Examples from the Corpus

stop off• We'll stop off and see you on our way back.• He stopped off in Paris for a couple of days.

stop in/at etc• Up Leggett Avenue, he stopped off at Beck, where Domino sat on the stoop of a beaten blue building.• He stopped off at Dingwall for a sketch or two and rejoined the train in Inverness.• Vlad, everyone wants to stop off at Escrow.• But my idea would be to meander up and down the country, stopping off at interesting towns like this.• We stopped off at Nonza where the only sound to be heard in the morning air was children singing.• But she might walk slowly, gossiping on the way, or even stop off at some other house to drink tea.• The trick will be to get some of these passengers to stop off in Tehran.• Well then, stop off at the Thomas Building and see him.

14 stop out phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informalLATE to stay out later than usual 在外面待得很晚，晚归

It was a real treat being allowed to stop out late.

被允许晚回家真是很大的优待。

15 stop over phrasal verbphr v VISITto stop somewhere and stay a short time before continuing a long journey, especially when travelling by plane 〔尤指长途飞行时〕中途停留

The plane stops over in Dubai on the way to India.

飞机飞往印度途中在迪拜经停。

→ stopover

Examples from the Corpus

stop over• The journey includes a two-day stopover in Miami before flying on to Mexico.• The flight to Australia takes 28 hours but we stop over in Singapore for a night.

16 stop up phrasal verbphr v

a)BLOCK 堵塞 stop something ↔ up to block a hole or pipe so that water, smoke etc cannot go through it 堵塞，堵住〔洞、管子，以防水、烟等通过〕

b) British EnglishBrE informalLATE to stay up late 熬夜，迟睡

Joe stopped up till 3 o’clock to watch the boxing.

乔熬夜看拳击到3点钟才睡觉。

Examples from the Corpus

stop• He wrote quickly, but from time to time he stopped and looked out of the window.• When Jack put a foot on the dance floor, some, then all couples stopped and the band trailed off.• Does this train stop at Lyon?• Can we stop at the next services and get something to eat?• I want to reclaim it - so I can stop being a casualty of this war that has no name.• All the staff are determined to stop bullying in the school.• I got stopped by a policeman for having a broken headlight.• They wanted to stop equality for black people and to kill anyone who didn't agree with them.• So eventually I stopped even going for the tests.• I stopped going to church after I left home.• I gave my little brother some chocolate to stop him crying.• When I asked Jasper what had stopped him from accepting these large offers, the question startled him.• He wanted to quit college, and no one could stop him.• I'm not stopping, I've just popped in to pick up some books.• The emperor himself could not stop it now.• Could you stop just here on the left?• Could you stop making that noise for a moment?• A man stopped me in the street and asked if I knew where the theatre was.• I've made up my mind to leave home, and you can't stop me.• A yellow car stopped outside the house.• I stopped reading and turned out the light.• Catherine stood watching the rain, hoping it would stop soon.• George stopped the engine and got out of the car.• I stopped to rest for a few minutes.• Our tanks and tracks kept going a little bit and stopped to return fire immediately.• I saw Maria and stopped to say hello.• Could you stop what you are doing and pay attention, please?

stop doing something• We couldn't stop laughing.

stop yourself (from) doing something• But I stopped myself and said something ordinary, wishing them a good trip.• He stopped himself, his choppy words disjointed.• He was half unconscious and trying to stop himself crying.• I have to stop myself from skipping.• In his heart he felt he was betraying something very new and delicate, but he could not stop himself.• It was all I could do to stop myself breaking into a run.• Laimonis laughs self-deprecatingly, and I just barely stop myself from comforting him.• The coincidence is too much, I can't stop myself.

stop at/outside/in etc• She said the driver had stopped at an intersection, got into the back seat with her and assaulted and raped her.• We stop in front of a tiny ranch-style bungalow in which Mrs Nishimae, the head priestess, lives.• Clinton, during a campaign stop in Michigan, said he would welcome the Perot at the debates.• Quickly, silently, he moved round the corner and down the corridor, stopping outside the door beside the dragon.• He is stopped at the door by an emaciated woman with a grotesque burn injury, whom I have not seen before.• At Third Avenue, two turning busses were stopped in the middle of the intersection.• So this girl says you and your wife stopped in the other day, had a little dispute at the counter.• A Metropolitan train roared up non-stop to Wembley Park and a slower Jubilee passed it, stopping at the platform below.

stop to do something• In a small village on the way to Baabara we had stopped to buy sweets for the children.• I stop to investigate a mushroom.• Alice had stopped to listen to them because this man, this kind-faced fair one, was quite a good performer.• The licence enables Chambers coaches to stop to pick up and set down passengers at several towns along the way.• At the mouth of the Umpqua River, they stopped to rest.• When the man did not stop to spit or wipe his forehead, each row took him approximately two minutes.• He actually got the adrenalin going, forced the pendulum which had almost stopped to swing again.• He stopped to wipe away the excrement, which blinded his eyes and coated his lips.

stop ... cheque• He gets cold feet and phones his bank manager asking him to stop the cheque.• This will stop the cheque being paid into anyone else's account.

Related topics: Linguistics

stop2 S2 W3 noun [countableC]

1 come/roll/jerk/skid etc to a stop STOP MOVINGSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGif a vehicle comes to a stop, it stops moving 〔汽车〕停了下来/翻滚着/猛地一颠/打着滑等停了下来

The bus came to a stop outside the school.

公共汽车在学校外面停了下来。

The car skidded to a stop.

汽车打着滑停了下来。

Examples from the Corpus

come/roll/jerk/skid etc to a stop• It swerved wildly towards the wall, bounced over the pavement and came to a stop four feet from the concrete wall.• And moments later he comes to a stop.• As it came to a stop, it widened the frenzied cluster of moths surrounding the yellow platform light over his head.• When it jerked to a stop they were led out into a narrow carpeted passage.• An unshaven old man in a stained jacket comes to a stop beside us.• Once it has been consumed, the Darwinian machine comes to a stop.• A limousine carrying Harris and several other black passengers jerked to a stop.• He had given no sign of injury until we came to a stop.

2 come to a stop if an activity comes to a stop, it stops happening 〔活动〕停止

Work on the project has come to a stop because of lack of funding.

由于缺乏资金，这个项目已经停工。

Examples from the Corpus

come to a stop• The elevator finally came to a stop at the 56th floor.• His looking finally came to a stop at the Big Nurse.• As it came to a stop, it widened the frenzied cluster of moths surrounding the yellow platform light over his head.• An unshaven old man in a stained jacket comes to a stop beside us.• Lacuna came to a stop behind her, and pulled her gently into an embrace that for once was nothing but tender.• The elevator rose smoothly, then came to a stop.• With a triumphant belch, the train came to a stop and soon from a first-class carriage the beloved figure emerged.• He had given no sign of injury until we came to a stop.• We came to a stop outside my bedroom door and he made a lurching movement.

3 bring something to a stop STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop something moving or happening 使某物停下来；使某事结束

David brought the truck to a shuddering stop.

随着一阵剧烈抖动，戴维住了卡车。

The UN is trying to bring the war to a stop.

联合国试图结束这场战争。

Examples from the Corpus

bring something to a stop• David brought the truck to a shuddering stop.• What is it that you just can't seem to bring yourself to stop doing?

4 during journey 旅途中STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING a time or place when you stop during a journey for a short time 中途停留（处）

Our first stop was Paris.

我们的第一站是巴黎。

We’ll make a stop at the foot of the hill.

我们中途将在山脚下停留。

The trip includes an overnight stop in London.

这次旅行包括在伦敦停留一夜。

5 bus/train 公共汽车/火车TT a place where a bus or train regularly stops for people to get on and off 车站

Our next stop will be York.

我们下一站是约克。

This is your stop, isn’t it?

你在这一站下车，对不对？

6 put a stop to something STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto prevent something from continuing or happening 制止某事，使某事停下来

The government is determined to put a stop to the demonstrations.

政府决心制止游行示威。

Examples from the Corpus

put a stop to something• I thought I'd put a stop to this nonsense!• But the inquest put a stop to all that.• If I remember correctly, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put a stop to that.• The law officers should put a stop to the practice forthwith.• This should put a stop to the sort of attempt made by Hanson after it had successfully taken-over Imperial.• She decided to put a stop to their relationship.• There are some very dubious practices and we want to put a stop to them.• An attempt to annex nearby Epizephyrian Lokri was put a stop to by Hiero in 478.• They was charging people a dollar to see him before West put a stop to it.

7 pull out all the stops WORK HARDto do everything you possibly can to make something happen and succeed 竭尽全力；全力以赴

The hospital staff pulled out all the stops to make sure the children had a wonderful day.

医院员工竭尽全力确保孩子们能过上愉快的一天。

Examples from the Corpus

pull out all the stops• Soap bosses pulled out all the stops so football fever could infect Albert Square.• There were occasions when Bloomsbury House pulled out all the stops on behalf of children who were clearly gifted - usually in the arts.• CafÄ Pinot is pulling out all the stops with its four-course aphrodisiac menu.• Judith Milner, a Healthcare consultant from Leeds pulls out all the stops when it comes to selling the range of services.• Lott pulled out all the stops.• They gave me a great leaving party - they really pulled out all the stops.• Fred's pulling out all the stops for his daughter's wedding.• Miss Pickering's pulled out all the stops this time.• If we pull out all the stops we should still be able to meet our deadline.• We pulled out all the stops and gave the company a response in record time.

8 money 钱 the action or fact of telling your bank not to pay an amount of money to someone 〔让银行〕止付，停付

I put a stop on that check to the store.

我让银行止付给商店的那张支票。

9. music 音乐 a handle that you push in or out on an organ to control the amount of sound it produces 〔风琴的〕音栓

10. consonant 辅音SL a consonant sound, like /p/ or /k/, that you make by stopping the flow of air completely and then suddenly letting it out of your mouth （闭）塞音

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Examples from the Corpus

stop• Our trip to Africa included a stop in the Serengeti.• An unshaven old man in a stained jacket comes to a stop beside us.• The crystal ensures that the interval between reset and stop is stable and accurate.• At Freeport, the Jones Beach stop, was the mad dash for the bus.• If you're looking for ground-breaking mayhem, you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop.• We need to get off at the next stop.• I'm getting off at the next stop.• Excuse me, could you tell me what the next stop is?• Having reached Aulef and taken on water, that night was a pit stop.

make ... stop• It was launched last February amid great fanfare and made stops in six cities, staying at least a month in each.• He runs, he scores and he makes stops.• We'll make a stop in Hong Kong before returning home.• The company has yet to determine whether the buses also would make stops in Tempe, Coolidge or anywhere else.

put a stop on• By the time they finally put a stop on her account, she was almost £20,000 in the red.• I'll have to put a stop on that check.

From Longman Business Dictionary

stopstop1 /stɒpstɑːp/ verb (stopped, stopping) [transitiveT]

1to prevent someone from doing something or something from happening

The government should intervene to stop the takeover.

How can we stop the decline in sales?

stop somebody/something (from) doing something

This latest crisis did not stop the Bank of France cutting its key interest rates.

News of the takeover immediately stopped the company’s shares from sliding.

2to no longer continue to do something

What time do you stop work?

Lack of funds forced us to stop production.

stop doing something

Japan’s four leading brokerages agreed to stop issuing new shares for a month.

You can stop paying premiums at any time.

3stop a cheque British EnglishBrE, stop payment on a check American EnglishAmEBANKING to tell a bank not to pay a cheque you have written

Staff are failing to charge customers for such services as stopping cheques or returning standing orders unpaid.

4to prevent money from being paid after you agree to pay it

stop something from something

Money for breakages will be stopped from your wages.

stopstop2 noun

1come to a stop to stop happening

Production came to a virtual stop during the two-week strike.

2put a stop to something to prevent something from continuing or happening

These quotas put a stop to further export growth.

3put a stop on a chequeBANKING to tell a bank not to pay a cheque you have written

Origin stop1

Old English stoppian “to block up”

单词	stop
释义	stop Word family noun stop stoppage stopper stoppingstopbankstopcockstopgapstoplightstopoverstopwatchadjective non-stop stoplessstoppedstop-goverb stop stopper adverb non-stop ldoce_753_zstop1 /stɒp $ stɑːp/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (stopped, stopping) 1 not continue 不继续 a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to not continue, or to make someone or something not continue （使）停止，（使）终止 By midday the rain had stopped. 到了中午时分，雨停了。 This is where the path stops. 小路就到这里为止。 The referee stopped the fight. 裁判终止了拳赛。 The doctor advised me to stop the medication. 医生建议我停止用药。 People are fighting to stop the destruction of the rain forests. 人们正在努力阻止热带雨林受到破坏。 stop somebody doing something I couldn’t stop her crying. 我无法让她停止哭泣。 b) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if you stop doing something, you do not continue to do it 停止，停下 stop doing something I stopped digging and looked at him. 我停下不再挖，看着他。 What time do you stop work? 你几点下班？ I’ve been smoking for over ten years, and I can’t stop. 我抽了十多年的烟，戒不掉。 stop it/that (=stop doing something annoying) 停下，住手 Come on, you two! Stop it! 好啦，你们俩，住手！ Right, stop what you’re doing and come over here. 喂，你们停下手头的事，到这里来。 5In this sense, do not say ‘stop to do something’. Say stop doing something . Stop to do something means to stop moving along or stop what you are doing in order to do something else”: She stopped to look at the map (=in order to look at the map) . 表达这个意思时不能说 ‘stop to do something’，而要说 stop doing something 。 Stop to do something 的意思是“停下来去做别的事”: She stopped to look at the map (=in order to look at the map) . 她停下来看地图。 2 prevent 防止,阻止 [transitiveT]PREVENT to prevent someone from doing something or something from happening 防止，阻止，阻挡 The government tried to stop publication of the book. 政府企图阻止这本书出版。 I’m leaving now, and you can’t stop me. 我现在就要走了，你阻止不了我。 stop somebody/something (from) doing something Lay the carpet on paper to stop it sticking to the floor. 把地毯铺在纸上，以免粘住地板。 The rain didn’t stop us from enjoying the trip. 那场雨没有妨碍我们享受旅行的乐趣。 stop yourself (from) doing something I couldn’t stop myself laughing. 我忍不住大笑起来。 She grabbed the rail to stop herself from falling. 她抓住扶手以免摔倒。 there’s nothing to stop somebody (from) doing something There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself. 你完全可以自己去申请这份工作。 5Do not say ‘stop someone to do something’. Say stop someone (from) doing something. 不要说 ‘stop someone to do something’. 而要说 stop someone (from) doing something. 3 not move 不再移动STOP MOVING [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to not walk, move, or travel anymore, or to make someone or something do this （使）停下来 He stopped suddenly when he saw Ruth. 他一看到露丝，便突然停住了。 Stop! Come back! 停下，回来！ He stopped the car and got out. 他把车停住并下了车。 I was worried that the security guards would stop us at the gate. 我担心警卫会把我们挡在门口。 stop at/outside/in etc She stopped outside the post office. 她在邮局门外停了下来。 A car stopped behind us. 一辆汽车在我们后面停了下来。 stop to do something Sam stopped to give me a lift. 萨姆停下来让我搭车。 stop and do something He stopped and looked into her face. 他停下来看着她的脸。 stop for I need to stop for a rest. 我得停下来休息一会儿。 stop dead/short/in your tracks (=stop walking suddenly) 突然停下不走 Sally saw the ambulance and stopped short. 萨莉看到救护车，就一下子停住了脚步。 stop on a dime American EnglishAmE (=stop very quickly – used about cars) 〔汽车〕急刹车，急停 This truck can stop on a dime! 这辆卡车刹车很灵！ 4 pause 暂停 [intransitiveI]PAUSE to pause in an activity, journey etc in order to do something before you continue 中止，暂时停下来 stop for We stopped for a drink on the way home. 我们在回家的路上停下来喝了一杯。 stop to do something I stopped to tie my shoe. 我停下来系鞋带。 stop to think/consider etc It’s time we stopped to think about our next move. 我们该停下来想一想下一步的行动了。 5 stay 停留 [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE informalSTAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC to stay somewhere for a short time, especially at someone’s house 〔尤指在某人家里〕逗留，短时间停留 I won’t sit down – I’m not stopping. 我不坐了，我不打算逗留。 stop for Will you stop for a cup of tea? 你留下来喝杯茶好吗？ 6 will/would stop at nothing (to do something) DETERMINEDto be ready to do anything to achieve something that you want to achieve （做某事）尽最大努力；不择手段 We will stop at nothing to save our child. 我们要尽一切努力救我们的孩子。 Examples from the Corpus will/would stop at nothing (to do something)• Detectives are hunting three masked raiders who they believe will stop at nothing.• Robert Sheldrake is an unscrupulous man who will stop at nothing to get this practice.• Luke Calder was a coolly calculating, ruthless man who would stop at nothing to get where or what he wanted.• Clearly, Franco would stop at nothing to retain his hegemonic position. 7 stop short of (doing) something NOT DO somethingto decide that you are not willing to do something wrong or dangerous, though you will do something similar that is less dangerous 决定不做，不愿做〔错误或危险的事情〕 The US government supported sanctions but stopped short of military action. 美国政府支持制裁，但不愿采取军事行动。 Examples from the Corpus stop short of (doing) something• Shepherd stopped short of calling him a liar.• Yet the argument against Ashdown's triumphalism has to stop short of encouraging the same fatal hubris among Labour politicians.• In fact, no general pattern is discernible, except that almost all stop short of full accountability to Parliament.• He stopped short of making recommendations about weapons programs in his 90-minute meeting at the White House.• I know people who would maim and yet stop short of murder.• Doctors stop short of saying the disease is always fatal, but medical literature paints a bleak picture.• Eric Gray charged back up the court before stopping short of the center line.• Even if it stops short of this extreme, retroactive cost justification is largely ineffective. 8 money 钱PAY somebody FOR WORK# [transitiveT] if you stop an amount of money, you prevent it from being paid to someone 停付；扣留 Dad threatened to stop my pocket money. 爸爸威胁不给我零用钱。 stop something from something £200 will be stopped from your wages next month to pay for the damage. 下个月将从你的工资里扣除 200 英镑赔偿损失。 I phoned the bank and asked them to stop the cheque (=not pay a cheque that I had written). 我打电话到银行要求他们止付那张支票。 My mother called the bank to stop payment on the check. 我母亲给银行打电话要求止付那张支票。 9. block 堵塞 [transitiveT] (also stop up)SHUT/CLOSE to block a hole or pipe so that water, smoke etc cannot go through it 堵塞，塞住，堵住 n GRAMMAR: Patterns with stop stop doing something If you stop doing something, you do not continue doing it: Stop writing and put your pens down. ✗Don’t say: Stop to write and put your pens down. stop to do something If you stop to do something, you stop moving or stop what you are doing for a short time, in order to do something else: She stopped to look at the map. stop something/sth stops Stop belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. You can say: He stopped the car. In this sentence, ‘the car’ is the object of stop. You can also say: The car stopped. In this sentence, ‘the car’ is the subject of stop. THESAURUS to stop doing something 停止做某事 stop to not do something any longer 停止〔做某事〕 I wish she would stop talking. 我希望她别再说了。 He waited for them to stop. 他等着他们停下来。 quit especially American EnglishAmE informal to stop doing something 停止〔做某事〕 She needs to quit complaining about her life. 她不应该再抱怨生活了。 It’s too late for him to quit now. 他现在罢手太晚了。 give something up to stop doing something, especially something that you have been doing for a long time 放弃做某事〔尤指长期做的事〕 It’s so hard to give up smoking. 戒烟真难。 She wants to give up her job. 她想放弃这份工作。 nI’ve given up trying to tell my son to clean his room. pack something in informal to stop doing something, especially because you feel tired or annoyed 〔尤因劳累或生气而〕停止做某事 Sometimes I feel like packing in my job and starting again somewhere else. 有时候我很想放弃这份工作,换个地方重新开始。 Pack it in, will you! (=used when telling someone to stop doing something, because they are annoying you) 别干了,行不行？ pull out of something to stop taking part in something that you have agreed to take part in 从〔承诺参加的〕某事中退出 The unions have pulled out of the negotiations. 工会退出了谈判。 The US decided to pull out of the competition. 美国决定退出竞争。 cease formal to stop doing something 停止〔做某事〕 The company has decided to cease production of its film cameras. 公司已决定停止生产胶片相机。 The US government ceased talks with North Korea. 美国政府停止了与朝鲜的会谈。 to stop for a short time 暂停 stop to stop for a short time 中止,暂停 Shall we stop for coffee now? 我们歇会儿喝杯咖啡好吗？ I stopped to have a look at the map. 我停下来看地图。 pause to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again 暂停,停顿 He paused for a moment to consider the question. 他沉吟片刻,思考这个问题。 n‘I think it’s going to rain, ’ she said, pausing to look up at the sky. have/take a break to stop working, studying, or driving for a short time in order to rest 休息 Okay, everyone. Take a ten-minute break. 好吧,大家休息十分钟。 If you’re feeling tired, you should have a break. 你如果觉得累,就该歇一歇。 nbreak to stop working, studying etc in order to rest or eat something – used about a group of people who are doing something together After a couple of hours the committee broke for lunch. to stop happening 停止发生 stop to stop happening 停止,终止 The noise suddenly stopped. 那声响突然停了。 We waited for the rain to stop. 我们等雨停下。 come to an end to stop – used about something that has continued for a long time 〔延续很久的事〕结束 The war finally came to an end in 1918. 战争最终于 1918 年结束。 wear off to gradually stop – used about a pain, a feeling, or the effects of something 〔疼痛、某种情感或某事物的效力〕逐渐消失 The pain will soon wear off. 疼痛会很快消失的。 The excitement was beginning to wear off. 兴奋感开始渐渐消退。 The anaesthetic took a long time to wear off. 麻醉的效力过了很久才慢慢消失。 peter out to gradually stop happening or existing 逐渐减少,逐渐消失 The campaign petered out after only a few weeks. 活动仅持续几个星期就偃旗息鼓了。 cease formal to stop 停止 The fighting has ceased. 战斗已经停止。 Production at the factory has ceased. 工厂已经停产。 to stop moving 停止移动 stop to stop moving 停下 Can we stop soon? I’m tired. 我们快点停下来好吗？我累了。 The bus stops right in front of the hotel. 公共汽车就停在酒店门前。 come to a halt especially written to move more slowly and then stop – used about a vehicle 〔车辆〕慢慢停下 The train slowly came to a halt just outside the station. 火车慢慢在车站外停下。 nThe plane came to a halt less than twenty yards away from the limousines. pull over to move to the side of the road and stop – used about a vehicle or its driver 停靠在路边 The bus pulled over to the side of the road, with smoke coming out of its engine. 公共汽车在路边停下,引擎冒着烟。 The police officer was waving at him to pull over. 警察向他挥手示意他靠边停车。 pull up to stop close to something – used about a vehicle or its driver 〔靠近某物〕停下 The taxi pulled up outside her house. 出租车在她家门外停下。 He pulled up next to our car. 他开到我们的车旁边停下。 come to a standstill to go slower and then stop moving completely 慢慢陷于停顿 The road was blocked by an accident, and the traffic quickly came to a standstill. 一起车祸导致道路堵塞,交通很快停滞了。 5 FREQUENCY 使用频率 PHRASAL VERBS 10 stop back phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE RETURNto go back to a place you have been to earlier 返回 Can you stop back later? I’m busy right now. 你能过一会儿再来吗？我现在正忙。 Examples from the Corpus stop back• I stopped back by my ship, where Leese was busy heating up his meal.• Jody is off traveling almost all of July, rarely stopping back in Eugene. 11 stop by (something) phrasal verbphr v VISITto make a short visit to a place or a person’s home, especially while you are going somewhere else 顺便拜访，顺路探望 I’ll stop by this evening. 今晚我会顺路过来拜访。 Daniel stopped by the store on his way home. 丹尼尔在回家路上顺便去了那家商店。 12 stop in phrasal verbphr v informal a) GOto make a short visit to a place or person, especially while you are going somewhere else 顺便拜访，顺路探望 I’ll stop in and see you on my way home. 我在回家路上会顺路来看你。 at I need to stop in at the library. 我要顺路去一下图书馆。 b) British EnglishBrESTAY/NOT LEAVE to stay at home 待在家里 I’m stopping in to wash my hair tonight. 我今晚待在家里洗头。 Examples from the Corpus stop at• By late afternoon we'd stopped in at a number of bars along the pier.• He chose a holiday, one on which many families sightseeing in Jerusalem stop in at one of the inexpensive downtown restaurants.• I need to stop in at the office for a minute.• He never stopped in at the Susweca for refreshment after he was finished for the day. 13 stop off phrasal verbphr v VISITto make a short visit to a place during a journey, especially to rest or to see someone 〔在旅途中〕中途停留 We can stop off and see you on our way back. 我们可以在回家的路上停下来去看你。 in/at etc We stopped off in Santa Rosa for a day. 我们中途在圣罗莎停留了一天。 Examples from the Corpus stop off• We'll stop off and see you on our way back.• He stopped off in Paris for a couple of days. stop in/at etc• Up Leggett Avenue, he stopped off at Beck, where Domino sat on the stoop of a beaten blue building.• He stopped off at Dingwall for a sketch or two and rejoined the train in Inverness.• Vlad, everyone wants to stop off at Escrow.• But my idea would be to meander up and down the country, stopping off at interesting towns like this.• We stopped off at Nonza where the only sound to be heard in the morning air was children singing.• But she might walk slowly, gossiping on the way, or even stop off at some other house to drink tea.• The trick will be to get some of these passengers to stop off in Tehran.• Well then, stop off at the Thomas Building and see him. 14 stop out phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informalLATE to stay out later than usual 在外面待得很晚，晚归 It was a real treat being allowed to stop out late. 被允许晚回家真是很大的优待。 15 stop over phrasal verbphr v VISITto stop somewhere and stay a short time before continuing a long journey, especially when travelling by plane 〔尤指长途飞行时〕中途停留 The plane stops over in Dubai on the way to India. 飞机飞往印度途中在迪拜经停。 → stopover Examples from the Corpus stop over• The journey includes a two-day stopover in Miami before flying on to Mexico.• The flight to Australia takes 28 hours but we stop over in Singapore for a night. 16 stop up phrasal verbphr v a)BLOCK 堵塞 stop something ↔ up to block a hole or pipe so that water, smoke etc cannot go through it 堵塞，堵住〔洞、管子，以防水、烟等通过〕 b) British EnglishBrE informalLATE to stay up late 熬夜，迟睡 Joe stopped up till 3 o’clock to watch the boxing. 乔熬夜看拳击到3点钟才睡觉。 Examples from the Corpus stop• He wrote quickly, but from time to time he stopped and looked out of the window.• When Jack put a foot on the dance floor, some, then all couples stopped and the band trailed off.• Does this train stop at Lyon?• Can we stop at the next services and get something to eat?• I want to reclaim it - so I can stop being a casualty of this war that has no name.• All the staff are determined to stop bullying in the school.• I got stopped by a policeman for having a broken headlight.• They wanted to stop equality for black people and to kill anyone who didn't agree with them.• So eventually I stopped even going for the tests.• I stopped going to church after I left home.• I gave my little brother some chocolate to stop him crying.• When I asked Jasper what had stopped him from accepting these large offers, the question startled him.• He wanted to quit college, and no one could stop him.• I'm not stopping, I've just popped in to pick up some books.• The emperor himself could not stop it now.• Could you stop just here on the left?• Could you stop making that noise for a moment?• A man stopped me in the street and asked if I knew where the theatre was.• I've made up my mind to leave home, and you can't stop me.• A yellow car stopped outside the house.• I stopped reading and turned out the light.• Catherine stood watching the rain, hoping it would stop soon.• George stopped the engine and got out of the car.• I stopped to rest for a few minutes.• Our tanks and tracks kept going a little bit and stopped to return fire immediately.• I saw Maria and stopped to say hello.• Could you stop what you are doing and pay attention, please? stop doing something• We couldn't stop laughing. stop yourself (from) doing something• But I stopped myself and said something ordinary, wishing them a good trip.• He stopped himself, his choppy words disjointed.• He was half unconscious and trying to stop himself crying.• I have to stop myself from skipping.• In his heart he felt he was betraying something very new and delicate, but he could not stop himself.• It was all I could do to stop myself breaking into a run.• Laimonis laughs self-deprecatingly, and I just barely stop myself from comforting him.• The coincidence is too much, I can't stop myself. stop at/outside/in etc• She said the driver had stopped at an intersection, got into the back seat with her and assaulted and raped her.• We stop in front of a tiny ranch-style bungalow in which Mrs Nishimae, the head priestess, lives.• Clinton, during a campaign stop in Michigan, said he would welcome the Perot at the debates.• Quickly, silently, he moved round the corner and down the corridor, stopping outside the door beside the dragon.• He is stopped at the door by an emaciated woman with a grotesque burn injury, whom I have not seen before.• At Third Avenue, two turning busses were stopped in the middle of the intersection.• So this girl says you and your wife stopped in the other day, had a little dispute at the counter.• A Metropolitan train roared up non-stop to Wembley Park and a slower Jubilee passed it, stopping at the platform below. stop to do something• In a small village on the way to Baabara we had stopped to buy sweets for the children.• I stop to investigate a mushroom.• Alice had stopped to listen to them because this man, this kind-faced fair one, was quite a good performer.• The licence enables Chambers coaches to stop to pick up and set down passengers at several towns along the way.• At the mouth of the Umpqua River, they stopped to rest.• When the man did not stop to spit or wipe his forehead, each row took him approximately two minutes.• He actually got the adrenalin going, forced the pendulum which had almost stopped to swing again.• He stopped to wipe away the excrement, which blinded his eyes and coated his lips. stop ... cheque• He gets cold feet and phones his bank manager asking him to stop the cheque.• This will stop the cheque being paid into anyone else's account. Related topics: Linguistics stop2 ●●● S2 W3 noun [countableC] 1 come/roll/jerk/skid etc to a stop STOP MOVINGSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGif a vehicle comes to a stop, it stops moving 〔汽车〕停了下来/翻滚着/猛地一颠/打着滑等停了下来 The bus came to a stop outside the school. 公共汽车在学校外面停了下来。 The car skidded to a stop. 汽车打着滑停了下来。 Examples from the Corpus come/roll/jerk/skid etc to a stop• It swerved wildly towards the wall, bounced over the pavement and came to a stop four feet from the concrete wall.• And moments later he comes to a stop.• As it came to a stop, it widened the frenzied cluster of moths surrounding the yellow platform light over his head.• When it jerked to a stop they were led out into a narrow carpeted passage.• An unshaven old man in a stained jacket comes to a stop beside us.• Once it has been consumed, the Darwinian machine comes to a stop.• A limousine carrying Harris and several other black passengers jerked to a stop.• He had given no sign of injury until we came to a stop. 2 come to a stop if an activity comes to a stop, it stops happening 〔活动〕停止 Work on the project has come to a stop because of lack of funding. 由于缺乏资金，这个项目已经停工。 Examples from the Corpus come to a stop• The elevator finally came to a stop at the 56th floor.• His looking finally came to a stop at the Big Nurse.• As it came to a stop, it widened the frenzied cluster of moths surrounding the yellow platform light over his head.• An unshaven old man in a stained jacket comes to a stop beside us.• Lacuna came to a stop behind her, and pulled her gently into an embrace that for once was nothing but tender.• The elevator rose smoothly, then came to a stop.• With a triumphant belch, the train came to a stop and soon from a first-class carriage the beloved figure emerged.• He had given no sign of injury until we came to a stop.• We came to a stop outside my bedroom door and he made a lurching movement. 3 bring something to a stop STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop something moving or happening 使某物停下来；使某事结束 David brought the truck to a shuddering stop. 随着一阵剧烈抖动，戴维住了卡车。 The UN is trying to bring the war to a stop. 联合国试图结束这场战争。 Examples from the Corpus bring something to a stop• David brought the truck to a shuddering stop.• What is it that you just can't seem to bring yourself to stop doing? 4 during journey 旅途中STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING a time or place when you stop during a journey for a short time 中途停留（处） Our first stop was Paris. 我们的第一站是巴黎。 We’ll make a stop at the foot of the hill. 我们中途将在山脚下停留。 The trip includes an overnight stop in London. 这次旅行包括在伦敦停留一夜。 5 bus/train 公共汽车/火车TT a place where a bus or train regularly stops for people to get on and off 车站 Our next stop will be York. 我们下一站是约克。 This is your stop, isn’t it? 你在这一站下车，对不对？ 6 put a stop to something STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto prevent something from continuing or happening 制止某事，使某事停下来 The government is determined to put a stop to the demonstrations. 政府决心制止游行示威。 Examples from the Corpus put a stop to something• I thought I'd put a stop to this nonsense!• But the inquest put a stop to all that.• If I remember correctly, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put a stop to that.• The law officers should put a stop to the practice forthwith.• This should put a stop to the sort of attempt made by Hanson after it had successfully taken-over Imperial.• She decided to put a stop to their relationship.• There are some very dubious practices and we want to put a stop to them.• An attempt to annex nearby Epizephyrian Lokri was put a stop to by Hiero in 478.• They was charging people a dollar to see him before West put a stop to it. 7 pull out all the stops WORK HARDto do everything you possibly can to make something happen and succeed 竭尽全力；全力以赴 The hospital staff pulled out all the stops to make sure the children had a wonderful day. 医院员工竭尽全力确保孩子们能过上愉快的一天。 Examples from the Corpus pull out all the stops• Soap bosses pulled out all the stops so football fever could infect Albert Square.• There were occasions when Bloomsbury House pulled out all the stops on behalf of children who were clearly gifted - usually in the arts.• CafÄ Pinot is pulling out all the stops with its four-course aphrodisiac menu.• Judith Milner, a Healthcare consultant from Leeds pulls out all the stops when it comes to selling the range of services.• Lott pulled out all the stops.• They gave me a great leaving party - they really pulled out all the stops.• Fred's pulling out all the stops for his daughter's wedding.• Miss Pickering's pulled out all the stops this time.• If we pull out all the stops we should still be able to meet our deadline.• We pulled out all the stops and gave the company a response in record time. 8 money 钱 the action or fact of telling your bank not to pay an amount of money to someone 〔让银行〕止付，停付 I put a stop on that check to the store. 我让银行止付给商店的那张支票。 9. music 音乐 a handle that you push in or out on an organ to control the amount of sound it produces 〔风琴的〕音栓 10. consonant 辅音SL a consonant sound, like /p/ or /k/, that you make by stopping the flow of air completely and then suddenly letting it out of your mouth （闭）塞音 → full stop1 Examples from the Corpus stop• Our trip to Africa included a stop in the Serengeti.• An unshaven old man in a stained jacket comes to a stop beside us.• The crystal ensures that the interval between reset and stop is stable and accurate.• At Freeport, the Jones Beach stop, was the mad dash for the bus.• If you're looking for ground-breaking mayhem, you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop.• We need to get off at the next stop.• I'm getting off at the next stop.• Excuse me, could you tell me what the next stop is?• Having reached Aulef and taken on water, that night was a pit stop. make ... stop• It was launched last February amid great fanfare and made stops in six cities, staying at least a month in each.• He runs, he scores and he makes stops.• We'll make a stop in Hong Kong before returning home.• The company has yet to determine whether the buses also would make stops in Tempe, Coolidge or anywhere else. put a stop on• By the time they finally put a stop on her account, she was almost £20,000 in the red.• I'll have to put a stop on that check. From Longman Business Dictionary stopstop1 /stɒpstɑːp/ verb (stopped, stopping) [transitiveT] 1to prevent someone from doing something or something from happening The government should intervene to stop the takeover. How can we stop the decline in sales? stop somebody/something (from) doing something This latest crisis did not stop the Bank of France cutting its key interest rates. News of the takeover immediately stopped the company’s shares from sliding. 2to no longer continue to do something What time do you stop work? Lack of funds forced us to stop production. stop doing something Japan’s four leading brokerages agreed to stop issuing new shares for a month. You can stop paying premiums at any time. 3stop a cheque British EnglishBrE, stop payment on a check American EnglishAmEBANKING to tell a bank not to pay a cheque you have written Staff are failing to charge customers for such services as stopping cheques or returning standing orders unpaid. 4to prevent money from being paid after you agree to pay it stop something from something Money for breakages will be stopped from your wages. stopstop2 noun 1come to a stop to stop happening Production came to a virtual stop during the two-week strike. 2put a stop to something to prevent something from continuing or happening These quotas put a stop to further export growth. 3put a stop on a chequeBANKING to tell a bank not to pay a cheque you have written Origin stop1 Old English stoppian “to block up”
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