Definition of stop in English:

stop

verbstopping, stops, stopped stɒpstɑp

1no object (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
（事件，行动，过程）结束；停止
his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun
他笑得快停得也快。
the rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared
雨停了，云散了。
Example sentencesExamples
- If applied to the scalp twice daily, it may produce some hair growth but is expensive and hair growth stops when treatment is stopped.
- Even if the 60 votes are not achieved, debate stops and the Senate proceeds with other business.
- Remember, your muscle growth stops when your protein does.
- It is nothing more than barbaric and the sooner it stops the better.
- If she stepped out of her place and broke the formation, the weird ceremony would stop.
- It is important to note that there may be a window of opportunity for this adaptation to occur before growth stops.
- She started to have more energy and the deterioration that the radiotherapy was causing in her mouth stopped.
- Most annual agricultural crops are determinate, and their growth stops once they reach physiological maturity.
- He was adamant he was going to speak or the meeting would stop.
- If growth has stopped and you need the crop for hay, cut it soon to maintain as much quality as possible.
- Growth stops, and, as a result, the plant becomes more susceptible to such environmental pressures as drought and high temperature.
- When most of the hydrogen is fused into helium, fusion stops and and gravity again takes over.
- The man slumped down and signalled for an inhaler so a medic was called, but the ordeal did not stop there.
- The rain stopped as quickly as it had started and soon the track was dry again.
- When one becomes happy and content, development stops.
- Sometimes the recording stops in the middle of sentence: not a problem.
- Then the safety car came out for three laps and the race stopped.
- Most of these outbreaks stop when people get away from the place where the illness started.
- The anticoagulated blood is then reinfused in the operating theatre during or shortly after surgical blood loss has stopped.
- If neither person feels that anything is being achieved, she adds, she will suggest that the sessions stop.
Synonyms
come to an end, come to a stop, cease, end, finish, draw to a close, be over, conclude, terminate, come to a standstill
pause, break off
peter out, fade away
1. 1.1with present participle Cease to perform a specified action or have a specified experience.
  中止，停下来
  she stopped giggling
  她停止傻笑。
  with object he stopped work for tea
  他停下工作去喝茶。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sabbath reminds us that the world will not stop turning if we cease from our labors for a day.
  Finally, she stops coughing and the masters approach her cautiously.
  After his encounter with this civilization, the time traveller advances further into the future to a time when the Earth stops rotating.
  She managed to stop laughing, then her face turned serious and she gazed into his face.
  One child was so traumatised by the experience she could not stop vomiting and had to be hospitalised.
  Once he stopped coughing she reached an arm over to him to pat him on the back.
  I put down my fork and spoon and quietly stop eating, feeling very foolish.
  Curious, Alyssa stopped practicing her backstroke and looked at her father.
  Evelyn stopped giggling when she saw Julian with a serious look on his face.
  They should eat only when hungry, eat food they really want, and stop eating when they are full.
  My drink came out of my nose and I had tears rolling down my face by the time I finally managed to stop laughing.
  When Sophie had managed to stop crying, the pair of them walked back to the building and told the other two over supper what Paz had said.
  He'd begun smoking in his teens and had been smoking ever since, apart from a few years when he managed to stop while in the army.
  After a moment, he stopped coughing and laid back on the pillows, breathing heavily.
  Beside me, Lucas had stopped laughing and coughed a few times to clear his throat.
  The others managed not to laugh and my girlfriend poked me to make me stop giggling, but that just made it funnier to me.
  The quake was so strong that they were forced to stop talking and to abandon the stall.
  Her hands surround my waist and suddenly she stops kissing my mouth.
  I'm trying to stay calm but every time I see the adverts on the telly, I can't stop smiling or giggling.
  When I've stopped giggling, I shall resume my search for pet insurance!
  Synonyms
  cease, discontinue, refrain from, desist from, forbear from, break off, call a halt to, call it a day
  give up, abandon, abstain from, cut out
  Nautical belay
  informal quit, leave off, knock off, pack in, lay off, give over, jack in
2. 1.2with present participle Abandon a specified practice or habit.
  放弃（习惯），戒除（习性）
  I've stopped eating meat
  我已经不吃肉了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It will come back if you gain the weight, stop exercising and eat the wrong foods.
  Maybe she could manage to stop thinking so much and focus on enjoying the moment.
  At one point I wanted to stop eating meat, but my parents wouldn't let me because you had to eat meat.
  She didn't stop performing but her new work didn't get much attention.
  I doubt that you became allergic to dairy and meats because you stopped eating them.
  He had stopped hitting me since Jack knocked him out the last time he tried.
  If we stopped encouraging these habits, it might actually save the taxpayer money in the long run.
  The British charity has gone on the offensive to persuade British people to stop eating meat.
  The best time to stop smoking is when you are ready and when you genuinely want to quit.
  Some patients will find it hard to cut down or stop drinking because they experience withdrawal symptoms.
  Anyway you can't just suddenly stop eating meat like that, it's hard.
  Since setting up his own practice he has stopped talking to the media.
  He's not lazy, they say, he just can't stop eating and his metabolism retains everything.
  The mother said her daughter had stopped eating and wasn't sleeping well since the incident.
  His wife divorced him because he was too fat, didn't work out and would not stop eating junk food.
  If you stop eating carbohydrates, your body will turn protein and fat into glucose.
  It is not enough to simply stop eating meat and compensate by eating more of what you're already eating.
  The signs are saying that we need to trim our spending to match our earnings and that we need to stop eating into our savings.
  With almost religious zeal we are told to stop eating egg yolks and to start taking fish oil supplements.
  Last year, more than half the people who completed the course managed to stop smoking.
3. 1.3 Stop moving or operating.
  停止移动；停止运转
  he stopped to look at the view
  他停下来看看那里的风景。
  my watch has stopped
  我的表不走了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I even think some of the guys at the nearby skate park had stopped to watch.
  Dr Conrad headed towards the pavement then stopped abruptly in his tracks, staring.
  They had stopped in a relatively small room, unadorned, with just a bed and wardrobe.
  Sudden cardiac death, an abrupt event in which the heart stops, affects one in 100,000 to 300,000 athletes.
  For morning coffee the coach stopped in Alcester and for lunch at Evesham Country Park.
  He moved on, across the room, and stopped in front of a small leather and metal trunk.
  You would be cruising along and, suddenly without warning, the engine just stopped.
  It is a good thing the procession stops at red lights, although with a traffic escort, they could jump red lights.
  As soon as they reached a safe place to stand, everyone stopped and watched her.
  Ryan stood on his tip-toes for a couple of seconds, craning his neck to see why the parade had stopped.
  Ignition harnesses were prone to succumb to the damp British weather and the failure of the harness would also lead to the engine stopping.
  The problem is, what if the engine stops while he is already on the fast lane of a nearby toll road?
  He could not stop in the rush hour traffic and worried about her for the rest of the day.
  The driver will report the incident to his control room and the train will stop in the tunnel just before the platform at Bank.
  The party stopped for a little while to eat lunch on the lee side of a large rock.
  One other couple along with us danced on the floor because everyone else had stopped to watch.
  Ashley stops, wipes her mouth and looks around.
  He said that most residents did not mind the presence of the children, and some stopped to watch them perform their tricks.
  Early Friday morning, the captain announced that the engine had stopped and the ship was taking on water.
  Jim's hand stopped halfway to his mouth, holding the bottle there for a moment in limbo.
4. 1.4 (of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or set down passengers.
  （公共汽车，火车）停靠站
  main-line trains stop at platform 7
  干线火车停靠7号站台。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Quite often you find that you end up leapfrogging buses as they stop to pick up passengers.
  Trains would stop along the way at small stations, for the ladies and gentlemen on board to disembark and take tea.
  The train stopped at Carstairs and we waited for the ambulance.
  It stops in Holguin for the most boring hour of your life.
  There is no bus-bay and all buses stop at the traffic junction, thus putting the passengers at risk.
  The train stopped at Haymarket, but continued through South Gyle - I then got worried - because my train stops at South Gyle.
  The train stopped and opened its doors wide to let all of its passengers disembark.
  The train stops midway through the trip, long enough for passengers to get out and walk into the forest.
  The regular train came along, stopped, picked her up and off she went.
  Currently only a select number of these mail trains stop at these railway stations.
  And why did none of them pull the chain, or shout for help when the train stopped at a station en route?
  One of the idiosyncrasies of Manchester travel is that there are two stations that the train stops at - Oxford Road, and Piccadilly.
  The train stopped and my girlfriend grabbed me by the arm and led me out of the train.
  The train stopped at Stanford-le-Hope and the guard was approached by two men who were on the platform.
  Trains did not stop at the station and passengers had to find alternative transport.
  They raced from stop to stop and kept on schedule by not stopping to pick up passengers.
  However, the train does not stop at Malacca town as it does not have a station.
  Passenger trains began stopping at North Parkdale station by January 1883.
  The train stopped at Xuzhou station and another search was conducted there.
  The new buses even stop at designated bus stops, well within the area earmarked for them.
5. 1.5British informal Stay somewhere for a short time.
  〈英，非正式〉逗留
  you'll have to stop the night
  你得呆一晚。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The walking party stopped at bed and breakfasts overnight during their gruelling hike.
2with object Cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end.
结束（行动，过程，事件）；停止
this harassment has got to be stopped
必须停止这种骚扰。
Example sentencesExamples
- Diet control can only stop extra fat formation but cannot burn the fat which is already there.
- It's a lot harder to stop a ritual process midway than to avoid the process entirely.
- Your client may not be able to stop the process even if they change their mind.
- A working party which looked at ways to stop accidents along the stretch of road was set up five years ago.
- How is she supposed to get any rest if you guys don't stop this racket out here?
- She won an injunction to stop the process and launched her legal bid.
- With the season practically over, there was nothing he could do to stop the slide out of Division Three.
- One such case made it into police records unintentionally after neighbors tried to stop a domestic assault out of concern for the family rather than out of anger at the man.
- Their aim was to try and stop the social disintegration they believed liberal freedoms had unleashed.
- Therefore, this formula warms the kidneys and warms the spleen, secures the intestines and stops diarrhea.
- When was a development ever stopped for a protected species?
- There is no obligation to maintain regular payments, which may be stopped and then resumed at any time, without penalty.
- Many people have had their payments stopped before they began because void notices were issued in error.
- Early detection and treatment can often slow or stop the progression of disease.
- They're going to try to do it and I don't think they are going to be capable of stopping the political process.
- This stops the curing process which is important, otherwise your fish will turn to mush.
- The key question is this: Are you just stopping the bleeding, or are you dealing with the root causes?
- The country would have three months to shut its nuclear facilities, or aid could be stopped.
- And so far, the injections have only stopped the degenerative process, not reversed it.
- Fortunately in Australia this process was stopped before it ran its course.
Synonyms
put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, end, bring to a stop, halt, bring to a halt
finish, bring to a close, terminate, bring to a standstill, wind up, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud
immobilize, paralyse, deactivate, shut down
1. 2.1 Prevent (an action or event) from happening.
  阻止（行动，事件），防止
  a security guard was killed trying to stop a raid
  在阻止袭击时一名保安被杀。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So far, you have not been able to do anything to stop the events from happening.
  The film controls weed growth, stops water evaporating from the soil surface, and in spring it warms the soil, promoting root growth.
  Face-to-face communication was another key aspect and proved key in stopping a staff walk out.
  It is deeply shocking that the leaders of the council want to stop the event.
  A crash was only stopped because an abandoned piece of rail was lying near the track, accident investigators heard last week.
  But one year on and still no significant step has been taken to stop another disaster happening.
  Without sounding too unsympathetic, diseases and illnesses are a natural way of stopping the earth becoming too overpopulated.
  If I was marrying the man I love, nothing, save a tragedy would stop the wedding.
  The measures would stop at least 14,000 tonnes of petrol being released as vapour into the atmosphere each year.
  The government could - and probably would - intervene to stop any of the banks going bust.
  Many of the treatments focus on promoting cell growth and stopping cell death.
  An ex-forestry worker is taking on his ex-bosses in a bid to stop specimen trees being felled near his home.
  His ability to stop the opponents' creative play is much needed in a team brimming with playmakers.
  Traffic regulations are necessary to stop accidents and to keep the city moving.
  But the changes unleashed by the rise of the modern world cannot be stopped.
  One councillor has even threatened to lie down in front of bulldozers to stop the development if necessary.
  The end result is that the leadership is desperately trying to stop a debate that was never really going to start.
  Organizers said they could still stop the festival if the situation changed.
  The protest has stopped processed sugar leaving the factory and disrupted all administration work.
  Neighbours carried her to a shed and barely managed to stop this being burnt, too.
  Synonyms
  thwart, baulk, foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall
  scotch, derail
  informal put paid to, put the stopper on, put the kibosh on, do for, stymie
  British informal scupper
2. 2.2 Prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim.
  阻挡，劝阻
  a campaign is under way to stop the bombers
  一场劝阻投掷炸弹者的运动正在展开。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Several times, she tried to get to Elizabeth, but the two men continually stopped her.
  If you were all to work together, he'd have a difficult time stopping you, and he might even be defeated.
  To have them banning us from the activities we love, on the pretext that stopping us will somehow protect less careful people, is a misuse of power - and one that cannot possibly work.
  I believe in free speech and free expression but these barbaric people are going too far and need to be stopped.
  When you believe in your own possibility and ability, coupled with a strong determination to achieve what you have set out to achieve, not many can succeed at stopping you.
  Mr Crawford has put a padlock on the fuel tank but suspects it won't be enough to stop determined thieves.
  Maddy gave a small laugh as her friend continued to say horrible things about Quentin, before stopping her.
  We didn't let that stop us and we continued to court and we were always together.
  So do you have any sense what is actually being done to stop him or to limit the impact of his activities?
  I didn't want to talk to Rachel about why I was stopping her and I didn't want her to continue.
  I love flying both types and will continue until someone stops me, but the fact remains that a mistake in a sailplane is much more likely to kill you than in a hang glider.
  But she is certain that the lack of a bike and the fact the she is not a fan of exercise will not stop her.
  We had a meeting on Sunday night and we are determined this fire is not going to stop us.
  Margaret is determined to use what influence she has to stop Ken.
  I took one out and was about ready to put it in my mouth, but stopped myself.
  She wasn't in his way, she wasn't blocking him or stopping him, she was just a little girl that had tried to stand up against the big bad wolf.
  And how the hell do you stop someone who's determined to do something like this?
  A cold night for a tryst, but I suppose that never stops anyone who's determined enough.
  But he said this would not going to stop him, nor would it prevent him letting his children play in the area.
  I couldn't do it last year due to illness but I was determined not to let anything stop me this time.
  Synonyms
  prevent, hinder, obstruct, impede, block, bar, preclude
  dissuade from
3. 2.3with object and present participle Prevent (someone or something) from performing a specified action or undergoing a specified experience.
  中止，停下来
  several attempts were made to stop him giving evidence
  有人几次企图阻止他作证。
  you can't stop me from getting what I want
  你阻止不了我得到想要的东西。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There was no grid at the mouth of the pipe to stop it getting blocked.
  The teenager has apologised, and her parents have stopped her going out after 8pm.
  I know a farmer who has to patrol his fields with a shotgun when the hunt is on to stop the dogs from destroying his fences and going on his land.
  I jumped when I realized who it was and had to clamp my hand down over my own mouth to stop myself from screaming.
  I manage to stop myself from asking which switch extends those rotating blades that shred the tyres of passing cars.
  Sara covered her mouth so she could stop herself from calling out to him and giving away her position.
  Last time I didn't even manage to stop myself telling everybody all about it.
  Kiara had to clamp her hand over her mouth in order to stop herself from exploding with laughter.
  Following complaints from residents living nearby, the council tried to stop the firm operating out of hours.
  She covered her mouth tightly and stopped herself from either agreeing or refusing.
  She wouldn't go to school and I couldn't stop her going out at night.
  They want to stop him from using the land as a shark fin drying plant.
  I have a habit of stopping myself from crying, I don't know quite why, especially as I am somewhat the spokesperson for free expression.
  Lynn started to whine, and Teri had to cover her mouth to stop herself from giggling.
  I think the Minister is trying very hard to make sure that the penalties are substantial enough to stop the crooks out there from trying to rip off the people who are in fact the least able to look after themselves, and that is very good.
  Not that that would stop Mr Brown from committing other people's money to his cause.
  Fortunately, I managed to stop myself worrying about my worrying, because that's just taking it a bit too far.
  To me, a player's value is measured by the extent to which he causes his team to score runs and stops opponents from doing the same.
  I hope it stops a family out there going through what we had to go through.
  These sulphur particles reflect the sun's energy, and stop the earth from reaching its usual temperatures.
4. 2.4 Cause or order to cease moving or operating.
  停止移动；停止运转
  he stopped his car by the house
  他把车停在了房子旁边。
  police were given powers to stop and search suspects
  警察被赋予拦截并搜查嫌疑犯的权力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The car had been stopped and turned off, and I was still holding on for dear life.
  Reduction of noise, either by stopping the audiotape or the use of earplugs, was associated with improved sleep quality.
  But there was no mechanical defect which would have caused the car to have been stopped and parked.
  Persons suspected of committing a crime may be stopped and searched.
  Those hoping to visit it are stopped by a granite wall topped with barbed wire.
  She tried to get upstairs but was stopped and also ordered to get down onto the floor.
  Through traffic will be stopped and all parked cars at the side of the High Street have to be moved by 5pm.
  At 5.30 one morning a few years ago, Nigel was stopped by a man who demanded money.
  He stops the car out front and just leaves it there.
  Everyone believed that police harassment was common, although no one had been stopped and searched.
  He was stopped, ordered out of the car and a computer check showed the car had been reported stolen.
  On one patrol we were stopped by a former airline worker who wanted to give us information.
  The same group even stopped a young Catholic man on the Cliftonville Road and sternly repeated their warning.
  500 yards from our shop at the roundabout members of the public were blocking the road, stopping people going toward the parkway.
  Next, the tape can be stopped and replayed to make certain all parties can be heard.
  While we were driving across the grassland to the house, he stopped the truck.
  In the previous year, they were five times more likely to be stopped and searched.
  He harassed the gang's customers, stopping those he found wandering up his block and confronting them.
  They drove through the town trying to force each other off the road before being stopped at a road block.
  He went up the stairs and was headed for his room when he was stopped by Minako.
  Synonyms
  pull up, draw up, come to a stop, come to a halt, come to rest, pull in, pull over
  park
  Australian prop
5. 2.5informal Be hit by (a bullet).
  〈非正式〉被（子弹）击中
6. 2.6 Instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque)
  （通知银行）停止兑付（支票）
  he grew nervous about the deal and asked his bank manager to stop the cheque
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most banks charge, typically £10, for stopping a cheque.
  This was fine with me, as I intended to stop the cheque anyway, but it was already too late; the moment had passed.
  The defendant stopped the cheque, which was accordingly dishonoured by the drawee bank.
  However the police called me yesterday to alert me and I stopped the cheque on Monday.
  I was obliged to beg for extra time, stop the cheque, and then to apply for a replacement licence.
  Don't try and stop the cheque if you want to pay online or over the phone instead.
  We also advise you that the post dated cheque for £103,000 has now been stopped.
  We will have this cheque stopped tomorrow.
7. 2.7 Refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct.
  断绝，切断；扣除
  they stopped the strikers' wages
  Synonyms
  withhold, suspend, keep back, hold back, refuse to pay, cut off, discontinue
8. 2.8Boxing Defeat (an opponent) by a knockout.
  〔拳击〕（通过击倒）打败（对手）
  he was stopped in the sixth by Tyson
  他在第六回合被泰森击倒打败。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jerry proved the experts wrong stopping Spencer in round twelve.
  Ouma did go ahead with the fight, stopping Woods in the 11th round.
  He defended the title another three times, stopping his opponents on each occasion, to put himself in line for the WBA world belt.
  Jones goes on to make six defenses of the IBF super middleweight title, stopping all six of his opponents.
  Five weeks later he stopped the highly respected Frankie Otero in five rounds.
9. 2.9 Pinch back (a plant).
  掐断（或掐短）（植物）
3with object Block or close up (a hole or leak)
填塞（洞，裂缝）
he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot
他试图用自己的靴跟堵住那个洞。
the stile has been stopped up
那窗框已被塞住了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Engineers have now secured the hole with wooden boards and an emergency plumber managed to stop the water leak and get the heating back on.
- A spokesman said it had to wait for the gas leak to be stopped before work could begin on restoring the electricity supply.
- It is too late to stop the leak when the vessel is in the midst of river.
- Firemen wearing breathing gear stopped the leak and an engineer was called to repair a broken seal.
- The council is taking action to stop a leak in Hollies Road.
- The boat's owner succeeds in stopping the leak.
- That's an appropriate piece of stout paper to stop the leak in the wastepipe.
- The amount of work required to stop a leak depends on the complexity of the problem.
- Take the coconut shell and fill with yolk, stopping the hole with your finger.
- The leak was stopped 20 minutes later when an inspector switched off the main.
- When it is 30 below zero, getting people's heat on is more important than stopping their leaks.
- He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on.
Synonyms
block (up), plug, close (up), fill (up)
seal, caulk
bung up, clog (up), jam (up), choke (up)
occlude
1. 3.1British dated Put a filling in (a tooth).
  〈英，旧〉填补（牙齿）
2. 3.2 Block the mouth of (a fox's earth) prior to a hunt.
  （在打猎以前）堵塞（狐穴）口
  Example sentencesExamples
  Where earths have been stopped they are required by the rules to be opened up again at the end of the day's hunting.
3. 3.3 Plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower.
  按（管风琴管子的）上端（发出低八度的音符）
4. 3.4 Obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin or similar instrument) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger.
  按弦；（用手指按小提琴或相似乐器的弦的适当位置以）发出（所需音高）
  Example sentencesExamples
  All three were normally diatonic only, though players could raise the pitch by a semitone by stopping a string near the neck.
  When a musician plays a string stopped exactly half-way along its length an octave is produced.
5. 3.5 Make (a rope) fast with a stopper.
  （用擎索）系紧（绳子）
4West Indian no object Be or behave in a particular way.
〈西印度〉处于；表现
‘Why was she so?’ ‘I don't know, you know how dem old people stop.’
“为什么她会那样？”“我不知道，你知道老人做起事来会怎么样。”
1. 4.1with complement Remain in a particular state or condition.
  总是，老是，停留于
  he said I mustn't stop barefooted, so I had to buy a pair of new shoes
  他说我不能老光着脚，因此我不得不去买了一双新鞋。

nounPlural stops stɒpstɑp

1A cessation of movement or operation.
停止移动；停止运转
all business came to a stop
所有商业活动都停了下来。
there were constant stops and changes of pace
总是不断停下、不断改变步伐。
Example sentencesExamples
- We finally came to a stop at a farmhouse deep in the countryside.
- Pauses, stops, and breaks will help the film, which never develops any real momentum.
- Officers are not only setting up static sites for stopping drivers, but are also conducting random stops in rural villages around the county.
- After completing a number of revolutions, the carousel began to slow and came to a stop.
- It was almost a disappointment when we came to a stop at the edge of clearing where a herd of deer were grazing.
- A large metal tub filled with sachets of water and cold drinks provided welcome respite, and many of the emergency workers made frequent stops to prevent dehydration.
- The misery machine rumbled into one of the angled parking spots next to the park and came to a stop.
- The shooting had almost come to a stop by the time they dropped into a reserve trench.
- The front seat passenger opened the side door of the van and the van came to a stop.
- His pen came to a stop and he stared down at the scrawled words with a shake of his head.
- Finally, the nurse came to a stop and entered a small room with pink walls and a simple layout.
- Several of the attackers came to a stop, and their soldiers began to fire.
- Lizards, therefore, progress in short rushes with frequent stops to breathe.
- The elevator came to a stop at the top floor and Anna turned to face the doors as they creaked open.
- It was an interminable journey of stops and starts.
- The game we'd been playing with the boys came to a stop, and I rolled my eyes.
- There wasn't time for fear but I was certainly frightened when the car came to a stop.
- He came to a stop outside a large metal door and punched in a few keys on the panel to his right.
- Playing the music without bars gives a free-flowing rhythm, devoid of jarring stops and starts.
- Also, rough sea conditions can make safety stops hazardous.
Synonyms
halt, end, finish, close, standstill
cessation, conclusion, termination, stoppage, discontinuation, discontinuance
pause
1. 1.1 A break or halt during a journey.
  （旅行中的）逗留，停留
  allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops
  留出一个小时左右的时间开车，途中停留的时间愿留多长就多长。
  the flight landed for a refuelling stop
  客机降落以补充燃料。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Also, make stops for bathroom breaks, leg-stretching, sightseeing and drink refills.
  A short photo stop soon cooled us down, before we pushed on up the hill carrying the weighty bags of tackle and camera gear.
  The trip was part of a two day visit to the region, which also included a stop in Honduras.
  It also suggests that dogs should drink plenty of water during a long journey, and have regular stops for fresh air.
  We had 3 stops on the journey and took it in turns to drive.
  The 400 mile round trip was broken up with a stop at Stonehenge for an ice-cream.
  On the return journey a stop was made in Bourton-on-the-Water in brilliant sunshine.
  Thompson expects to travel to each region of Nunavut, including campaign stops in Cambridge Bay and Iqaluit.
  From today until Friday Charles, Prince of Wales, is in Italy with stops in Florence, Rome and Naples.
  As the self-confessed ‘biggest slob in the world’ he enjoys sailing holidays filled with impromptu tea breaks and pub stops.
  They will run through France on quiet country roads with overnight stops and after a rest on the ferry they will head to London.
  Before the homeward journey, a final stop for refreshments was made at Kinvarra.
  These are not tour buses, so expect numerous stops to pick up and drop off passengers.
  We always have to make frequent stops so that M can take a loo break and stretch his legs for a while.
  Moving swiftly on from Lizard Point the next stop was a quick look at St Michael's Mount.
  When traveling long distances, plan the trip to include rest stops and breaks.
  On the return journey a stop was made at Phimai to explore the wonderful ruins.
  At each lunch stop he also produced dried fruits, nuts and yet more chocolate he had carried for us.
  The pair plan to make a short fuel stop today in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, before flying straight to Iceland.
  We were an express train now, and made only a few stops, mostly using the center of the three tracks.
  Synonyms
  break, stopover, stop-off, stay, rest
  formal sojourn
2. 1.2 A place designated for a bus or train to halt and pick up or set down passengers.
  （公共汽车，火车）停靠站
  the bus was pulling up at her stop
  公共汽车正向车站停靠。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But, even now, free shuttles cross the city's ring road to pick up customers from the nearest metro stops.
  In order to make up time a train missed out some stops.
  In Andhra Pradesh, the train has stops only at Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati.
  You really do not want two stops close together.
  Buses could also pick up passengers without pulling into stops.
  Designated stops will be constructed, with special ramps to allow easy access by passengers onto the taxis and buses.
  He said a bus had pulled up at the stop laden with passengers.
  At the moment we're standing at the stop saying if the bus works, we'll get on it.
  Passengers will be set down on request at all recognised stops along the route.
  The system will be one tram short when the stop opens so they are having to bring a tram over from Cologne especially.
  The stops it skips are covered by an earlier train, 426, which terminates in Baltimore.
  I was on the bus the other day, and the bus was drawing towards my stop so I was standing by the door waiting to get off.
  Fewer stops surely means fewer passengers, therefore lower financial performance.
  When we started once again the train maintained optimum speed until the next stop.
  This morning, however, a bus was sitting at the stop in Moor Street with the number 850 on the front.
  There were no designated stops which meant people could get off anywhere.
  The bus goes off on its merry way and picks up a zillion passengers at the next stop.
  There are no bus or train stops anywhere near it.
  Notice of the shuttle bus should have been on the signs at affected rail stops, she said.
  Why not try getting off the bus or train a stop early and walking the rest of the way.
  Synonyms
  bus stop, stopping place, halt
  terminus, terminal, depot, station
  British fare stage, stage
3. 1.3 An object or part of a mechanism which is used to prevent something from moving.
  掣子；止动器
  the shelves have special stops to prevent them from being pulled out too far
  那些架子有特别的止动器以防被拖出太远。
4. 1.4British dated A punctuation mark, especially a full stop.
  〈英，旧〉标点（尤指句号）
  Synonyms
  full stop, full point, point
  punctuation mark
  North American period
5. 1.5 Used in telegrams to indicate a full stop.
  （电报中）句号的代字
  MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT STOP
  机场见，句号。
6. 1.6Phonetics A consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract.
  〔语音〕闭塞音
  a bilabial stop
  as modifier stop consonants
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many varieties of Chinese, including both Mandarin and Cantonese, do not distinguish voiced and voiceless stops and affricates.
  For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series.
  Taiwanese has final consonant stops, and Mandarin doesn't.
7. 1.7Bridge A high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit; a control.
  〔桥牌〕大牌，控制牌（阻止对手组成同花色的一副牌）
  if West bids 3♥ now, this will show a heart stop
8. 1.8Nautical A short length of rope used to secure something; a stopper.
  〔航海〕掣索
2A set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
（有特定音调和音高范围的）一组管风琴管子
1. 2.1 A knob, lever, or similar device in an organ or harpsichord which brings into play a set of pipes or strings of a particular tone and range of pitch.
  （管风琴或大键琴中用来演奏特定音调和音高范围的）音拴，音钮
  Example sentencesExamples
  It also has a cathedral housing the biggest organ in the world: 17,388 pipes and 231 stops.
  Specific ranks of pipes may be brought into and out of play by means of stops.
  These organs were played only with sliding stops, not a keyboard like a modern organ.
3Photography
The effective diameter of a lens.
〔摄〕光圈
1. 3.1 A device for reducing the effective diameter of a lens.
  〔摄〕光圈
2. 3.2 A unit of change of relative aperture or exposure (with a reduction of one stop equivalent to halving it).
  光圈数刻度
  Example sentencesExamples
  You will find these readings are roughly two stops more light than the camera ‘thinks’ they should be.
  Remove the film, stop down 4 stops, and give a flash exposure.
  If you are using print film, you will probably never see a difference in bracketed shots, unless you have bracketed by 3 stops or more.
  Underexposing by one to two stops intensifies the effect.
  When you go through the finished prints you will be able to see the results of 2 complete stops of exposure difference.

Phrases

pull out all the stops

1Make a very great effort to achieve something.
全力以赴
we pulled out all the stops to meet the deadline
导演全力以赴来赶不可能达到的最后期限。
Example sentencesExamples
- The manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to get it completed as soon as possible.
- But while the government is pulling out all the stops to promote parental involvement in their children's education, it clearly does not intend to hand over responsibility wholesale.
- We are now pulling out all the stops to reduce as far as possible the actual number of job losses.
- We also have the Britain in Bloom judging next week and then the Summer Festival, so we are pulling out all the stops to get this resolved.
- We are pulling out all the stops on this investigation and bringing in extra officers.
- But when it counts, he really pulls out all the stops and that is why we have done so well.
- People are pulling out all the stops, and though there are several hurdles still to cross, it is all looking very positive.
- However, he is fearful that the new clause may be delayed, unless the Department of Health pulls out all the stops to make sure the new legislation is written in time.
- It is a very serious offence and we are pulling out all the stops to trace them.
- I tend to think Duncan probably pulls out all the stops to help small business people.
Synonyms
make an effort, exert oneself, try hard, strive, endeavour, apply oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, give one's all, make every effort, spare no effort, be at pains, put oneself out
1. 1.1Do something very elaborately or on a grand scale.
  做得很精彩，做得很漂亮
  they gave a Christmas party and pulled out all the stops
  他们举办了一个圣诞晚会而且非常成功。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Harrogate Cricket Club will be pulling out all the stops on June 21 when Yorkshire play their first match on the St George's Road ground for three years.
  With one glance at the palace interior, he could tell that the Oscillians had pulled out all the stops for this grand gala evening.
  Elephant is definitely their defining moment: crashing rock that pulls out all the stops.
  Gloucestershire pulled all the stops out for the Jubilee weekend and it looks like they'll do it again on Monday.
  Getting a PhD is always a good thing, and Cambridge certainly pulls out all the stops when it comes to bizarre commemorative rituals, including value added Latin declamations.
  To survive in a climate of higher interest rates, soaring fuel costs, rising inflation and lower consumer confidence, Britain's mid-market clothing retailers are pulling out all the stops.

put a stop to

Cause to end.
使（活动）停下来，制止
she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense
她得制止所有这样的胡闹。
Example sentencesExamples
- I had a couple of sparkling whites before putting a stop to that and I'm glad I did.
- He, in turn, gets engaged to a society girl, but Lucy puts a stop to that by pretending to be his low-class alcoholic sister.
- Now they want to see new faces, less talent, and if I was a TV executive I'd put a stop to that.
- The efforts to exclude reporters and exit pollers from the polls, they put a stop to that.
- The collapse of communism put a stop to all that nonsense, but it does not mean that peace has returned to the region.
- Children going to teen discos were drinking on the buses and it should be easy enough to put a stop to that.
- It would negate the need to build these inefficient wind farms and put a stop to the despoiling of Scotland's landscapes!
- If the law doesn't already contain means - effective means - of putting a stop to that, then it needs to be changed.
- I don't often cheer the EU on, but in this case I hope they put a stop to what I think is a bad move.
- They've just given them a bad name and I'm just trying to put a stop to all that.
Synonyms
bring to an end, halt, put an end to, end, bring to a stop, bring to a halt

stop at nothing

Be utterly ruthless or determined in one's attempt to achieve something.
（为获得某物而）不惜一切，什么也不顾
he would stop at nothing to retain his power
他会不惜一切来保住自己的权力地位。
Example sentencesExamples
- Faulkner is a young, ambitious, ruthless woman who will stop at nothing in order to secure a lofty management job.
- Utterly determined to repair the Union, Lincoln would stop at nothing to achieve his aim.
- The absolutist, Joseph II, who succeeded Maria Theresa, failed in his reforms, though he stopped at nothing in his attempts to carry them out.
- And we know to a certainty that this is the regime that will stop at nothing to accomplish its irrational goals.
- They will stop at nothing and use any means possible to get what they want, regardless of whether this includes losing homes, business etc.
- The competing elite factions are engaged in a bitter struggle to gain control of the state apparatus and will stop at nothing to achieve their ends.
- No matter how thin the anorexic gets, she sees herself as fat and stops at nothing to get thinner.
- Already some commentators are calling for justice to be ‘tilted’ to protect the innocent from butchers who will stop at nothing.
- In those times the leaders of the clan were cruel and stopped at nothing to gain their ends.
- We are faced with a deadly and determined adversary who will stop at nothing and will persevere as long as he exists.
Synonyms
persevere, continue, carry on, go on, keep at it, keep on, keep going, keep it up, not give up, be persistent, be determined, follow something through, see something through, show determination, press ahead, press on, plod on, plough on, stay with something, not take no for an answer

stop one's ears

Put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing something.
用手指堵住耳朵，不听
I stopped my ears but I still heard her cry
Example sentencesExamples
- The tales of rape, humiliation, physical and mental torture pour out until you want to cover your eyes and stop your ears.
- When my open-minded father learned Spanish, I stopped my ears when he played his language tapes and repeated perro 20 times.
- As I listened to Burk and the gruesome passages from the letters he could apparently quote from memory, I struggled against an inner shudder, a shiver somewhere between disgust and horror, against the reflex to stop my ears.
- Nevertheless, when that outlandish bird, attacked by the cat, shrieked for help in human accents, she ran out into the yard stopping her ears, and did not prevent the crime.

stop someone's mouth

Induce someone to keep silent about something.
使闭口，使保持缄默
even if the correspondent wanted to reveal the truth, patriotism as well as censorship would stop his mouth

stop payment

An authorized withholding of payment on a check.
call the bank tomorrow and get a stop payment on that check

stop the show

(of a performer) provoke prolonged applause or laughter, causing an interruption.
（演员）博得长时间的喝彩（或笑声）而使演出中断
Diane stopped the show with her rendition of ‘You Made Me Love You’
Example sentencesExamples
- The tiny songbird scooped up six Latin Music Awards and stopped the show with a sizzling performance.
- Clark stops the show with a passionately funny monologue describing the bickering among the women in his life.
- She totally nailed her New York accents and stopped the show with ‘Come to Your Senses.’
- But by the time friends dared him to take the floor at an amateur night in 1969, this very reluctant performer had honed his skills to such a level that the three songs he played stopped the show.
- Anyway, the number was genius, totally stopping the show, and I was a little misty right through the end of the show.
- Danieley and Mazzie stopped the show with ‘Almost Like Being in Love’ and it was one of those thrilling moments when the audience is clapping its fool head off, thanking the actors for an unexpected tingle.
- The aforementioned Matthews, her lovely voice swelling with emotion, is the only singer who actually stops the show in this production.
- There are no arias or set-pieces in Semyon Kotko - there is little here to stop the show.
- She stops the show in a rousing rendition of ‘Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.’
- ‘Out of my mother's womb, I knew I was going to be some kind of performer,’ says Andre, who stops the show every night with his rendition of the tune in the mega-hit Broadway musical.

Phrasal Verbs

stop by (or in)

Call briefly and informally as a visitor.
顺便短暂拜访
a nurse stopped by her room to see if she was asleep
would you mind if I stopped by this morning?
she stopped in for a cup of tea
Example sentencesExamples
- I think there's a home health nurse who stops by to see him daily.
- He stops by regularly to visit anyone who welcomes him, sometimes even when they don't!
- Our Beijing guide Max arranged for us to stop in and visit a hutong family and drink a cup of tea with them.
- Matt had called her to tell her that he was going to stop by and drop off a demo track for her to critique.
- In his four years of high school he never passed up a chance to stop in my room for a game or two.
- Doug said he would stop by in the morning before his shift, to see how she was doing.
- The past few days, this old lady down the road had been bringing me food, so I figured she was stopping by again to drop off a meal.
- He dressed quickly for school and figured Alice had slept in so he stopped by the guest room.
- He promised he'd call more often and told me I could stop by to visit and see Jeffery whenever I was free.
- One can only wonder what conversation is like around the dinner table in their household when Mary stops by for a visit.

stop something down

Reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm.
〔摄〕缩小（镜头的）光圈

stop off (or over)

Pay a short visit en route to one's ultimate destination.
中途停留
I stopped off to visit him and his wife
我中途停下来去拜访他和他的妻子。
Example sentencesExamples
- You can stop off at several points en route for a longer visit with your animals of choice.
- We travelled very slowly from the East Coast, stopping off at motels or staying with friends of friends along the way, and ended up in San Francisco.
- We stopped off at Humansdorp at St Francis Bay, where we visited a cousin of Jono's.
- I haven't seen them half as much as I would have liked but I hope to stop off for a quick visit when M and I go for our annual jaunt up to Scotland.
- The family stopped off for a short holiday in Hawaii on the way home.
- It sounds more exciting than it actually is, but it means I'll get to stop over and visit friends and family.
- The restored 19th-century Irish emigrant sailing ship, a replica of one of the last of its kind before the steamship era, got a huge welcome when it visited Dingle and stopped over for three days.
- Sheriff Hutton is a lovely village and The Castle is an ideal place to stop off if you are visiting the area.
- The judgement showed that they failed to convince the appeal judges that they had the means to travel around the world, stopping off in various cities en route to Colombia.
- Many racegoers from the Emerald Isle are expected to stop off en route to Cheltenham in a bid to increase their cash reserves.
Synonyms
break one's journey, take a break, pause

stop out

1Stay out, especially longer or later than might be expected.
〈英，非正式〉呆在外面（尤指比预期的时间长或迟）
it was the only evening for weeks that we stopped out
Example sentencesExamples
- I, for one, won't be stopping out after dark.
- Stay on task, but be sure to stop out once in a while.
- Oh, she had little enough to say to him when he was there - but if he stopped out overnight he was greeted with tight-lipped glares and an awkward silence.
- "'Tis gettin' late," he observed aloud; "an' maybe if you stopped out any longer Norah might be frettin'."
- She has also taken to stopping out at night with her boyfriend - a school non-attender.
- Now they are 'big boys' and can stop out late!
- They get to feel responsible for the ones they stop out with or the ones they drink with or play cards with.
2Withdraw temporarily from higher education or employment in order to pursue another activity.
community college students are more likely to stop out, or drop out entirely, when the cost of attending increases
Example sentencesExamples
- These students often "stop out" when they meet financial difficulties.
- Single until recently, she had three kids and "stopped out" - taking no classes seven of those years.
- Readmits - These students were once at the college but stopped out, dropped out, or were academically dismissed.
- More female high achievers are "stopping out" to raise kids - and avoiding Corporate America when they return.
- They generally are older, drop out or stop out at higher rates, take longer to complete their degrees, and often are married with children.
- For many high-powered women who put former in front of their titles to stop out and stay at home with their kids, selling stuff online often starts as a dalliance, a means of purging closets of never-worn mistakes.
- In addition to a large number of students who will become part-time students during their time in college, there are also large numbers of UIC students who will stop out for one or more terms during their career and who will change their majors.
- About one in every six freshmen will stop out before finishing their program.

stop something out

Cover an area that is not to be printed or etched when making a print or etching.
（印刷或蚀刻时）覆盖（使不被印刷或蚀刻）

stop up

Refrain from going to bed; stay up.
〈英，非正式〉不睡觉，熬夜
you used to let us stop up to watch the programme
Example sentencesExamples
- We stopped up playing board games, listening to music and generally chatting until about 3:30.
- We stopped up until four or so, doing the tequila thing and having, like, deep and important conversations about life and love and that.
- Many also have a junk-food diet which does their health no good, are allowed to stop up all hours and have totally inadequate parents.

Derivatives

stoppable

adjective

I would really hate to see all that focus and support be wiped out by something I see as being stoppable.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is capable of launching attacks which will not always be stoppable whatever precautions are taken.
- Nuclear proliferation, when considered as the global emergency that it is, has never been, is not now and never will be stoppable by military force; on the contrary, force can only exacerbate the problem.
- Processes like these aren't really stoppable anyway.
- He sounds like he'll just be even more powerful and less stoppable now.

stopless

adjective

Origin

Old English (for)stoppian 'block up (an aperture)', of West Germanic origin; related to German stopfen, from late Latin stuppare 'to stuff'.

Rhymes

atop, bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, dop, drop, Dunlop, estop, flop, fop, glop, hop, intercrop, knop, kop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, screw-top, shop, slop, sop, strop, swap, tiptop, top, underprop, whop

Definition of stop in US English:

stop

verbstäpstɑp

1no object (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
（事件，行动，过程）结束；停止
his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun
他笑得快停得也快。
the rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared
雨停了，云散了。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is important to note that there may be a window of opportunity for this adaptation to occur before growth stops.
- Most of these outbreaks stop when people get away from the place where the illness started.
- The rain stopped as quickly as it had started and soon the track was dry again.
- He was adamant he was going to speak or the meeting would stop.
- Then the safety car came out for three laps and the race stopped.
- If growth has stopped and you need the crop for hay, cut it soon to maintain as much quality as possible.
- She started to have more energy and the deterioration that the radiotherapy was causing in her mouth stopped.
- If she stepped out of her place and broke the formation, the weird ceremony would stop.
- Even if the 60 votes are not achieved, debate stops and the Senate proceeds with other business.
- Growth stops, and, as a result, the plant becomes more susceptible to such environmental pressures as drought and high temperature.
- When most of the hydrogen is fused into helium, fusion stops and and gravity again takes over.
- If applied to the scalp twice daily, it may produce some hair growth but is expensive and hair growth stops when treatment is stopped.
- If neither person feels that anything is being achieved, she adds, she will suggest that the sessions stop.
- Most annual agricultural crops are determinate, and their growth stops once they reach physiological maturity.
- The anticoagulated blood is then reinfused in the operating theatre during or shortly after surgical blood loss has stopped.
- Sometimes the recording stops in the middle of sentence: not a problem.
- Remember, your muscle growth stops when your protein does.
- The man slumped down and signalled for an inhaler so a medic was called, but the ordeal did not stop there.
- It is nothing more than barbaric and the sooner it stops the better.
- When one becomes happy and content, development stops.
Synonyms
come to an end, come to a stop, cease, end, finish, draw to a close, be over, conclude, terminate, come to a standstill
1. 1.1with present participle Cease to perform a specified action or have a specified experience.
  中止，停下来
  she stopped giggling
  她停止傻笑。
  with object he stopped work for tea
  他停下工作去喝茶。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Curious, Alyssa stopped practicing her backstroke and looked at her father.
  Finally, she stops coughing and the masters approach her cautiously.
  One child was so traumatised by the experience she could not stop vomiting and had to be hospitalised.
  Evelyn stopped giggling when she saw Julian with a serious look on his face.
  The others managed not to laugh and my girlfriend poked me to make me stop giggling, but that just made it funnier to me.
  Beside me, Lucas had stopped laughing and coughed a few times to clear his throat.
  He'd begun smoking in his teens and had been smoking ever since, apart from a few years when he managed to stop while in the army.
  Sabbath reminds us that the world will not stop turning if we cease from our labors for a day.
  My drink came out of my nose and I had tears rolling down my face by the time I finally managed to stop laughing.
  When Sophie had managed to stop crying, the pair of them walked back to the building and told the other two over supper what Paz had said.
  They should eat only when hungry, eat food they really want, and stop eating when they are full.
  When I've stopped giggling, I shall resume my search for pet insurance!
  She managed to stop laughing, then her face turned serious and she gazed into his face.
  Her hands surround my waist and suddenly she stops kissing my mouth.
  Once he stopped coughing she reached an arm over to him to pat him on the back.
  After his encounter with this civilization, the time traveller advances further into the future to a time when the Earth stops rotating.
  I put down my fork and spoon and quietly stop eating, feeling very foolish.
  The quake was so strong that they were forced to stop talking and to abandon the stall.
  After a moment, he stopped coughing and laid back on the pillows, breathing heavily.
  I'm trying to stay calm but every time I see the adverts on the telly, I can't stop smiling or giggling.
  Synonyms
  cease, discontinue, refrain from, desist from, forbear from, break off, call a halt to, call it a day
2. 1.2with present participle Abandon a specified practice or habit.
  放弃（习惯），戒除（习性）
  I've stopped eating meat
  我已经不吃肉了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Anyway you can't just suddenly stop eating meat like that, it's hard.
  Some patients will find it hard to cut down or stop drinking because they experience withdrawal symptoms.
  It is not enough to simply stop eating meat and compensate by eating more of what you're already eating.
  He's not lazy, they say, he just can't stop eating and his metabolism retains everything.
  I doubt that you became allergic to dairy and meats because you stopped eating them.
  The signs are saying that we need to trim our spending to match our earnings and that we need to stop eating into our savings.
  Maybe she could manage to stop thinking so much and focus on enjoying the moment.
  Last year, more than half the people who completed the course managed to stop smoking.
  At one point I wanted to stop eating meat, but my parents wouldn't let me because you had to eat meat.
  His wife divorced him because he was too fat, didn't work out and would not stop eating junk food.
  If you stop eating carbohydrates, your body will turn protein and fat into glucose.
  Since setting up his own practice he has stopped talking to the media.
  She didn't stop performing but her new work didn't get much attention.
  He had stopped hitting me since Jack knocked him out the last time he tried.
  With almost religious zeal we are told to stop eating egg yolks and to start taking fish oil supplements.
  The British charity has gone on the offensive to persuade British people to stop eating meat.
  It will come back if you gain the weight, stop exercising and eat the wrong foods.
  The mother said her daughter had stopped eating and wasn't sleeping well since the incident.
  The best time to stop smoking is when you are ready and when you genuinely want to quit.
  If we stopped encouraging these habits, it might actually save the taxpayer money in the long run.
3. 1.3 Stop moving or operating.
  停止移动；停止运转
  he stopped to look at the view
  他停下来看看那里的风景。
  my watch has stopped
  我的表不走了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He moved on, across the room, and stopped in front of a small leather and metal trunk.
  He could not stop in the rush hour traffic and worried about her for the rest of the day.
  Dr Conrad headed towards the pavement then stopped abruptly in his tracks, staring.
  It is a good thing the procession stops at red lights, although with a traffic escort, they could jump red lights.
  Sudden cardiac death, an abrupt event in which the heart stops, affects one in 100,000 to 300,000 athletes.
  The problem is, what if the engine stops while he is already on the fast lane of a nearby toll road?
  The driver will report the incident to his control room and the train will stop in the tunnel just before the platform at Bank.
  Early Friday morning, the captain announced that the engine had stopped and the ship was taking on water.
  The party stopped for a little while to eat lunch on the lee side of a large rock.
  I even think some of the guys at the nearby skate park had stopped to watch.
  For morning coffee the coach stopped in Alcester and for lunch at Evesham Country Park.
  Ashley stops, wipes her mouth and looks around.
  You would be cruising along and, suddenly without warning, the engine just stopped.
  As soon as they reached a safe place to stand, everyone stopped and watched her.
  One other couple along with us danced on the floor because everyone else had stopped to watch.
  Ryan stood on his tip-toes for a couple of seconds, craning his neck to see why the parade had stopped.
  They had stopped in a relatively small room, unadorned, with just a bed and wardrobe.
  Jim's hand stopped halfway to his mouth, holding the bottle there for a moment in limbo.
  He said that most residents did not mind the presence of the children, and some stopped to watch them perform their tricks.
  Ignition harnesses were prone to succumb to the damp British weather and the failure of the harness would also lead to the engine stopping.
4. 1.4 (of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or let off passengers.
  （公共汽车，火车）停靠站
  main-line trains stop at platform 7
  干线火车停靠7号站台。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And why did none of them pull the chain, or shout for help when the train stopped at a station en route?
  One of the idiosyncrasies of Manchester travel is that there are two stations that the train stops at - Oxford Road, and Piccadilly.
  The train stopped at Stanford-le-Hope and the guard was approached by two men who were on the platform.
  Trains would stop along the way at small stations, for the ladies and gentlemen on board to disembark and take tea.
  The train stopped at Carstairs and we waited for the ambulance.
  The train stopped at Xuzhou station and another search was conducted there.
  There is no bus-bay and all buses stop at the traffic junction, thus putting the passengers at risk.
  Quite often you find that you end up leapfrogging buses as they stop to pick up passengers.
  However, the train does not stop at Malacca town as it does not have a station.
  The regular train came along, stopped, picked her up and off she went.
  The train stopped at Haymarket, but continued through South Gyle - I then got worried - because my train stops at South Gyle.
  Passenger trains began stopping at North Parkdale station by January 1883.
  Trains did not stop at the station and passengers had to find alternative transport.
  The new buses even stop at designated bus stops, well within the area earmarked for them.
  The train stops midway through the trip, long enough for passengers to get out and walk into the forest.
  It stops in Holguin for the most boring hour of your life.
  Currently only a select number of these mail trains stop at these railway stations.
  The train stopped and my girlfriend grabbed me by the arm and led me out of the train.
  They raced from stop to stop and kept on schedule by not stopping to pick up passengers.
  The train stopped and opened its doors wide to let all of its passengers disembark.
5. 1.5British informal Stay somewhere for a short time.
  〈英，非正式〉逗留
  you'll have to stop the night
  你得呆一晚。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The walking party stopped at bed and breakfasts overnight during their gruelling hike.
2with object Cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end.
结束（行动，过程，事件）；停止
this harassment has got to be stopped
必须停止这种骚扰。
Example sentencesExamples
- This stops the curing process which is important, otherwise your fish will turn to mush.
- The key question is this: Are you just stopping the bleeding, or are you dealing with the root causes?
- The country would have three months to shut its nuclear facilities, or aid could be stopped.
- She won an injunction to stop the process and launched her legal bid.
- How is she supposed to get any rest if you guys don't stop this racket out here?
- A working party which looked at ways to stop accidents along the stretch of road was set up five years ago.
- There is no obligation to maintain regular payments, which may be stopped and then resumed at any time, without penalty.
- Early detection and treatment can often slow or stop the progression of disease.
- Their aim was to try and stop the social disintegration they believed liberal freedoms had unleashed.
- They're going to try to do it and I don't think they are going to be capable of stopping the political process.
- Diet control can only stop extra fat formation but cannot burn the fat which is already there.
- Your client may not be able to stop the process even if they change their mind.
- It's a lot harder to stop a ritual process midway than to avoid the process entirely.
- Fortunately in Australia this process was stopped before it ran its course.
- Many people have had their payments stopped before they began because void notices were issued in error.
- One such case made it into police records unintentionally after neighbors tried to stop a domestic assault out of concern for the family rather than out of anger at the man.
- With the season practically over, there was nothing he could do to stop the slide out of Division Three.
- Therefore, this formula warms the kidneys and warms the spleen, secures the intestines and stops diarrhea.
- When was a development ever stopped for a protected species?
- And so far, the injections have only stopped the degenerative process, not reversed it.
Synonyms
put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, end, bring to a stop, halt, bring to a halt
1. 2.1 Prevent (an action or event) from happening.
  阻止（行动，事件），防止
  a security guard was killed trying to stop a raid
  在阻止袭击时一名保安被杀。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If I was marrying the man I love, nothing, save a tragedy would stop the wedding.
  The protest has stopped processed sugar leaving the factory and disrupted all administration work.
  The government could - and probably would - intervene to stop any of the banks going bust.
  The film controls weed growth, stops water evaporating from the soil surface, and in spring it warms the soil, promoting root growth.
  Many of the treatments focus on promoting cell growth and stopping cell death.
  The measures would stop at least 14,000 tonnes of petrol being released as vapour into the atmosphere each year.
  It is deeply shocking that the leaders of the council want to stop the event.
  A crash was only stopped because an abandoned piece of rail was lying near the track, accident investigators heard last week.
  An ex-forestry worker is taking on his ex-bosses in a bid to stop specimen trees being felled near his home.
  Organizers said they could still stop the festival if the situation changed.
  His ability to stop the opponents' creative play is much needed in a team brimming with playmakers.
  One councillor has even threatened to lie down in front of bulldozers to stop the development if necessary.
  So far, you have not been able to do anything to stop the events from happening.
  But the changes unleashed by the rise of the modern world cannot be stopped.
  But one year on and still no significant step has been taken to stop another disaster happening.
  Neighbours carried her to a shed and barely managed to stop this being burnt, too.
  Without sounding too unsympathetic, diseases and illnesses are a natural way of stopping the earth becoming too overpopulated.
  Face-to-face communication was another key aspect and proved key in stopping a staff walk out.
  Traffic regulations are necessary to stop accidents and to keep the city moving.
  The end result is that the leadership is desperately trying to stop a debate that was never really going to start.
  Synonyms
  thwart, baulk, foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall
2. 2.2 Prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim.
  阻挡，劝阻
  a campaign is under way to stop the bombers
  一场劝阻投掷炸弹者的运动正在展开。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But she is certain that the lack of a bike and the fact the she is not a fan of exercise will not stop her.
  But he said this would not going to stop him, nor would it prevent him letting his children play in the area.
  Maddy gave a small laugh as her friend continued to say horrible things about Quentin, before stopping her.
  Several times, she tried to get to Elizabeth, but the two men continually stopped her.
  So do you have any sense what is actually being done to stop him or to limit the impact of his activities?
  Mr Crawford has put a padlock on the fuel tank but suspects it won't be enough to stop determined thieves.
  I took one out and was about ready to put it in my mouth, but stopped myself.
  We had a meeting on Sunday night and we are determined this fire is not going to stop us.
  She wasn't in his way, she wasn't blocking him or stopping him, she was just a little girl that had tried to stand up against the big bad wolf.
  To have them banning us from the activities we love, on the pretext that stopping us will somehow protect less careful people, is a misuse of power - and one that cannot possibly work.
  A cold night for a tryst, but I suppose that never stops anyone who's determined enough.
  I believe in free speech and free expression but these barbaric people are going too far and need to be stopped.
  Margaret is determined to use what influence she has to stop Ken.
  I didn't want to talk to Rachel about why I was stopping her and I didn't want her to continue.
  I love flying both types and will continue until someone stops me, but the fact remains that a mistake in a sailplane is much more likely to kill you than in a hang glider.
  If you were all to work together, he'd have a difficult time stopping you, and he might even be defeated.
  When you believe in your own possibility and ability, coupled with a strong determination to achieve what you have set out to achieve, not many can succeed at stopping you.
  I couldn't do it last year due to illness but I was determined not to let anything stop me this time.
  We didn't let that stop us and we continued to court and we were always together.
  And how the hell do you stop someone who's determined to do something like this?
  Synonyms
  prevent, hinder, obstruct, impede, block, bar, preclude
3. 2.3 Prevent (someone or something) from performing a specified action or undergoing a specified experience.
  中止，停下来
  you can't stop me from getting what I want
  你阻止不了我得到想要的东西。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I know a farmer who has to patrol his fields with a shotgun when the hunt is on to stop the dogs from destroying his fences and going on his land.
  Not that that would stop Mr Brown from committing other people's money to his cause.
  Fortunately, I managed to stop myself worrying about my worrying, because that's just taking it a bit too far.
  I jumped when I realized who it was and had to clamp my hand down over my own mouth to stop myself from screaming.
  Sara covered her mouth so she could stop herself from calling out to him and giving away her position.
  I hope it stops a family out there going through what we had to go through.
  Kiara had to clamp her hand over her mouth in order to stop herself from exploding with laughter.
  Following complaints from residents living nearby, the council tried to stop the firm operating out of hours.
  To me, a player's value is measured by the extent to which he causes his team to score runs and stops opponents from doing the same.
  These sulphur particles reflect the sun's energy, and stop the earth from reaching its usual temperatures.
  She wouldn't go to school and I couldn't stop her going out at night.
  The teenager has apologised, and her parents have stopped her going out after 8pm.
  I think the Minister is trying very hard to make sure that the penalties are substantial enough to stop the crooks out there from trying to rip off the people who are in fact the least able to look after themselves, and that is very good.
  Last time I didn't even manage to stop myself telling everybody all about it.
  Lynn started to whine, and Teri had to cover her mouth to stop herself from giggling.
  I have a habit of stopping myself from crying, I don't know quite why, especially as I am somewhat the spokesperson for free expression.
  They want to stop him from using the land as a shark fin drying plant.
  There was no grid at the mouth of the pipe to stop it getting blocked.
  She covered her mouth tightly and stopped herself from either agreeing or refusing.
  I manage to stop myself from asking which switch extends those rotating blades that shred the tyres of passing cars.
4. 2.4 Cause or order to cease moving or operating.
  停止移动；停止运转
  he stopped his car by the house
  他把车停在了房子旁边。
  police were given powers to stop and search suspects
  警察被赋予拦截并搜查嫌疑犯的权力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The car had been stopped and turned off, and I was still holding on for dear life.
  Those hoping to visit it are stopped by a granite wall topped with barbed wire.
  He stops the car out front and just leaves it there.
  On one patrol we were stopped by a former airline worker who wanted to give us information.
  Reduction of noise, either by stopping the audiotape or the use of earplugs, was associated with improved sleep quality.
  Next, the tape can be stopped and replayed to make certain all parties can be heard.
  Persons suspected of committing a crime may be stopped and searched.
  He harassed the gang's customers, stopping those he found wandering up his block and confronting them.
  Everyone believed that police harassment was common, although no one had been stopped and searched.
  They drove through the town trying to force each other off the road before being stopped at a road block.
  The same group even stopped a young Catholic man on the Cliftonville Road and sternly repeated their warning.
  Through traffic will be stopped and all parked cars at the side of the High Street have to be moved by 5pm.
  500 yards from our shop at the roundabout members of the public were blocking the road, stopping people going toward the parkway.
  But there was no mechanical defect which would have caused the car to have been stopped and parked.
  While we were driving across the grassland to the house, he stopped the truck.
  He was stopped, ordered out of the car and a computer check showed the car had been reported stolen.
  She tried to get upstairs but was stopped and also ordered to get down onto the floor.
  In the previous year, they were five times more likely to be stopped and searched.
  He went up the stairs and was headed for his room when he was stopped by Minako.
  At 5.30 one morning a few years ago, Nigel was stopped by a man who demanded money.
  Synonyms
  pull up, draw up, come to a stop, come to a halt, come to rest, pull in, pull over
5. 2.5informal Be hit by (a bullet).
  〈非正式〉被（子弹）击中
6. 2.6 Instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a check).
  （通知银行）停止兑付（支票）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most banks charge, typically £10, for stopping a cheque.
  The defendant stopped the cheque, which was accordingly dishonoured by the drawee bank.
  Don't try and stop the cheque if you want to pay online or over the phone instead.
  We will have this cheque stopped tomorrow.
  I was obliged to beg for extra time, stop the cheque, and then to apply for a replacement licence.
  However the police called me yesterday to alert me and I stopped the cheque on Monday.
  We also advise you that the post dated cheque for £103,000 has now been stopped.
  This was fine with me, as I intended to stop the cheque anyway, but it was already too late; the moment had passed.
7. 2.7 Refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct.
  断绝，切断；扣除
  the union has threatened to stop the supply of minerals
  Synonyms
  withhold, suspend, keep back, hold back, refuse to pay, cut off, discontinue
8. 2.8Boxing Defeat (an opponent) by a knockout.
  〔拳击〕（通过击倒）打败（对手）
  he was stopped in the sixth by Tyson
  他在第六回合被泰森击倒打败。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jones goes on to make six defenses of the IBF super middleweight title, stopping all six of his opponents.
  Jerry proved the experts wrong stopping Spencer in round twelve.
  He defended the title another three times, stopping his opponents on each occasion, to put himself in line for the WBA world belt.
  Ouma did go ahead with the fight, stopping Woods in the 11th round.
  Five weeks later he stopped the highly respected Frankie Otero in five rounds.
3with object Block or close up (a hole or leak)
填塞（洞，裂缝）
he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot
他试图用自己的靴跟堵住那个洞。
the drain has been stopped up
那窗框已被塞住了。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is too late to stop the leak when the vessel is in the midst of river.
- He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on.
- A spokesman said it had to wait for the gas leak to be stopped before work could begin on restoring the electricity supply.
- The leak was stopped 20 minutes later when an inspector switched off the main.
- Engineers have now secured the hole with wooden boards and an emergency plumber managed to stop the water leak and get the heating back on.
- When it is 30 below zero, getting people's heat on is more important than stopping their leaks.
- The amount of work required to stop a leak depends on the complexity of the problem.
- That's an appropriate piece of stout paper to stop the leak in the wastepipe.
- Take the coconut shell and fill with yolk, stopping the hole with your finger.
- The council is taking action to stop a leak in Hollies Road.
- Firemen wearing breathing gear stopped the leak and an engineer was called to repair a broken seal.
- The boat's owner succeeds in stopping the leak.
Synonyms
block, block up, plug, close, close up, fill, fill up
1. 3.1 Block the mouth of (a fox's earth) prior to a hunt.
  （在打猎以前）堵塞（狐穴）口
  Example sentencesExamples
  Where earths have been stopped they are required by the rules to be opened up again at the end of the day's hunting.
2. 3.2 Plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower.
  按（管风琴管子的）上端（发出低八度的音符）
3. 3.3 Obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin or similar instrument) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger.
  按弦；（用手指按小提琴或相似乐器的弦的适当位置以）发出（所需音高）
  Example sentencesExamples
  All three were normally diatonic only, though players could raise the pitch by a semitone by stopping a string near the neck.
  When a musician plays a string stopped exactly half-way along its length an octave is produced.
4. 3.4 Make (a rope) fast with a stopper.
  （用擎索）系紧（绳子）

nounstäpstɑp

1A cessation of movement or operation.
停止移动；停止运转
all business came to a stop
所有商业活动都停了下来。
there were constant stops and changes of pace
总是不断停下、不断改变步伐。
Example sentencesExamples
- The shooting had almost come to a stop by the time they dropped into a reserve trench.
- The misery machine rumbled into one of the angled parking spots next to the park and came to a stop.
- Also, rough sea conditions can make safety stops hazardous.
- We finally came to a stop at a farmhouse deep in the countryside.
- There wasn't time for fear but I was certainly frightened when the car came to a stop.
- After completing a number of revolutions, the carousel began to slow and came to a stop.
- The front seat passenger opened the side door of the van and the van came to a stop.
- The elevator came to a stop at the top floor and Anna turned to face the doors as they creaked open.
- Several of the attackers came to a stop, and their soldiers began to fire.
- It was almost a disappointment when we came to a stop at the edge of clearing where a herd of deer were grazing.
- He came to a stop outside a large metal door and punched in a few keys on the panel to his right.
- Officers are not only setting up static sites for stopping drivers, but are also conducting random stops in rural villages around the county.
- A large metal tub filled with sachets of water and cold drinks provided welcome respite, and many of the emergency workers made frequent stops to prevent dehydration.
- It was an interminable journey of stops and starts.
- The game we'd been playing with the boys came to a stop, and I rolled my eyes.
- Pauses, stops, and breaks will help the film, which never develops any real momentum.
- Playing the music without bars gives a free-flowing rhythm, devoid of jarring stops and starts.
- Lizards, therefore, progress in short rushes with frequent stops to breathe.
- His pen came to a stop and he stared down at the scrawled words with a shake of his head.
- Finally, the nurse came to a stop and entered a small room with pink walls and a simple layout.
Synonyms
halt, end, finish, close, standstill
1. 1.1 A break or halt during a journey.
  （旅行中的）逗留，停留
  allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops
  留出一个小时左右的时间开车，途中停留的时间愿留多长就多长。
  the flight landed for a refueling stop
  客机降落以补充燃料。
  Example sentencesExamples
  These are not tour buses, so expect numerous stops to pick up and drop off passengers.
  We always have to make frequent stops so that M can take a loo break and stretch his legs for a while.
  When traveling long distances, plan the trip to include rest stops and breaks.
  On the return journey a stop was made at Phimai to explore the wonderful ruins.
  Before the homeward journey, a final stop for refreshments was made at Kinvarra.
  From today until Friday Charles, Prince of Wales, is in Italy with stops in Florence, Rome and Naples.
  It also suggests that dogs should drink plenty of water during a long journey, and have regular stops for fresh air.
  Moving swiftly on from Lizard Point the next stop was a quick look at St Michael's Mount.
  As the self-confessed ‘biggest slob in the world’ he enjoys sailing holidays filled with impromptu tea breaks and pub stops.
  We had 3 stops on the journey and took it in turns to drive.
  The trip was part of a two day visit to the region, which also included a stop in Honduras.
  A short photo stop soon cooled us down, before we pushed on up the hill carrying the weighty bags of tackle and camera gear.
  They will run through France on quiet country roads with overnight stops and after a rest on the ferry they will head to London.
  The pair plan to make a short fuel stop today in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, before flying straight to Iceland.
  We were an express train now, and made only a few stops, mostly using the center of the three tracks.
  The 400 mile round trip was broken up with a stop at Stonehenge for an ice-cream.
  Thompson expects to travel to each region of Nunavut, including campaign stops in Cambridge Bay and Iqaluit.
  Also, make stops for bathroom breaks, leg-stretching, sightseeing and drink refills.
  On the return journey a stop was made in Bourton-on-the-Water in brilliant sunshine.
  At each lunch stop he also produced dried fruits, nuts and yet more chocolate he had carried for us.
  Synonyms
  break, stopover, stop-off, stay, rest
2. 1.2 A place designated for a bus or train to halt and pick up or drop off passengers.
  停车站
  the bus was pulling up at her stop
  公共汽车正向车站停靠。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The system will be one tram short when the stop opens so they are having to bring a tram over from Cologne especially.
  The bus goes off on its merry way and picks up a zillion passengers at the next stop.
  Designated stops will be constructed, with special ramps to allow easy access by passengers onto the taxis and buses.
  Buses could also pick up passengers without pulling into stops.
  The stops it skips are covered by an earlier train, 426, which terminates in Baltimore.
  This morning, however, a bus was sitting at the stop in Moor Street with the number 850 on the front.
  In Andhra Pradesh, the train has stops only at Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati.
  At the moment we're standing at the stop saying if the bus works, we'll get on it.
  But, even now, free shuttles cross the city's ring road to pick up customers from the nearest metro stops.
  Fewer stops surely means fewer passengers, therefore lower financial performance.
  There were no designated stops which meant people could get off anywhere.
  Why not try getting off the bus or train a stop early and walking the rest of the way.
  He said a bus had pulled up at the stop laden with passengers.
  I was on the bus the other day, and the bus was drawing towards my stop so I was standing by the door waiting to get off.
  Notice of the shuttle bus should have been on the signs at affected rail stops, she said.
  Passengers will be set down on request at all recognised stops along the route.
  There are no bus or train stops anywhere near it.
  You really do not want two stops close together.
  In order to make up time a train missed out some stops.
  When we started once again the train maintained optimum speed until the next stop.
  Synonyms
  bus stop, stopping place, halt
3. 1.3 An object or part of a mechanism which is used to prevent something from moving.
  掣子；止动器
  the shelves have special stops to prevent them from being pulled out too far
  那些架子有特别的止动器以防被拖出太远。
4. 1.4British dated A punctuation mark, especially a period.
  〈英，旧〉标点（尤指句号）
  Synonyms
  full stop, full point, point
5. 1.5 Used in telegrams to indicate a period.
  （电报中）句号的代字
  MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT STOP
  机场见，句号。
6. 1.6Phonetics A consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract.
  〔语音〕闭塞音
  Example sentencesExamples
  Taiwanese has final consonant stops, and Mandarin doesn't.
  Many varieties of Chinese, including both Mandarin and Cantonese, do not distinguish voiced and voiceless stops and affricates.
  For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series.
7. 1.7Bridge A high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit; a control.
  〔桥牌〕大牌，控制牌（阻止对手组成同花色的一副牌）
8. 1.8Nautical A short length of cord used to secure something.
  〔航海〕掣索
2A set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.
（有特定音调和音高范围的）一组管风琴管子
1. 2.1 A knob, lever, or similar device in an organ or harpsichord which brings into play a set of pipes or strings of a particular tone and range of pitch.
  （管风琴或大键琴中用来演奏特定音调和音高范围的）音拴，音钮
  Example sentencesExamples
  These organs were played only with sliding stops, not a keyboard like a modern organ.
  Specific ranks of pipes may be brought into and out of play by means of stops.
  It also has a cathedral housing the biggest organ in the world: 17,388 pipes and 231 stops.
3Photography
The effective diameter of a lens.
〔摄〕光圈
1. 3.1 A device for reducing the effective diameter of a lens.
  〔摄〕光圈
2. 3.2 A unit of change of relative aperture or exposure (with a reduction of one stop equivalent to halving it).
  光圈数刻度
  Example sentencesExamples
  If you are using print film, you will probably never see a difference in bracketed shots, unless you have bracketed by 3 stops or more.
  You will find these readings are roughly two stops more light than the camera ‘thinks’ they should be.
  Remove the film, stop down 4 stops, and give a flash exposure.
  When you go through the finished prints you will be able to see the results of 2 complete stops of exposure difference.
  Underexposing by one to two stops intensifies the effect.

Phrases

pull out all the stops

1Make a very great effort to achieve something.
全力以赴
the director pulled out all the stops to meet the impossible deadline
导演全力以赴来赶不可能达到的最后期限。
Example sentencesExamples
- But while the government is pulling out all the stops to promote parental involvement in their children's education, it clearly does not intend to hand over responsibility wholesale.
- It is a very serious offence and we are pulling out all the stops to trace them.
- However, he is fearful that the new clause may be delayed, unless the Department of Health pulls out all the stops to make sure the new legislation is written in time.
- People are pulling out all the stops, and though there are several hurdles still to cross, it is all looking very positive.
- But when it counts, he really pulls out all the stops and that is why we have done so well.
- The manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to get it completed as soon as possible.
- We are pulling out all the stops on this investigation and bringing in extra officers.
- We are now pulling out all the stops to reduce as far as possible the actual number of job losses.
- I tend to think Duncan probably pulls out all the stops to help small business people.
- We also have the Britain in Bloom judging next week and then the Summer Festival, so we are pulling out all the stops to get this resolved.
Synonyms
make an effort, exert oneself, try hard, strive, endeavour, apply oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, give one's all, make every effort, spare no effort, be at pains, put oneself out
1. 1.1Do something very elaborately or on a grand scale.
  做得很精彩，做得很漂亮
  they gave a Christmas party and pulled out all the stops
  他们举办了一个圣诞晚会而且非常成功。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Elephant is definitely their defining moment: crashing rock that pulls out all the stops.
  To survive in a climate of higher interest rates, soaring fuel costs, rising inflation and lower consumer confidence, Britain's mid-market clothing retailers are pulling out all the stops.
  With one glance at the palace interior, he could tell that the Oscillians had pulled out all the stops for this grand gala evening.
  Getting a PhD is always a good thing, and Cambridge certainly pulls out all the stops when it comes to bizarre commemorative rituals, including value added Latin declamations.
  Harrogate Cricket Club will be pulling out all the stops on June 21 when Yorkshire play their first match on the St George's Road ground for three years.
  Gloucestershire pulled all the stops out for the Jubilee weekend and it looks like they'll do it again on Monday.

put a stop to

Cause (an activity) to end.
使（活动）停下来，制止
she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense
她得制止所有这样的胡闹。
Example sentencesExamples
- It would negate the need to build these inefficient wind farms and put a stop to the despoiling of Scotland's landscapes!
- The efforts to exclude reporters and exit pollers from the polls, they put a stop to that.
- They've just given them a bad name and I'm just trying to put a stop to all that.
- If the law doesn't already contain means - effective means - of putting a stop to that, then it needs to be changed.
- Children going to teen discos were drinking on the buses and it should be easy enough to put a stop to that.
- I had a couple of sparkling whites before putting a stop to that and I'm glad I did.
- He, in turn, gets engaged to a society girl, but Lucy puts a stop to that by pretending to be his low-class alcoholic sister.
- I don't often cheer the EU on, but in this case I hope they put a stop to what I think is a bad move.
- Now they want to see new faces, less talent, and if I was a TV executive I'd put a stop to that.
- The collapse of communism put a stop to all that nonsense, but it does not mean that peace has returned to the region.
Synonyms
bring to an end, halt, put an end to, end, bring to a stop, bring to a halt

stop at nothing

Be utterly ruthless or determined in one's attempt to achieve something.
（为获得某物而）不惜一切，什么也不顾
he would stop at nothing to retain his position of power
他会不惜一切来保住自己的权力地位。
Example sentencesExamples
- And we know to a certainty that this is the regime that will stop at nothing to accomplish its irrational goals.
- Faulkner is a young, ambitious, ruthless woman who will stop at nothing in order to secure a lofty management job.
- We are faced with a deadly and determined adversary who will stop at nothing and will persevere as long as he exists.
- They will stop at nothing and use any means possible to get what they want, regardless of whether this includes losing homes, business etc.
- Already some commentators are calling for justice to be ‘tilted’ to protect the innocent from butchers who will stop at nothing.
- The competing elite factions are engaged in a bitter struggle to gain control of the state apparatus and will stop at nothing to achieve their ends.
- The absolutist, Joseph II, who succeeded Maria Theresa, failed in his reforms, though he stopped at nothing in his attempts to carry them out.
- No matter how thin the anorexic gets, she sees herself as fat and stops at nothing to get thinner.
- Utterly determined to repair the Union, Lincoln would stop at nothing to achieve his aim.
- In those times the leaders of the clan were cruel and stopped at nothing to gain their ends.
Synonyms
persevere, continue, carry on, go on, keep at it, keep on, keep going, keep it up, not give up, be persistent, be determined, follow something through, see something through, show determination, press ahead, press on, plod on, plough on, stay with something, not take no for an answer

stop one's ears

Put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing something.
用手指堵住耳朵，不听
Example sentencesExamples
- As I listened to Burk and the gruesome passages from the letters he could apparently quote from memory, I struggled against an inner shudder, a shiver somewhere between disgust and horror, against the reflex to stop my ears.
- The tales of rape, humiliation, physical and mental torture pour out until you want to cover your eyes and stop your ears.
- Nevertheless, when that outlandish bird, attacked by the cat, shrieked for help in human accents, she ran out into the yard stopping her ears, and did not prevent the crime.
- When my open-minded father learned Spanish, I stopped my ears when he played his language tapes and repeated perro 20 times.

stop someone's mouth

Induce someone to keep silent about something.
使闭口，使保持缄默

stop the show

(of a performer) provoke prolonged applause or laughter, causing an interruption.
（演员）博得长时间的喝彩（或笑声）而使演出中断
Example sentencesExamples
- She stops the show in a rousing rendition of ‘Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.’
- There are no arias or set-pieces in Semyon Kotko - there is little here to stop the show.
- But by the time friends dared him to take the floor at an amateur night in 1969, this very reluctant performer had honed his skills to such a level that the three songs he played stopped the show.
- She totally nailed her New York accents and stopped the show with ‘Come to Your Senses.’
- The aforementioned Matthews, her lovely voice swelling with emotion, is the only singer who actually stops the show in this production.
- The tiny songbird scooped up six Latin Music Awards and stopped the show with a sizzling performance.
- Anyway, the number was genius, totally stopping the show, and I was a little misty right through the end of the show.
- Clark stops the show with a passionately funny monologue describing the bickering among the women in his life.
- Danieley and Mazzie stopped the show with ‘Almost Like Being in Love’ and it was one of those thrilling moments when the audience is clapping its fool head off, thanking the actors for an unexpected tingle.
- ‘Out of my mother's womb, I knew I was going to be some kind of performer,’ says Andre, who stops the show every night with his rendition of the tune in the mega-hit Broadway musical.

Phrasal Verbs

stop by (or in)

Call briefly and informally as a visitor.
顺便短暂拜访
Example sentencesExamples
- Matt had called her to tell her that he was going to stop by and drop off a demo track for her to critique.
- In his four years of high school he never passed up a chance to stop in my room for a game or two.
- Our Beijing guide Max arranged for us to stop in and visit a hutong family and drink a cup of tea with them.
- One can only wonder what conversation is like around the dinner table in their household when Mary stops by for a visit.
- I think there's a home health nurse who stops by to see him daily.
- He stops by regularly to visit anyone who welcomes him, sometimes even when they don't!
- He promised he'd call more often and told me I could stop by to visit and see Jeffery whenever I was free.
- The past few days, this old lady down the road had been bringing me food, so I figured she was stopping by again to drop off a meal.
- He dressed quickly for school and figured Alice had slept in so he stopped by the guest room.
- Doug said he would stop by in the morning before his shift, to see how she was doing.

stop something down

Reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm.
〔摄〕缩小（镜头的）光圈

stop off (or over)

Pay a short visit en route to one's ultimate destination when traveling.
中途停留
I stopped off to visit him and his wife
我中途停下来去拜访他和他的妻子。
he decided to stop over in Paris
他决定在巴黎稍作停留。
Example sentencesExamples
- Sheriff Hutton is a lovely village and The Castle is an ideal place to stop off if you are visiting the area.
- The judgement showed that they failed to convince the appeal judges that they had the means to travel around the world, stopping off in various cities en route to Colombia.
- I haven't seen them half as much as I would have liked but I hope to stop off for a quick visit when M and I go for our annual jaunt up to Scotland.
- The restored 19th-century Irish emigrant sailing ship, a replica of one of the last of its kind before the steamship era, got a huge welcome when it visited Dingle and stopped over for three days.
- It sounds more exciting than it actually is, but it means I'll get to stop over and visit friends and family.
- The family stopped off for a short holiday in Hawaii on the way home.
- You can stop off at several points en route for a longer visit with your animals of choice.
- We travelled very slowly from the East Coast, stopping off at motels or staying with friends of friends along the way, and ended up in San Francisco.
- Many racegoers from the Emerald Isle are expected to stop off en route to Cheltenham in a bid to increase their cash reserves.
- We stopped off at Humansdorp at St Francis Bay, where we visited a cousin of Jono's.
Synonyms
break one's journey, take a break, pause

stop out

Withdraw temporarily from higher education or employment in order to pursue another activity.
community college students are more likely to stop out, or drop out entirely, when the cost of attending increases
Example sentencesExamples
- They generally are older, drop out or stop out at higher rates, take longer to complete their degrees, and often are married with children.
- Single until recently, she had three kids and "stopped out" - taking no classes seven of those years.
- For many high-powered women who put former in front of their titles to stop out and stay at home with their kids, selling stuff online often starts as a dalliance, a means of purging closets of never-worn mistakes.
- Readmits - These students were once at the college but stopped out, dropped out, or were academically dismissed.
- In addition to a large number of students who will become part-time students during their time in college, there are also large numbers of UIC students who will stop out for one or more terms during their career and who will change their majors.
- About one in every six freshmen will stop out before finishing their program.
- More female high achievers are "stopping out" to raise kids - and avoiding Corporate America when they return.
- These students often "stop out" when they meet financial difficulties.

stop something out

Cover an area that is not to be printed or etched when making a print or etching.
（印刷或蚀刻时）覆盖（使不被印刷或蚀刻）

Origin

Old English (for)stoppian ‘block up (an aperture)’, of West Germanic origin; related to German stopfen, from late Latin stuppare ‘to stuff’.

单词	stop
释义	Definition of stop in English: stop verbstopping, stops, stopped stɒpstɑp 1no object (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen. （事件，行动，过程）结束；停止 his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun 他笑得快停得也快。 the rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared 雨停了，云散了。 Example sentencesExamples If applied to the scalp twice daily, it may produce some hair growth but is expensive and hair growth stops when treatment is stopped. Even if the 60 votes are not achieved, debate stops and the Senate proceeds with other business. Remember, your muscle growth stops when your protein does. It is nothing more than barbaric and the sooner it stops the better. If she stepped out of her place and broke the formation, the weird ceremony would stop. It is important to note that there may be a window of opportunity for this adaptation to occur before growth stops. She started to have more energy and the deterioration that the radiotherapy was causing in her mouth stopped. Most annual agricultural crops are determinate, and their growth stops once they reach physiological maturity. He was adamant he was going to speak or the meeting would stop. If growth has stopped and you need the crop for hay, cut it soon to maintain as much quality as possible. Growth stops, and, as a result, the plant becomes more susceptible to such environmental pressures as drought and high temperature. When most of the hydrogen is fused into helium, fusion stops and and gravity again takes over. The man slumped down and signalled for an inhaler so a medic was called, but the ordeal did not stop there. The rain stopped as quickly as it had started and soon the track was dry again. When one becomes happy and content, development stops. Sometimes the recording stops in the middle of sentence: not a problem. Then the safety car came out for three laps and the race stopped. Most of these outbreaks stop when people get away from the place where the illness started. The anticoagulated blood is then reinfused in the operating theatre during or shortly after surgical blood loss has stopped. If neither person feels that anything is being achieved, she adds, she will suggest that the sessions stop. Synonyms come to an end, come to a stop, cease, end, finish, draw to a close, be over, conclude, terminate, come to a standstill pause, break off peter out, fade away 1.1with present participle Cease to perform a specified action or have a specified experience. 中止，停下来 she stopped giggling 她停止傻笑。 with object he stopped work for tea 他停下工作去喝茶。 Example sentencesExamples Sabbath reminds us that the world will not stop turning if we cease from our labors for a day. Finally, she stops coughing and the masters approach her cautiously. After his encounter with this civilization, the time traveller advances further into the future to a time when the Earth stops rotating. She managed to stop laughing, then her face turned serious and she gazed into his face. One child was so traumatised by the experience she could not stop vomiting and had to be hospitalised. Once he stopped coughing she reached an arm over to him to pat him on the back. I put down my fork and spoon and quietly stop eating, feeling very foolish. Curious, Alyssa stopped practicing her backstroke and looked at her father. Evelyn stopped giggling when she saw Julian with a serious look on his face. They should eat only when hungry, eat food they really want, and stop eating when they are full. My drink came out of my nose and I had tears rolling down my face by the time I finally managed to stop laughing. When Sophie had managed to stop crying, the pair of them walked back to the building and told the other two over supper what Paz had said. He'd begun smoking in his teens and had been smoking ever since, apart from a few years when he managed to stop while in the army. After a moment, he stopped coughing and laid back on the pillows, breathing heavily. Beside me, Lucas had stopped laughing and coughed a few times to clear his throat. The others managed not to laugh and my girlfriend poked me to make me stop giggling, but that just made it funnier to me. The quake was so strong that they were forced to stop talking and to abandon the stall. Her hands surround my waist and suddenly she stops kissing my mouth. I'm trying to stay calm but every time I see the adverts on the telly, I can't stop smiling or giggling. When I've stopped giggling, I shall resume my search for pet insurance! Synonyms cease, discontinue, refrain from, desist from, forbear from, break off, call a halt to, call it a day give up, abandon, abstain from, cut out Nautical belay informal quit, leave off, knock off, pack in, lay off, give over, jack in 1.2with present participle Abandon a specified practice or habit. 放弃（习惯），戒除（习性） I've stopped eating meat 我已经不吃肉了。 Example sentencesExamples It will come back if you gain the weight, stop exercising and eat the wrong foods. Maybe she could manage to stop thinking so much and focus on enjoying the moment. At one point I wanted to stop eating meat, but my parents wouldn't let me because you had to eat meat. She didn't stop performing but her new work didn't get much attention. I doubt that you became allergic to dairy and meats because you stopped eating them. He had stopped hitting me since Jack knocked him out the last time he tried. If we stopped encouraging these habits, it might actually save the taxpayer money in the long run. The British charity has gone on the offensive to persuade British people to stop eating meat. The best time to stop smoking is when you are ready and when you genuinely want to quit. Some patients will find it hard to cut down or stop drinking because they experience withdrawal symptoms. Anyway you can't just suddenly stop eating meat like that, it's hard. Since setting up his own practice he has stopped talking to the media. He's not lazy, they say, he just can't stop eating and his metabolism retains everything. The mother said her daughter had stopped eating and wasn't sleeping well since the incident. His wife divorced him because he was too fat, didn't work out and would not stop eating junk food. If you stop eating carbohydrates, your body will turn protein and fat into glucose. It is not enough to simply stop eating meat and compensate by eating more of what you're already eating. The signs are saying that we need to trim our spending to match our earnings and that we need to stop eating into our savings. With almost religious zeal we are told to stop eating egg yolks and to start taking fish oil supplements. Last year, more than half the people who completed the course managed to stop smoking. 1.3 Stop moving or operating. 停止移动；停止运转 he stopped to look at the view 他停下来看看那里的风景。 my watch has stopped 我的表不走了。 Example sentencesExamples I even think some of the guys at the nearby skate park had stopped to watch. Dr Conrad headed towards the pavement then stopped abruptly in his tracks, staring. They had stopped in a relatively small room, unadorned, with just a bed and wardrobe. Sudden cardiac death, an abrupt event in which the heart stops, affects one in 100,000 to 300,000 athletes. For morning coffee the coach stopped in Alcester and for lunch at Evesham Country Park. He moved on, across the room, and stopped in front of a small leather and metal trunk. You would be cruising along and, suddenly without warning, the engine just stopped. It is a good thing the procession stops at red lights, although with a traffic escort, they could jump red lights. As soon as they reached a safe place to stand, everyone stopped and watched her. Ryan stood on his tip-toes for a couple of seconds, craning his neck to see why the parade had stopped. Ignition harnesses were prone to succumb to the damp British weather and the failure of the harness would also lead to the engine stopping. The problem is, what if the engine stops while he is already on the fast lane of a nearby toll road? He could not stop in the rush hour traffic and worried about her for the rest of the day. The driver will report the incident to his control room and the train will stop in the tunnel just before the platform at Bank. The party stopped for a little while to eat lunch on the lee side of a large rock. One other couple along with us danced on the floor because everyone else had stopped to watch. Ashley stops, wipes her mouth and looks around. He said that most residents did not mind the presence of the children, and some stopped to watch them perform their tricks. Early Friday morning, the captain announced that the engine had stopped and the ship was taking on water. Jim's hand stopped halfway to his mouth, holding the bottle there for a moment in limbo. 1.4 (of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or set down passengers. （公共汽车，火车）停靠站 main-line trains stop at platform 7 干线火车停靠7号站台。 Example sentencesExamples Quite often you find that you end up leapfrogging buses as they stop to pick up passengers. Trains would stop along the way at small stations, for the ladies and gentlemen on board to disembark and take tea. The train stopped at Carstairs and we waited for the ambulance. It stops in Holguin for the most boring hour of your life. There is no bus-bay and all buses stop at the traffic junction, thus putting the passengers at risk. The train stopped at Haymarket, but continued through South Gyle - I then got worried - because my train stops at South Gyle. The train stopped and opened its doors wide to let all of its passengers disembark. The train stops midway through the trip, long enough for passengers to get out and walk into the forest. The regular train came along, stopped, picked her up and off she went. Currently only a select number of these mail trains stop at these railway stations. And why did none of them pull the chain, or shout for help when the train stopped at a station en route? One of the idiosyncrasies of Manchester travel is that there are two stations that the train stops at - Oxford Road, and Piccadilly. The train stopped and my girlfriend grabbed me by the arm and led me out of the train. The train stopped at Stanford-le-Hope and the guard was approached by two men who were on the platform. Trains did not stop at the station and passengers had to find alternative transport. They raced from stop to stop and kept on schedule by not stopping to pick up passengers. However, the train does not stop at Malacca town as it does not have a station. Passenger trains began stopping at North Parkdale station by January 1883. The train stopped at Xuzhou station and another search was conducted there. The new buses even stop at designated bus stops, well within the area earmarked for them. 1.5British informal Stay somewhere for a short time. 〈英，非正式〉逗留 you'll have to stop the night 你得呆一晚。 Example sentencesExamples The walking party stopped at bed and breakfasts overnight during their gruelling hike. 2with object Cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end. 结束（行动，过程，事件）；停止 this harassment has got to be stopped 必须停止这种骚扰。 Example sentencesExamples Diet control can only stop extra fat formation but cannot burn the fat which is already there. It's a lot harder to stop a ritual process midway than to avoid the process entirely. Your client may not be able to stop the process even if they change their mind. A working party which looked at ways to stop accidents along the stretch of road was set up five years ago. How is she supposed to get any rest if you guys don't stop this racket out here? She won an injunction to stop the process and launched her legal bid. With the season practically over, there was nothing he could do to stop the slide out of Division Three. One such case made it into police records unintentionally after neighbors tried to stop a domestic assault out of concern for the family rather than out of anger at the man. Their aim was to try and stop the social disintegration they believed liberal freedoms had unleashed. Therefore, this formula warms the kidneys and warms the spleen, secures the intestines and stops diarrhea. When was a development ever stopped for a protected species? There is no obligation to maintain regular payments, which may be stopped and then resumed at any time, without penalty. Many people have had their payments stopped before they began because void notices were issued in error. Early detection and treatment can often slow or stop the progression of disease. They're going to try to do it and I don't think they are going to be capable of stopping the political process. This stops the curing process which is important, otherwise your fish will turn to mush. The key question is this: Are you just stopping the bleeding, or are you dealing with the root causes? The country would have three months to shut its nuclear facilities, or aid could be stopped. And so far, the injections have only stopped the degenerative process, not reversed it. Fortunately in Australia this process was stopped before it ran its course. Synonyms put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, end, bring to a stop, halt, bring to a halt finish, bring to a close, terminate, bring to a standstill, wind up, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud immobilize, paralyse, deactivate, shut down 2.1 Prevent (an action or event) from happening. 阻止（行动，事件），防止 a security guard was killed trying to stop a raid 在阻止袭击时一名保安被杀。 Example sentencesExamples So far, you have not been able to do anything to stop the events from happening. The film controls weed growth, stops water evaporating from the soil surface, and in spring it warms the soil, promoting root growth. Face-to-face communication was another key aspect and proved key in stopping a staff walk out. It is deeply shocking that the leaders of the council want to stop the event. A crash was only stopped because an abandoned piece of rail was lying near the track, accident investigators heard last week. But one year on and still no significant step has been taken to stop another disaster happening. Without sounding too unsympathetic, diseases and illnesses are a natural way of stopping the earth becoming too overpopulated. If I was marrying the man I love, nothing, save a tragedy would stop the wedding. The measures would stop at least 14,000 tonnes of petrol being released as vapour into the atmosphere each year. The government could - and probably would - intervene to stop any of the banks going bust. Many of the treatments focus on promoting cell growth and stopping cell death. An ex-forestry worker is taking on his ex-bosses in a bid to stop specimen trees being felled near his home. His ability to stop the opponents' creative play is much needed in a team brimming with playmakers. Traffic regulations are necessary to stop accidents and to keep the city moving. But the changes unleashed by the rise of the modern world cannot be stopped. One councillor has even threatened to lie down in front of bulldozers to stop the development if necessary. The end result is that the leadership is desperately trying to stop a debate that was never really going to start. Organizers said they could still stop the festival if the situation changed. The protest has stopped processed sugar leaving the factory and disrupted all administration work. Neighbours carried her to a shed and barely managed to stop this being burnt, too. Synonyms thwart, baulk, foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall scotch, derail informal put paid to, put the stopper on, put the kibosh on, do for, stymie British informal scupper 2.2 Prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim. 阻挡，劝阻 a campaign is under way to stop the bombers 一场劝阻投掷炸弹者的运动正在展开。 Example sentencesExamples Several times, she tried to get to Elizabeth, but the two men continually stopped her. If you were all to work together, he'd have a difficult time stopping you, and he might even be defeated. To have them banning us from the activities we love, on the pretext that stopping us will somehow protect less careful people, is a misuse of power - and one that cannot possibly work. I believe in free speech and free expression but these barbaric people are going too far and need to be stopped. When you believe in your own possibility and ability, coupled with a strong determination to achieve what you have set out to achieve, not many can succeed at stopping you. Mr Crawford has put a padlock on the fuel tank but suspects it won't be enough to stop determined thieves. Maddy gave a small laugh as her friend continued to say horrible things about Quentin, before stopping her. We didn't let that stop us and we continued to court and we were always together. So do you have any sense what is actually being done to stop him or to limit the impact of his activities? I didn't want to talk to Rachel about why I was stopping her and I didn't want her to continue. I love flying both types and will continue until someone stops me, but the fact remains that a mistake in a sailplane is much more likely to kill you than in a hang glider. But she is certain that the lack of a bike and the fact the she is not a fan of exercise will not stop her. We had a meeting on Sunday night and we are determined this fire is not going to stop us. Margaret is determined to use what influence she has to stop Ken. I took one out and was about ready to put it in my mouth, but stopped myself. She wasn't in his way, she wasn't blocking him or stopping him, she was just a little girl that had tried to stand up against the big bad wolf. And how the hell do you stop someone who's determined to do something like this? A cold night for a tryst, but I suppose that never stops anyone who's determined enough. But he said this would not going to stop him, nor would it prevent him letting his children play in the area. I couldn't do it last year due to illness but I was determined not to let anything stop me this time. Synonyms prevent, hinder, obstruct, impede, block, bar, preclude dissuade from 2.3with object and present participle Prevent (someone or something) from performing a specified action or undergoing a specified experience. 中止，停下来 several attempts were made to stop him giving evidence 有人几次企图阻止他作证。 you can't stop me from getting what I want 你阻止不了我得到想要的东西。 Example sentencesExamples There was no grid at the mouth of the pipe to stop it getting blocked. The teenager has apologised, and her parents have stopped her going out after 8pm. I know a farmer who has to patrol his fields with a shotgun when the hunt is on to stop the dogs from destroying his fences and going on his land. I jumped when I realized who it was and had to clamp my hand down over my own mouth to stop myself from screaming. I manage to stop myself from asking which switch extends those rotating blades that shred the tyres of passing cars. Sara covered her mouth so she could stop herself from calling out to him and giving away her position. Last time I didn't even manage to stop myself telling everybody all about it. Kiara had to clamp her hand over her mouth in order to stop herself from exploding with laughter. Following complaints from residents living nearby, the council tried to stop the firm operating out of hours. She covered her mouth tightly and stopped herself from either agreeing or refusing. She wouldn't go to school and I couldn't stop her going out at night. They want to stop him from using the land as a shark fin drying plant. I have a habit of stopping myself from crying, I don't know quite why, especially as I am somewhat the spokesperson for free expression. Lynn started to whine, and Teri had to cover her mouth to stop herself from giggling. I think the Minister is trying very hard to make sure that the penalties are substantial enough to stop the crooks out there from trying to rip off the people who are in fact the least able to look after themselves, and that is very good. Not that that would stop Mr Brown from committing other people's money to his cause. Fortunately, I managed to stop myself worrying about my worrying, because that's just taking it a bit too far. To me, a player's value is measured by the extent to which he causes his team to score runs and stops opponents from doing the same. I hope it stops a family out there going through what we had to go through. These sulphur particles reflect the sun's energy, and stop the earth from reaching its usual temperatures. 2.4 Cause or order to cease moving or operating. 停止移动；停止运转 he stopped his car by the house 他把车停在了房子旁边。 police were given powers to stop and search suspects 警察被赋予拦截并搜查嫌疑犯的权力。 Example sentencesExamples The car had been stopped and turned off, and I was still holding on for dear life. Reduction of noise, either by stopping the audiotape or the use of earplugs, was associated with improved sleep quality. But there was no mechanical defect which would have caused the car to have been stopped and parked. Persons suspected of committing a crime may be stopped and searched. Those hoping to visit it are stopped by a granite wall topped with barbed wire. She tried to get upstairs but was stopped and also ordered to get down onto the floor. Through traffic will be stopped and all parked cars at the side of the High Street have to be moved by 5pm. At 5.30 one morning a few years ago, Nigel was stopped by a man who demanded money. He stops the car out front and just leaves it there. Everyone believed that police harassment was common, although no one had been stopped and searched. He was stopped, ordered out of the car and a computer check showed the car had been reported stolen. On one patrol we were stopped by a former airline worker who wanted to give us information. The same group even stopped a young Catholic man on the Cliftonville Road and sternly repeated their warning. 500 yards from our shop at the roundabout members of the public were blocking the road, stopping people going toward the parkway. Next, the tape can be stopped and replayed to make certain all parties can be heard. While we were driving across the grassland to the house, he stopped the truck. In the previous year, they were five times more likely to be stopped and searched. He harassed the gang's customers, stopping those he found wandering up his block and confronting them. They drove through the town trying to force each other off the road before being stopped at a road block. He went up the stairs and was headed for his room when he was stopped by Minako. Synonyms pull up, draw up, come to a stop, come to a halt, come to rest, pull in, pull over park Australian prop 2.5informal Be hit by (a bullet). 〈非正式〉被（子弹）击中 2.6 Instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque) （通知银行）停止兑付（支票） he grew nervous about the deal and asked his bank manager to stop the cheque Example sentencesExamples Most banks charge, typically £10, for stopping a cheque. This was fine with me, as I intended to stop the cheque anyway, but it was already too late; the moment had passed. The defendant stopped the cheque, which was accordingly dishonoured by the drawee bank. However the police called me yesterday to alert me and I stopped the cheque on Monday. I was obliged to beg for extra time, stop the cheque, and then to apply for a replacement licence. Don't try and stop the cheque if you want to pay online or over the phone instead. We also advise you that the post dated cheque for £103,000 has now been stopped. We will have this cheque stopped tomorrow. 2.7 Refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct. 断绝，切断；扣除 they stopped the strikers' wages Synonyms withhold, suspend, keep back, hold back, refuse to pay, cut off, discontinue 2.8Boxing Defeat (an opponent) by a knockout. 〔拳击〕（通过击倒）打败（对手） he was stopped in the sixth by Tyson 他在第六回合被泰森击倒打败。 Example sentencesExamples Jerry proved the experts wrong stopping Spencer in round twelve. Ouma did go ahead with the fight, stopping Woods in the 11th round. He defended the title another three times, stopping his opponents on each occasion, to put himself in line for the WBA world belt. Jones goes on to make six defenses of the IBF super middleweight title, stopping all six of his opponents. Five weeks later he stopped the highly respected Frankie Otero in five rounds. 2.9 Pinch back (a plant). 掐断（或掐短）（植物） 3with object Block or close up (a hole or leak) 填塞（洞，裂缝） he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot 他试图用自己的靴跟堵住那个洞。 the stile has been stopped up 那窗框已被塞住了。 Example sentencesExamples Engineers have now secured the hole with wooden boards and an emergency plumber managed to stop the water leak and get the heating back on. A spokesman said it had to wait for the gas leak to be stopped before work could begin on restoring the electricity supply. It is too late to stop the leak when the vessel is in the midst of river. Firemen wearing breathing gear stopped the leak and an engineer was called to repair a broken seal. The council is taking action to stop a leak in Hollies Road. The boat's owner succeeds in stopping the leak. That's an appropriate piece of stout paper to stop the leak in the wastepipe. The amount of work required to stop a leak depends on the complexity of the problem. Take the coconut shell and fill with yolk, stopping the hole with your finger. The leak was stopped 20 minutes later when an inspector switched off the main. When it is 30 below zero, getting people's heat on is more important than stopping their leaks. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on. Synonyms block (up), plug, close (up), fill (up) seal, caulk bung up, clog (up), jam (up), choke (up) occlude 3.1British dated Put a filling in (a tooth). 〈英，旧〉填补（牙齿） 3.2 Block the mouth of (a fox's earth) prior to a hunt. （在打猎以前）堵塞（狐穴）口 Example sentencesExamples Where earths have been stopped they are required by the rules to be opened up again at the end of the day's hunting. 3.3 Plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower. 按（管风琴管子的）上端（发出低八度的音符） 3.4 Obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin or similar instrument) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger. 按弦；（用手指按小提琴或相似乐器的弦的适当位置以）发出（所需音高） Example sentencesExamples All three were normally diatonic only, though players could raise the pitch by a semitone by stopping a string near the neck. When a musician plays a string stopped exactly half-way along its length an octave is produced. 3.5 Make (a rope) fast with a stopper. （用擎索）系紧（绳子） 4West Indian no object Be or behave in a particular way. 〈西印度〉处于；表现 ‘Why was she so?’ ‘I don't know, you know how dem old people stop.’ “为什么她会那样？”“我不知道，你知道老人做起事来会怎么样。” 4.1with complement Remain in a particular state or condition. 总是，老是，停留于 he said I mustn't stop barefooted, so I had to buy a pair of new shoes 他说我不能老光着脚，因此我不得不去买了一双新鞋。 nounPlural stops stɒpstɑp 1A cessation of movement or operation. 停止移动；停止运转 all business came to a stop 所有商业活动都停了下来。 there were constant stops and changes of pace 总是不断停下、不断改变步伐。 Example sentencesExamples We finally came to a stop at a farmhouse deep in the countryside. Pauses, stops, and breaks will help the film, which never develops any real momentum. Officers are not only setting up static sites for stopping drivers, but are also conducting random stops in rural villages around the county. After completing a number of revolutions, the carousel began to slow and came to a stop. It was almost a disappointment when we came to a stop at the edge of clearing where a herd of deer were grazing. A large metal tub filled with sachets of water and cold drinks provided welcome respite, and many of the emergency workers made frequent stops to prevent dehydration. The misery machine rumbled into one of the angled parking spots next to the park and came to a stop. The shooting had almost come to a stop by the time they dropped into a reserve trench. The front seat passenger opened the side door of the van and the van came to a stop. His pen came to a stop and he stared down at the scrawled words with a shake of his head. Finally, the nurse came to a stop and entered a small room with pink walls and a simple layout. Several of the attackers came to a stop, and their soldiers began to fire. Lizards, therefore, progress in short rushes with frequent stops to breathe. The elevator came to a stop at the top floor and Anna turned to face the doors as they creaked open. It was an interminable journey of stops and starts. The game we'd been playing with the boys came to a stop, and I rolled my eyes. There wasn't time for fear but I was certainly frightened when the car came to a stop. He came to a stop outside a large metal door and punched in a few keys on the panel to his right. Playing the music without bars gives a free-flowing rhythm, devoid of jarring stops and starts. Also, rough sea conditions can make safety stops hazardous. Synonyms halt, end, finish, close, standstill cessation, conclusion, termination, stoppage, discontinuation, discontinuance pause 1.1 A break or halt during a journey. （旅行中的）逗留，停留 allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops 留出一个小时左右的时间开车，途中停留的时间愿留多长就多长。 the flight landed for a refuelling stop 客机降落以补充燃料。 Example sentencesExamples Also, make stops for bathroom breaks, leg-stretching, sightseeing and drink refills. A short photo stop soon cooled us down, before we pushed on up the hill carrying the weighty bags of tackle and camera gear. The trip was part of a two day visit to the region, which also included a stop in Honduras. It also suggests that dogs should drink plenty of water during a long journey, and have regular stops for fresh air. We had 3 stops on the journey and took it in turns to drive. The 400 mile round trip was broken up with a stop at Stonehenge for an ice-cream. On the return journey a stop was made in Bourton-on-the-Water in brilliant sunshine. Thompson expects to travel to each region of Nunavut, including campaign stops in Cambridge Bay and Iqaluit. From today until Friday Charles, Prince of Wales, is in Italy with stops in Florence, Rome and Naples. As the self-confessed ‘biggest slob in the world’ he enjoys sailing holidays filled with impromptu tea breaks and pub stops. They will run through France on quiet country roads with overnight stops and after a rest on the ferry they will head to London. Before the homeward journey, a final stop for refreshments was made at Kinvarra. These are not tour buses, so expect numerous stops to pick up and drop off passengers. We always have to make frequent stops so that M can take a loo break and stretch his legs for a while. Moving swiftly on from Lizard Point the next stop was a quick look at St Michael's Mount. When traveling long distances, plan the trip to include rest stops and breaks. On the return journey a stop was made at Phimai to explore the wonderful ruins. At each lunch stop he also produced dried fruits, nuts and yet more chocolate he had carried for us. The pair plan to make a short fuel stop today in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, before flying straight to Iceland. We were an express train now, and made only a few stops, mostly using the center of the three tracks. Synonyms break, stopover, stop-off, stay, rest formal sojourn 1.2 A place designated for a bus or train to halt and pick up or set down passengers. （公共汽车，火车）停靠站 the bus was pulling up at her stop 公共汽车正向车站停靠。 Example sentencesExamples But, even now, free shuttles cross the city's ring road to pick up customers from the nearest metro stops. In order to make up time a train missed out some stops. In Andhra Pradesh, the train has stops only at Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati. You really do not want two stops close together. Buses could also pick up passengers without pulling into stops. Designated stops will be constructed, with special ramps to allow easy access by passengers onto the taxis and buses. He said a bus had pulled up at the stop laden with passengers. At the moment we're standing at the stop saying if the bus works, we'll get on it. Passengers will be set down on request at all recognised stops along the route. The system will be one tram short when the stop opens so they are having to bring a tram over from Cologne especially. The stops it skips are covered by an earlier train, 426, which terminates in Baltimore. I was on the bus the other day, and the bus was drawing towards my stop so I was standing by the door waiting to get off. Fewer stops surely means fewer passengers, therefore lower financial performance. When we started once again the train maintained optimum speed until the next stop. This morning, however, a bus was sitting at the stop in Moor Street with the number 850 on the front. There were no designated stops which meant people could get off anywhere. The bus goes off on its merry way and picks up a zillion passengers at the next stop. There are no bus or train stops anywhere near it. Notice of the shuttle bus should have been on the signs at affected rail stops, she said. Why not try getting off the bus or train a stop early and walking the rest of the way. Synonyms bus stop, stopping place, halt terminus, terminal, depot, station British fare stage, stage 1.3 An object or part of a mechanism which is used to prevent something from moving. 掣子；止动器 the shelves have special stops to prevent them from being pulled out too far 那些架子有特别的止动器以防被拖出太远。 1.4British dated A punctuation mark, especially a full stop. 〈英，旧〉标点（尤指句号） Synonyms full stop, full point, point punctuation mark North American period 1.5 Used in telegrams to indicate a full stop. （电报中）句号的代字 MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT STOP 机场见，句号。 1.6Phonetics A consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract. 〔语音〕闭塞音 a bilabial stop as modifier stop consonants Example sentencesExamples Many varieties of Chinese, including both Mandarin and Cantonese, do not distinguish voiced and voiceless stops and affricates. For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series. Taiwanese has final consonant stops, and Mandarin doesn't. 1.7Bridge A high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit; a control. 〔桥牌〕大牌，控制牌（阻止对手组成同花色的一副牌） if West bids 3♥ now, this will show a heart stop 1.8Nautical A short length of rope used to secure something; a stopper. 〔航海〕掣索 2A set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch. （有特定音调和音高范围的）一组管风琴管子 2.1 A knob, lever, or similar device in an organ or harpsichord which brings into play a set of pipes or strings of a particular tone and range of pitch. （管风琴或大键琴中用来演奏特定音调和音高范围的）音拴，音钮 Example sentencesExamples It also has a cathedral housing the biggest organ in the world: 17,388 pipes and 231 stops. Specific ranks of pipes may be brought into and out of play by means of stops. These organs were played only with sliding stops, not a keyboard like a modern organ. 3Photography The effective diameter of a lens. 〔摄〕光圈 3.1 A device for reducing the effective diameter of a lens. 〔摄〕光圈 3.2 A unit of change of relative aperture or exposure (with a reduction of one stop equivalent to halving it). 光圈数刻度 Example sentencesExamples You will find these readings are roughly two stops more light than the camera ‘thinks’ they should be. Remove the film, stop down 4 stops, and give a flash exposure. If you are using print film, you will probably never see a difference in bracketed shots, unless you have bracketed by 3 stops or more. Underexposing by one to two stops intensifies the effect. When you go through the finished prints you will be able to see the results of 2 complete stops of exposure difference. Phrases pull out all the stops 1Make a very great effort to achieve something. 全力以赴 we pulled out all the stops to meet the deadline 导演全力以赴来赶不可能达到的最后期限。 Example sentencesExamples The manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to get it completed as soon as possible. But while the government is pulling out all the stops to promote parental involvement in their children's education, it clearly does not intend to hand over responsibility wholesale. We are now pulling out all the stops to reduce as far as possible the actual number of job losses. We also have the Britain in Bloom judging next week and then the Summer Festival, so we are pulling out all the stops to get this resolved. We are pulling out all the stops on this investigation and bringing in extra officers. But when it counts, he really pulls out all the stops and that is why we have done so well. People are pulling out all the stops, and though there are several hurdles still to cross, it is all looking very positive. However, he is fearful that the new clause may be delayed, unless the Department of Health pulls out all the stops to make sure the new legislation is written in time. It is a very serious offence and we are pulling out all the stops to trace them. I tend to think Duncan probably pulls out all the stops to help small business people. Synonyms make an effort, exert oneself, try hard, strive, endeavour, apply oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, give one's all, make every effort, spare no effort, be at pains, put oneself out 1.1Do something very elaborately or on a grand scale. 做得很精彩，做得很漂亮 they gave a Christmas party and pulled out all the stops 他们举办了一个圣诞晚会而且非常成功。 Example sentencesExamples Harrogate Cricket Club will be pulling out all the stops on June 21 when Yorkshire play their first match on the St George's Road ground for three years. With one glance at the palace interior, he could tell that the Oscillians had pulled out all the stops for this grand gala evening. Elephant is definitely their defining moment: crashing rock that pulls out all the stops. Gloucestershire pulled all the stops out for the Jubilee weekend and it looks like they'll do it again on Monday. Getting a PhD is always a good thing, and Cambridge certainly pulls out all the stops when it comes to bizarre commemorative rituals, including value added Latin declamations. To survive in a climate of higher interest rates, soaring fuel costs, rising inflation and lower consumer confidence, Britain's mid-market clothing retailers are pulling out all the stops. put a stop to Cause to end. 使（活动）停下来，制止 she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense 她得制止所有这样的胡闹。 Example sentencesExamples I had a couple of sparkling whites before putting a stop to that and I'm glad I did. He, in turn, gets engaged to a society girl, but Lucy puts a stop to that by pretending to be his low-class alcoholic sister. Now they want to see new faces, less talent, and if I was a TV executive I'd put a stop to that. The efforts to exclude reporters and exit pollers from the polls, they put a stop to that. The collapse of communism put a stop to all that nonsense, but it does not mean that peace has returned to the region. Children going to teen discos were drinking on the buses and it should be easy enough to put a stop to that. It would negate the need to build these inefficient wind farms and put a stop to the despoiling of Scotland's landscapes! If the law doesn't already contain means - effective means - of putting a stop to that, then it needs to be changed. I don't often cheer the EU on, but in this case I hope they put a stop to what I think is a bad move. They've just given them a bad name and I'm just trying to put a stop to all that. Synonyms bring to an end, halt, put an end to, end, bring to a stop, bring to a halt stop at nothing Be utterly ruthless or determined in one's attempt to achieve something. （为获得某物而）不惜一切，什么也不顾 he would stop at nothing to retain his power 他会不惜一切来保住自己的权力地位。 Example sentencesExamples Faulkner is a young, ambitious, ruthless woman who will stop at nothing in order to secure a lofty management job. Utterly determined to repair the Union, Lincoln would stop at nothing to achieve his aim. The absolutist, Joseph II, who succeeded Maria Theresa, failed in his reforms, though he stopped at nothing in his attempts to carry them out. And we know to a certainty that this is the regime that will stop at nothing to accomplish its irrational goals. They will stop at nothing and use any means possible to get what they want, regardless of whether this includes losing homes, business etc. The competing elite factions are engaged in a bitter struggle to gain control of the state apparatus and will stop at nothing to achieve their ends. No matter how thin the anorexic gets, she sees herself as fat and stops at nothing to get thinner. Already some commentators are calling for justice to be ‘tilted’ to protect the innocent from butchers who will stop at nothing. In those times the leaders of the clan were cruel and stopped at nothing to gain their ends. We are faced with a deadly and determined adversary who will stop at nothing and will persevere as long as he exists. Synonyms persevere, continue, carry on, go on, keep at it, keep on, keep going, keep it up, not give up, be persistent, be determined, follow something through, see something through, show determination, press ahead, press on, plod on, plough on, stay with something, not take no for an answer stop one's ears Put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing something. 用手指堵住耳朵，不听 I stopped my ears but I still heard her cry Example sentencesExamples The tales of rape, humiliation, physical and mental torture pour out until you want to cover your eyes and stop your ears. When my open-minded father learned Spanish, I stopped my ears when he played his language tapes and repeated perro 20 times. As I listened to Burk and the gruesome passages from the letters he could apparently quote from memory, I struggled against an inner shudder, a shiver somewhere between disgust and horror, against the reflex to stop my ears. Nevertheless, when that outlandish bird, attacked by the cat, shrieked for help in human accents, she ran out into the yard stopping her ears, and did not prevent the crime. stop someone's mouth Induce someone to keep silent about something. 使闭口，使保持缄默 even if the correspondent wanted to reveal the truth, patriotism as well as censorship would stop his mouth stop payment An authorized withholding of payment on a check. call the bank tomorrow and get a stop payment on that check stop the show (of a performer) provoke prolonged applause or laughter, causing an interruption. （演员）博得长时间的喝彩（或笑声）而使演出中断 Diane stopped the show with her rendition of ‘You Made Me Love You’ Example sentencesExamples The tiny songbird scooped up six Latin Music Awards and stopped the show with a sizzling performance. Clark stops the show with a passionately funny monologue describing the bickering among the women in his life. She totally nailed her New York accents and stopped the show with ‘Come to Your Senses.’ But by the time friends dared him to take the floor at an amateur night in 1969, this very reluctant performer had honed his skills to such a level that the three songs he played stopped the show. Anyway, the number was genius, totally stopping the show, and I was a little misty right through the end of the show. Danieley and Mazzie stopped the show with ‘Almost Like Being in Love’ and it was one of those thrilling moments when the audience is clapping its fool head off, thanking the actors for an unexpected tingle. The aforementioned Matthews, her lovely voice swelling with emotion, is the only singer who actually stops the show in this production. There are no arias or set-pieces in Semyon Kotko - there is little here to stop the show. She stops the show in a rousing rendition of ‘Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.’ ‘Out of my mother's womb, I knew I was going to be some kind of performer,’ says Andre, who stops the show every night with his rendition of the tune in the mega-hit Broadway musical. Phrasal Verbs stop by (or in) Call briefly and informally as a visitor. 顺便短暂拜访 a nurse stopped by her room to see if she was asleep would you mind if I stopped by this morning? she stopped in for a cup of tea Example sentencesExamples I think there's a home health nurse who stops by to see him daily. He stops by regularly to visit anyone who welcomes him, sometimes even when they don't! Our Beijing guide Max arranged for us to stop in and visit a hutong family and drink a cup of tea with them. Matt had called her to tell her that he was going to stop by and drop off a demo track for her to critique. In his four years of high school he never passed up a chance to stop in my room for a game or two. Doug said he would stop by in the morning before his shift, to see how she was doing. The past few days, this old lady down the road had been bringing me food, so I figured she was stopping by again to drop off a meal. He dressed quickly for school and figured Alice had slept in so he stopped by the guest room. He promised he'd call more often and told me I could stop by to visit and see Jeffery whenever I was free. One can only wonder what conversation is like around the dinner table in their household when Mary stops by for a visit. stop something down Reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm. 〔摄〕缩小（镜头的）光圈 stop off (or over) Pay a short visit en route to one's ultimate destination. 中途停留 I stopped off to visit him and his wife 我中途停下来去拜访他和他的妻子。 Example sentencesExamples You can stop off at several points en route for a longer visit with your animals of choice. We travelled very slowly from the East Coast, stopping off at motels or staying with friends of friends along the way, and ended up in San Francisco. We stopped off at Humansdorp at St Francis Bay, where we visited a cousin of Jono's. I haven't seen them half as much as I would have liked but I hope to stop off for a quick visit when M and I go for our annual jaunt up to Scotland. The family stopped off for a short holiday in Hawaii on the way home. It sounds more exciting than it actually is, but it means I'll get to stop over and visit friends and family. The restored 19th-century Irish emigrant sailing ship, a replica of one of the last of its kind before the steamship era, got a huge welcome when it visited Dingle and stopped over for three days. Sheriff Hutton is a lovely village and The Castle is an ideal place to stop off if you are visiting the area. The judgement showed that they failed to convince the appeal judges that they had the means to travel around the world, stopping off in various cities en route to Colombia. Many racegoers from the Emerald Isle are expected to stop off en route to Cheltenham in a bid to increase their cash reserves. Synonyms break one's journey, take a break, pause stop out 1Stay out, especially longer or later than might be expected. 〈英，非正式〉呆在外面（尤指比预期的时间长或迟） it was the only evening for weeks that we stopped out Example sentencesExamples I, for one, won't be stopping out after dark. Stay on task, but be sure to stop out once in a while. Oh, she had little enough to say to him when he was there - but if he stopped out overnight he was greeted with tight-lipped glares and an awkward silence. "'Tis gettin' late," he observed aloud; "an' maybe if you stopped out any longer Norah might be frettin'." She has also taken to stopping out at night with her boyfriend - a school non-attender. Now they are 'big boys' and can stop out late! They get to feel responsible for the ones they stop out with or the ones they drink with or play cards with. 2Withdraw temporarily from higher education or employment in order to pursue another activity. community college students are more likely to stop out, or drop out entirely, when the cost of attending increases Example sentencesExamples These students often "stop out" when they meet financial difficulties. Single until recently, she had three kids and "stopped out" - taking no classes seven of those years. Readmits - These students were once at the college but stopped out, dropped out, or were academically dismissed. More female high achievers are "stopping out" to raise kids - and avoiding Corporate America when they return. They generally are older, drop out or stop out at higher rates, take longer to complete their degrees, and often are married with children. For many high-powered women who put former in front of their titles to stop out and stay at home with their kids, selling stuff online often starts as a dalliance, a means of purging closets of never-worn mistakes. In addition to a large number of students who will become part-time students during their time in college, there are also large numbers of UIC students who will stop out for one or more terms during their career and who will change their majors. About one in every six freshmen will stop out before finishing their program. stop something out Cover an area that is not to be printed or etched when making a print or etching. （印刷或蚀刻时）覆盖（使不被印刷或蚀刻） stop up Refrain from going to bed; stay up. 〈英，非正式〉不睡觉，熬夜 you used to let us stop up to watch the programme Example sentencesExamples We stopped up playing board games, listening to music and generally chatting until about 3:30. We stopped up until four or so, doing the tequila thing and having, like, deep and important conversations about life and love and that. Many also have a junk-food diet which does their health no good, are allowed to stop up all hours and have totally inadequate parents. Derivatives stoppable adjective I would really hate to see all that focus and support be wiped out by something I see as being stoppable. Example sentencesExamples It is capable of launching attacks which will not always be stoppable whatever precautions are taken. Nuclear proliferation, when considered as the global emergency that it is, has never been, is not now and never will be stoppable by military force; on the contrary, force can only exacerbate the problem. Processes like these aren't really stoppable anyway. He sounds like he'll just be even more powerful and less stoppable now. stopless adjective Origin Old English (for)stoppian 'block up (an aperture)', of West Germanic origin; related to German stopfen, from late Latin stuppare 'to stuff'. Rhymes atop, bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, dop, drop, Dunlop, estop, flop, fop, glop, hop, intercrop, knop, kop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, screw-top, shop, slop, sop, strop, swap, tiptop, top, underprop, whop verb.1 phr. phr.v. Definition of stop in US English: stop verbstäpstɑp 1no object (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen. （事件，行动，过程）结束；停止 his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun 他笑得快停得也快。 the rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared 雨停了，云散了。 Example sentencesExamples It is important to note that there may be a window of opportunity for this adaptation to occur before growth stops. Most of these outbreaks stop when people get away from the place where the illness started. The rain stopped as quickly as it had started and soon the track was dry again. He was adamant he was going to speak or the meeting would stop. Then the safety car came out for three laps and the race stopped. If growth has stopped and you need the crop for hay, cut it soon to maintain as much quality as possible. She started to have more energy and the deterioration that the radiotherapy was causing in her mouth stopped. If she stepped out of her place and broke the formation, the weird ceremony would stop. Even if the 60 votes are not achieved, debate stops and the Senate proceeds with other business. Growth stops, and, as a result, the plant becomes more susceptible to such environmental pressures as drought and high temperature. When most of the hydrogen is fused into helium, fusion stops and and gravity again takes over. If applied to the scalp twice daily, it may produce some hair growth but is expensive and hair growth stops when treatment is stopped. If neither person feels that anything is being achieved, she adds, she will suggest that the sessions stop. Most annual agricultural crops are determinate, and their growth stops once they reach physiological maturity. The anticoagulated blood is then reinfused in the operating theatre during or shortly after surgical blood loss has stopped. Sometimes the recording stops in the middle of sentence: not a problem. Remember, your muscle growth stops when your protein does. The man slumped down and signalled for an inhaler so a medic was called, but the ordeal did not stop there. It is nothing more than barbaric and the sooner it stops the better. When one becomes happy and content, development stops. Synonyms come to an end, come to a stop, cease, end, finish, draw to a close, be over, conclude, terminate, come to a standstill 1.1with present participle Cease to perform a specified action or have a specified experience. 中止，停下来 she stopped giggling 她停止傻笑。 with object he stopped work for tea 他停下工作去喝茶。 Example sentencesExamples Curious, Alyssa stopped practicing her backstroke and looked at her father. Finally, she stops coughing and the masters approach her cautiously. One child was so traumatised by the experience she could not stop vomiting and had to be hospitalised. Evelyn stopped giggling when she saw Julian with a serious look on his face. The others managed not to laugh and my girlfriend poked me to make me stop giggling, but that just made it funnier to me. Beside me, Lucas had stopped laughing and coughed a few times to clear his throat. He'd begun smoking in his teens and had been smoking ever since, apart from a few years when he managed to stop while in the army. Sabbath reminds us that the world will not stop turning if we cease from our labors for a day. My drink came out of my nose and I had tears rolling down my face by the time I finally managed to stop laughing. When Sophie had managed to stop crying, the pair of them walked back to the building and told the other two over supper what Paz had said. They should eat only when hungry, eat food they really want, and stop eating when they are full. When I've stopped giggling, I shall resume my search for pet insurance! She managed to stop laughing, then her face turned serious and she gazed into his face. Her hands surround my waist and suddenly she stops kissing my mouth. Once he stopped coughing she reached an arm over to him to pat him on the back. After his encounter with this civilization, the time traveller advances further into the future to a time when the Earth stops rotating. I put down my fork and spoon and quietly stop eating, feeling very foolish. The quake was so strong that they were forced to stop talking and to abandon the stall. After a moment, he stopped coughing and laid back on the pillows, breathing heavily. I'm trying to stay calm but every time I see the adverts on the telly, I can't stop smiling or giggling. Synonyms cease, discontinue, refrain from, desist from, forbear from, break off, call a halt to, call it a day 1.2with present participle Abandon a specified practice or habit. 放弃（习惯），戒除（习性） I've stopped eating meat 我已经不吃肉了。 Example sentencesExamples Anyway you can't just suddenly stop eating meat like that, it's hard. Some patients will find it hard to cut down or stop drinking because they experience withdrawal symptoms. It is not enough to simply stop eating meat and compensate by eating more of what you're already eating. He's not lazy, they say, he just can't stop eating and his metabolism retains everything. I doubt that you became allergic to dairy and meats because you stopped eating them. The signs are saying that we need to trim our spending to match our earnings and that we need to stop eating into our savings. Maybe she could manage to stop thinking so much and focus on enjoying the moment. Last year, more than half the people who completed the course managed to stop smoking. At one point I wanted to stop eating meat, but my parents wouldn't let me because you had to eat meat. His wife divorced him because he was too fat, didn't work out and would not stop eating junk food. If you stop eating carbohydrates, your body will turn protein and fat into glucose. Since setting up his own practice he has stopped talking to the media. She didn't stop performing but her new work didn't get much attention. He had stopped hitting me since Jack knocked him out the last time he tried. With almost religious zeal we are told to stop eating egg yolks and to start taking fish oil supplements. The British charity has gone on the offensive to persuade British people to stop eating meat. It will come back if you gain the weight, stop exercising and eat the wrong foods. The mother said her daughter had stopped eating and wasn't sleeping well since the incident. The best time to stop smoking is when you are ready and when you genuinely want to quit. If we stopped encouraging these habits, it might actually save the taxpayer money in the long run. 1.3 Stop moving or operating. 停止移动；停止运转 he stopped to look at the view 他停下来看看那里的风景。 my watch has stopped 我的表不走了。 Example sentencesExamples He moved on, across the room, and stopped in front of a small leather and metal trunk. He could not stop in the rush hour traffic and worried about her for the rest of the day. Dr Conrad headed towards the pavement then stopped abruptly in his tracks, staring. It is a good thing the procession stops at red lights, although with a traffic escort, they could jump red lights. Sudden cardiac death, an abrupt event in which the heart stops, affects one in 100,000 to 300,000 athletes. The problem is, what if the engine stops while he is already on the fast lane of a nearby toll road? The driver will report the incident to his control room and the train will stop in the tunnel just before the platform at Bank. Early Friday morning, the captain announced that the engine had stopped and the ship was taking on water. The party stopped for a little while to eat lunch on the lee side of a large rock. I even think some of the guys at the nearby skate park had stopped to watch. For morning coffee the coach stopped in Alcester and for lunch at Evesham Country Park. Ashley stops, wipes her mouth and looks around. You would be cruising along and, suddenly without warning, the engine just stopped. As soon as they reached a safe place to stand, everyone stopped and watched her. One other couple along with us danced on the floor because everyone else had stopped to watch. Ryan stood on his tip-toes for a couple of seconds, craning his neck to see why the parade had stopped. They had stopped in a relatively small room, unadorned, with just a bed and wardrobe. Jim's hand stopped halfway to his mouth, holding the bottle there for a moment in limbo. He said that most residents did not mind the presence of the children, and some stopped to watch them perform their tricks. Ignition harnesses were prone to succumb to the damp British weather and the failure of the harness would also lead to the engine stopping. 1.4 (of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or let off passengers. （公共汽车，火车）停靠站 main-line trains stop at platform 7 干线火车停靠7号站台。 Example sentencesExamples And why did none of them pull the chain, or shout for help when the train stopped at a station en route? One of the idiosyncrasies of Manchester travel is that there are two stations that the train stops at - Oxford Road, and Piccadilly. The train stopped at Stanford-le-Hope and the guard was approached by two men who were on the platform. Trains would stop along the way at small stations, for the ladies and gentlemen on board to disembark and take tea. The train stopped at Carstairs and we waited for the ambulance. The train stopped at Xuzhou station and another search was conducted there. There is no bus-bay and all buses stop at the traffic junction, thus putting the passengers at risk. Quite often you find that you end up leapfrogging buses as they stop to pick up passengers. However, the train does not stop at Malacca town as it does not have a station. The regular train came along, stopped, picked her up and off she went. The train stopped at Haymarket, but continued through South Gyle - I then got worried - because my train stops at South Gyle. Passenger trains began stopping at North Parkdale station by January 1883. Trains did not stop at the station and passengers had to find alternative transport. The new buses even stop at designated bus stops, well within the area earmarked for them. The train stops midway through the trip, long enough for passengers to get out and walk into the forest. It stops in Holguin for the most boring hour of your life. Currently only a select number of these mail trains stop at these railway stations. The train stopped and my girlfriend grabbed me by the arm and led me out of the train. They raced from stop to stop and kept on schedule by not stopping to pick up passengers. The train stopped and opened its doors wide to let all of its passengers disembark. 1.5British informal Stay somewhere for a short time. 〈英，非正式〉逗留 you'll have to stop the night 你得呆一晚。 Example sentencesExamples The walking party stopped at bed and breakfasts overnight during their gruelling hike. 2with object Cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end. 结束（行动，过程，事件）；停止 this harassment has got to be stopped 必须停止这种骚扰。 Example sentencesExamples This stops the curing process which is important, otherwise your fish will turn to mush. The key question is this: Are you just stopping the bleeding, or are you dealing with the root causes? The country would have three months to shut its nuclear facilities, or aid could be stopped. She won an injunction to stop the process and launched her legal bid. How is she supposed to get any rest if you guys don't stop this racket out here? A working party which looked at ways to stop accidents along the stretch of road was set up five years ago. There is no obligation to maintain regular payments, which may be stopped and then resumed at any time, without penalty. Early detection and treatment can often slow or stop the progression of disease. Their aim was to try and stop the social disintegration they believed liberal freedoms had unleashed. They're going to try to do it and I don't think they are going to be capable of stopping the political process. Diet control can only stop extra fat formation but cannot burn the fat which is already there. Your client may not be able to stop the process even if they change their mind. It's a lot harder to stop a ritual process midway than to avoid the process entirely. Fortunately in Australia this process was stopped before it ran its course. Many people have had their payments stopped before they began because void notices were issued in error. One such case made it into police records unintentionally after neighbors tried to stop a domestic assault out of concern for the family rather than out of anger at the man. With the season practically over, there was nothing he could do to stop the slide out of Division Three. Therefore, this formula warms the kidneys and warms the spleen, secures the intestines and stops diarrhea. When was a development ever stopped for a protected species? And so far, the injections have only stopped the degenerative process, not reversed it. Synonyms put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, end, bring to a stop, halt, bring to a halt 2.1 Prevent (an action or event) from happening. 阻止（行动，事件），防止 a security guard was killed trying to stop a raid 在阻止袭击时一名保安被杀。 Example sentencesExamples If I was marrying the man I love, nothing, save a tragedy would stop the wedding. The protest has stopped processed sugar leaving the factory and disrupted all administration work. The government could - and probably would - intervene to stop any of the banks going bust. The film controls weed growth, stops water evaporating from the soil surface, and in spring it warms the soil, promoting root growth. Many of the treatments focus on promoting cell growth and stopping cell death. The measures would stop at least 14,000 tonnes of petrol being released as vapour into the atmosphere each year. It is deeply shocking that the leaders of the council want to stop the event. A crash was only stopped because an abandoned piece of rail was lying near the track, accident investigators heard last week. An ex-forestry worker is taking on his ex-bosses in a bid to stop specimen trees being felled near his home. Organizers said they could still stop the festival if the situation changed. His ability to stop the opponents' creative play is much needed in a team brimming with playmakers. One councillor has even threatened to lie down in front of bulldozers to stop the development if necessary. So far, you have not been able to do anything to stop the events from happening. But the changes unleashed by the rise of the modern world cannot be stopped. But one year on and still no significant step has been taken to stop another disaster happening. Neighbours carried her to a shed and barely managed to stop this being burnt, too. Without sounding too unsympathetic, diseases and illnesses are a natural way of stopping the earth becoming too overpopulated. Face-to-face communication was another key aspect and proved key in stopping a staff walk out. Traffic regulations are necessary to stop accidents and to keep the city moving. The end result is that the leadership is desperately trying to stop a debate that was never really going to start. Synonyms thwart, baulk, foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall 2.2 Prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim. 阻挡，劝阻 a campaign is under way to stop the bombers 一场劝阻投掷炸弹者的运动正在展开。 Example sentencesExamples But she is certain that the lack of a bike and the fact the she is not a fan of exercise will not stop her. But he said this would not going to stop him, nor would it prevent him letting his children play in the area. Maddy gave a small laugh as her friend continued to say horrible things about Quentin, before stopping her. Several times, she tried to get to Elizabeth, but the two men continually stopped her. So do you have any sense what is actually being done to stop him or to limit the impact of his activities? Mr Crawford has put a padlock on the fuel tank but suspects it won't be enough to stop determined thieves. I took one out and was about ready to put it in my mouth, but stopped myself. We had a meeting on Sunday night and we are determined this fire is not going to stop us. She wasn't in his way, she wasn't blocking him or stopping him, she was just a little girl that had tried to stand up against the big bad wolf. To have them banning us from the activities we love, on the pretext that stopping us will somehow protect less careful people, is a misuse of power - and one that cannot possibly work. A cold night for a tryst, but I suppose that never stops anyone who's determined enough. I believe in free speech and free expression but these barbaric people are going too far and need to be stopped. Margaret is determined to use what influence she has to stop Ken. I didn't want to talk to Rachel about why I was stopping her and I didn't want her to continue. I love flying both types and will continue until someone stops me, but the fact remains that a mistake in a sailplane is much more likely to kill you than in a hang glider. If you were all to work together, he'd have a difficult time stopping you, and he might even be defeated. When you believe in your own possibility and ability, coupled with a strong determination to achieve what you have set out to achieve, not many can succeed at stopping you. I couldn't do it last year due to illness but I was determined not to let anything stop me this time. We didn't let that stop us and we continued to court and we were always together. And how the hell do you stop someone who's determined to do something like this? Synonyms prevent, hinder, obstruct, impede, block, bar, preclude 2.3 Prevent (someone or something) from performing a specified action or undergoing a specified experience. 中止，停下来 you can't stop me from getting what I want 你阻止不了我得到想要的东西。 Example sentencesExamples I know a farmer who has to patrol his fields with a shotgun when the hunt is on to stop the dogs from destroying his fences and going on his land. Not that that would stop Mr Brown from committing other people's money to his cause. Fortunately, I managed to stop myself worrying about my worrying, because that's just taking it a bit too far. I jumped when I realized who it was and had to clamp my hand down over my own mouth to stop myself from screaming. Sara covered her mouth so she could stop herself from calling out to him and giving away her position. I hope it stops a family out there going through what we had to go through. Kiara had to clamp her hand over her mouth in order to stop herself from exploding with laughter. Following complaints from residents living nearby, the council tried to stop the firm operating out of hours. To me, a player's value is measured by the extent to which he causes his team to score runs and stops opponents from doing the same. These sulphur particles reflect the sun's energy, and stop the earth from reaching its usual temperatures. She wouldn't go to school and I couldn't stop her going out at night. The teenager has apologised, and her parents have stopped her going out after 8pm. I think the Minister is trying very hard to make sure that the penalties are substantial enough to stop the crooks out there from trying to rip off the people who are in fact the least able to look after themselves, and that is very good. Last time I didn't even manage to stop myself telling everybody all about it. Lynn started to whine, and Teri had to cover her mouth to stop herself from giggling. I have a habit of stopping myself from crying, I don't know quite why, especially as I am somewhat the spokesperson for free expression. They want to stop him from using the land as a shark fin drying plant. There was no grid at the mouth of the pipe to stop it getting blocked. She covered her mouth tightly and stopped herself from either agreeing or refusing. I manage to stop myself from asking which switch extends those rotating blades that shred the tyres of passing cars. 2.4 Cause or order to cease moving or operating. 停止移动；停止运转 he stopped his car by the house 他把车停在了房子旁边。 police were given powers to stop and search suspects 警察被赋予拦截并搜查嫌疑犯的权力。 Example sentencesExamples The car had been stopped and turned off, and I was still holding on for dear life. Those hoping to visit it are stopped by a granite wall topped with barbed wire. He stops the car out front and just leaves it there. On one patrol we were stopped by a former airline worker who wanted to give us information. Reduction of noise, either by stopping the audiotape or the use of earplugs, was associated with improved sleep quality. Next, the tape can be stopped and replayed to make certain all parties can be heard. Persons suspected of committing a crime may be stopped and searched. He harassed the gang's customers, stopping those he found wandering up his block and confronting them. Everyone believed that police harassment was common, although no one had been stopped and searched. They drove through the town trying to force each other off the road before being stopped at a road block. The same group even stopped a young Catholic man on the Cliftonville Road and sternly repeated their warning. Through traffic will be stopped and all parked cars at the side of the High Street have to be moved by 5pm. 500 yards from our shop at the roundabout members of the public were blocking the road, stopping people going toward the parkway. But there was no mechanical defect which would have caused the car to have been stopped and parked. While we were driving across the grassland to the house, he stopped the truck. He was stopped, ordered out of the car and a computer check showed the car had been reported stolen. She tried to get upstairs but was stopped and also ordered to get down onto the floor. In the previous year, they were five times more likely to be stopped and searched. He went up the stairs and was headed for his room when he was stopped by Minako. At 5.30 one morning a few years ago, Nigel was stopped by a man who demanded money. Synonyms pull up, draw up, come to a stop, come to a halt, come to rest, pull in, pull over 2.5informal Be hit by (a bullet). 〈非正式〉被（子弹）击中 2.6 Instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a check). （通知银行）停止兑付（支票） Example sentencesExamples Most banks charge, typically £10, for stopping a cheque. The defendant stopped the cheque, which was accordingly dishonoured by the drawee bank. Don't try and stop the cheque if you want to pay online or over the phone instead. We will have this cheque stopped tomorrow. I was obliged to beg for extra time, stop the cheque, and then to apply for a replacement licence. However the police called me yesterday to alert me and I stopped the cheque on Monday. We also advise you that the post dated cheque for £103,000 has now been stopped. This was fine with me, as I intended to stop the cheque anyway, but it was already too late; the moment had passed. 2.7 Refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct. 断绝，切断；扣除 the union has threatened to stop the supply of minerals Synonyms withhold, suspend, keep back, hold back, refuse to pay, cut off, discontinue 2.8Boxing Defeat (an opponent) by a knockout. 〔拳击〕（通过击倒）打败（对手） he was stopped in the sixth by Tyson 他在第六回合被泰森击倒打败。 Example sentencesExamples Jones goes on to make six defenses of the IBF super middleweight title, stopping all six of his opponents. Jerry proved the experts wrong stopping Spencer in round twelve. He defended the title another three times, stopping his opponents on each occasion, to put himself in line for the WBA world belt. Ouma did go ahead with the fight, stopping Woods in the 11th round. Five weeks later he stopped the highly respected Frankie Otero in five rounds. 3with object Block or close up (a hole or leak) 填塞（洞，裂缝） he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot 他试图用自己的靴跟堵住那个洞。 the drain has been stopped up 那窗框已被塞住了。 Example sentencesExamples It is too late to stop the leak when the vessel is in the midst of river. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on. A spokesman said it had to wait for the gas leak to be stopped before work could begin on restoring the electricity supply. The leak was stopped 20 minutes later when an inspector switched off the main. Engineers have now secured the hole with wooden boards and an emergency plumber managed to stop the water leak and get the heating back on. When it is 30 below zero, getting people's heat on is more important than stopping their leaks. The amount of work required to stop a leak depends on the complexity of the problem. That's an appropriate piece of stout paper to stop the leak in the wastepipe. Take the coconut shell and fill with yolk, stopping the hole with your finger. The council is taking action to stop a leak in Hollies Road. Firemen wearing breathing gear stopped the leak and an engineer was called to repair a broken seal. The boat's owner succeeds in stopping the leak. Synonyms block, block up, plug, close, close up, fill, fill up 3.1 Block the mouth of (a fox's earth) prior to a hunt. （在打猎以前）堵塞（狐穴）口 Example sentencesExamples Where earths have been stopped they are required by the rules to be opened up again at the end of the day's hunting. 3.2 Plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower. 按（管风琴管子的）上端（发出低八度的音符） 3.3 Obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin or similar instrument) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger. 按弦；（用手指按小提琴或相似乐器的弦的适当位置以）发出（所需音高） Example sentencesExamples All three were normally diatonic only, though players could raise the pitch by a semitone by stopping a string near the neck. When a musician plays a string stopped exactly half-way along its length an octave is produced. 3.4 Make (a rope) fast with a stopper. （用擎索）系紧（绳子） nounstäpstɑp 1A cessation of movement or operation. 停止移动；停止运转 all business came to a stop 所有商业活动都停了下来。 there were constant stops and changes of pace 总是不断停下、不断改变步伐。 Example sentencesExamples The shooting had almost come to a stop by the time they dropped into a reserve trench. The misery machine rumbled into one of the angled parking spots next to the park and came to a stop. Also, rough sea conditions can make safety stops hazardous. We finally came to a stop at a farmhouse deep in the countryside. There wasn't time for fear but I was certainly frightened when the car came to a stop. After completing a number of revolutions, the carousel began to slow and came to a stop. The front seat passenger opened the side door of the van and the van came to a stop. The elevator came to a stop at the top floor and Anna turned to face the doors as they creaked open. Several of the attackers came to a stop, and their soldiers began to fire. It was almost a disappointment when we came to a stop at the edge of clearing where a herd of deer were grazing. He came to a stop outside a large metal door and punched in a few keys on the panel to his right. Officers are not only setting up static sites for stopping drivers, but are also conducting random stops in rural villages around the county. A large metal tub filled with sachets of water and cold drinks provided welcome respite, and many of the emergency workers made frequent stops to prevent dehydration. It was an interminable journey of stops and starts. The game we'd been playing with the boys came to a stop, and I rolled my eyes. Pauses, stops, and breaks will help the film, which never develops any real momentum. Playing the music without bars gives a free-flowing rhythm, devoid of jarring stops and starts. Lizards, therefore, progress in short rushes with frequent stops to breathe. His pen came to a stop and he stared down at the scrawled words with a shake of his head. Finally, the nurse came to a stop and entered a small room with pink walls and a simple layout. Synonyms halt, end, finish, close, standstill 1.1 A break or halt during a journey. （旅行中的）逗留，停留 allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops 留出一个小时左右的时间开车，途中停留的时间愿留多长就多长。 the flight landed for a refueling stop 客机降落以补充燃料。 Example sentencesExamples These are not tour buses, so expect numerous stops to pick up and drop off passengers. We always have to make frequent stops so that M can take a loo break and stretch his legs for a while. When traveling long distances, plan the trip to include rest stops and breaks. On the return journey a stop was made at Phimai to explore the wonderful ruins. Before the homeward journey, a final stop for refreshments was made at Kinvarra. From today until Friday Charles, Prince of Wales, is in Italy with stops in Florence, Rome and Naples. It also suggests that dogs should drink plenty of water during a long journey, and have regular stops for fresh air. Moving swiftly on from Lizard Point the next stop was a quick look at St Michael's Mount. As the self-confessed ‘biggest slob in the world’ he enjoys sailing holidays filled with impromptu tea breaks and pub stops. We had 3 stops on the journey and took it in turns to drive. The trip was part of a two day visit to the region, which also included a stop in Honduras. A short photo stop soon cooled us down, before we pushed on up the hill carrying the weighty bags of tackle and camera gear. They will run through France on quiet country roads with overnight stops and after a rest on the ferry they will head to London. The pair plan to make a short fuel stop today in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, before flying straight to Iceland. We were an express train now, and made only a few stops, mostly using the center of the three tracks. The 400 mile round trip was broken up with a stop at Stonehenge for an ice-cream. Thompson expects to travel to each region of Nunavut, including campaign stops in Cambridge Bay and Iqaluit. Also, make stops for bathroom breaks, leg-stretching, sightseeing and drink refills. On the return journey a stop was made in Bourton-on-the-Water in brilliant sunshine. At each lunch stop he also produced dried fruits, nuts and yet more chocolate he had carried for us. Synonyms break, stopover, stop-off, stay, rest 1.2 A place designated for a bus or train to halt and pick up or drop off passengers. 停车站 the bus was pulling up at her stop 公共汽车正向车站停靠。 Example sentencesExamples The system will be one tram short when the stop opens so they are having to bring a tram over from Cologne especially. The bus goes off on its merry way and picks up a zillion passengers at the next stop. Designated stops will be constructed, with special ramps to allow easy access by passengers onto the taxis and buses. Buses could also pick up passengers without pulling into stops. The stops it skips are covered by an earlier train, 426, which terminates in Baltimore. This morning, however, a bus was sitting at the stop in Moor Street with the number 850 on the front. In Andhra Pradesh, the train has stops only at Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati. At the moment we're standing at the stop saying if the bus works, we'll get on it. But, even now, free shuttles cross the city's ring road to pick up customers from the nearest metro stops. Fewer stops surely means fewer passengers, therefore lower financial performance. There were no designated stops which meant people could get off anywhere. Why not try getting off the bus or train a stop early and walking the rest of the way. He said a bus had pulled up at the stop laden with passengers. I was on the bus the other day, and the bus was drawing towards my stop so I was standing by the door waiting to get off. Notice of the shuttle bus should have been on the signs at affected rail stops, she said. Passengers will be set down on request at all recognised stops along the route. There are no bus or train stops anywhere near it. You really do not want two stops close together. In order to make up time a train missed out some stops. When we started once again the train maintained optimum speed until the next stop. Synonyms bus stop, stopping place, halt 1.3 An object or part of a mechanism which is used to prevent something from moving. 掣子；止动器 the shelves have special stops to prevent them from being pulled out too far 那些架子有特别的止动器以防被拖出太远。 1.4British dated A punctuation mark, especially a period. 〈英，旧〉标点（尤指句号） Synonyms full stop, full point, point 1.5 Used in telegrams to indicate a period. （电报中）句号的代字 MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT STOP 机场见，句号。 1.6Phonetics A consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract. 〔语音〕闭塞音 Example sentencesExamples Taiwanese has final consonant stops, and Mandarin doesn't. Many varieties of Chinese, including both Mandarin and Cantonese, do not distinguish voiced and voiceless stops and affricates. For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series. 1.7Bridge A high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit; a control. 〔桥牌〕大牌，控制牌（阻止对手组成同花色的一副牌） 1.8Nautical A short length of cord used to secure something. 〔航海〕掣索 2A set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch. （有特定音调和音高范围的）一组管风琴管子 2.1 A knob, lever, or similar device in an organ or harpsichord which brings into play a set of pipes or strings of a particular tone and range of pitch. （管风琴或大键琴中用来演奏特定音调和音高范围的）音拴，音钮 Example sentencesExamples These organs were played only with sliding stops, not a keyboard like a modern organ. Specific ranks of pipes may be brought into and out of play by means of stops. It also has a cathedral housing the biggest organ in the world: 17,388 pipes and 231 stops. 3Photography The effective diameter of a lens. 〔摄〕光圈 3.1 A device for reducing the effective diameter of a lens. 〔摄〕光圈 3.2 A unit of change of relative aperture or exposure (with a reduction of one stop equivalent to halving it). 光圈数刻度 Example sentencesExamples If you are using print film, you will probably never see a difference in bracketed shots, unless you have bracketed by 3 stops or more. You will find these readings are roughly two stops more light than the camera ‘thinks’ they should be. Remove the film, stop down 4 stops, and give a flash exposure. When you go through the finished prints you will be able to see the results of 2 complete stops of exposure difference. Underexposing by one to two stops intensifies the effect. Phrases pull out all the stops 1Make a very great effort to achieve something. 全力以赴 the director pulled out all the stops to meet the impossible deadline 导演全力以赴来赶不可能达到的最后期限。 Example sentencesExamples But while the government is pulling out all the stops to promote parental involvement in their children's education, it clearly does not intend to hand over responsibility wholesale. It is a very serious offence and we are pulling out all the stops to trace them. However, he is fearful that the new clause may be delayed, unless the Department of Health pulls out all the stops to make sure the new legislation is written in time. People are pulling out all the stops, and though there are several hurdles still to cross, it is all looking very positive. But when it counts, he really pulls out all the stops and that is why we have done so well. The manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to get it completed as soon as possible. We are pulling out all the stops on this investigation and bringing in extra officers. We are now pulling out all the stops to reduce as far as possible the actual number of job losses. I tend to think Duncan probably pulls out all the stops to help small business people. We also have the Britain in Bloom judging next week and then the Summer Festival, so we are pulling out all the stops to get this resolved. Synonyms make an effort, exert oneself, try hard, strive, endeavour, apply oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, give one's all, make every effort, spare no effort, be at pains, put oneself out 1.1Do something very elaborately or on a grand scale. 做得很精彩，做得很漂亮 they gave a Christmas party and pulled out all the stops 他们举办了一个圣诞晚会而且非常成功。 Example sentencesExamples Elephant is definitely their defining moment: crashing rock that pulls out all the stops. To survive in a climate of higher interest rates, soaring fuel costs, rising inflation and lower consumer confidence, Britain's mid-market clothing retailers are pulling out all the stops. With one glance at the palace interior, he could tell that the Oscillians had pulled out all the stops for this grand gala evening. Getting a PhD is always a good thing, and Cambridge certainly pulls out all the stops when it comes to bizarre commemorative rituals, including value added Latin declamations. Harrogate Cricket Club will be pulling out all the stops on June 21 when Yorkshire play their first match on the St George's Road ground for three years. Gloucestershire pulled all the stops out for the Jubilee weekend and it looks like they'll do it again on Monday. put a stop to Cause (an activity) to end. 使（活动）停下来，制止 she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense 她得制止所有这样的胡闹。 Example sentencesExamples It would negate the need to build these inefficient wind farms and put a stop to the despoiling of Scotland's landscapes! The efforts to exclude reporters and exit pollers from the polls, they put a stop to that. They've just given them a bad name and I'm just trying to put a stop to all that. If the law doesn't already contain means - effective means - of putting a stop to that, then it needs to be changed. Children going to teen discos were drinking on the buses and it should be easy enough to put a stop to that. I had a couple of sparkling whites before putting a stop to that and I'm glad I did. He, in turn, gets engaged to a society girl, but Lucy puts a stop to that by pretending to be his low-class alcoholic sister. I don't often cheer the EU on, but in this case I hope they put a stop to what I think is a bad move. Now they want to see new faces, less talent, and if I was a TV executive I'd put a stop to that. The collapse of communism put a stop to all that nonsense, but it does not mean that peace has returned to the region. Synonyms bring to an end, halt, put an end to, end, bring to a stop, bring to a halt stop at nothing Be utterly ruthless or determined in one's attempt to achieve something. （为获得某物而）不惜一切，什么也不顾 he would stop at nothing to retain his position of power 他会不惜一切来保住自己的权力地位。 Example sentencesExamples And we know to a certainty that this is the regime that will stop at nothing to accomplish its irrational goals. Faulkner is a young, ambitious, ruthless woman who will stop at nothing in order to secure a lofty management job. We are faced with a deadly and determined adversary who will stop at nothing and will persevere as long as he exists. They will stop at nothing and use any means possible to get what they want, regardless of whether this includes losing homes, business etc. Already some commentators are calling for justice to be ‘tilted’ to protect the innocent from butchers who will stop at nothing. The competing elite factions are engaged in a bitter struggle to gain control of the state apparatus and will stop at nothing to achieve their ends. The absolutist, Joseph II, who succeeded Maria Theresa, failed in his reforms, though he stopped at nothing in his attempts to carry them out. No matter how thin the anorexic gets, she sees herself as fat and stops at nothing to get thinner. Utterly determined to repair the Union, Lincoln would stop at nothing to achieve his aim. In those times the leaders of the clan were cruel and stopped at nothing to gain their ends. Synonyms persevere, continue, carry on, go on, keep at it, keep on, keep going, keep it up, not give up, be persistent, be determined, follow something through, see something through, show determination, press ahead, press on, plod on, plough on, stay with something, not take no for an answer stop one's ears Put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing something. 用手指堵住耳朵，不听 Example sentencesExamples As I listened to Burk and the gruesome passages from the letters he could apparently quote from memory, I struggled against an inner shudder, a shiver somewhere between disgust and horror, against the reflex to stop my ears. The tales of rape, humiliation, physical and mental torture pour out until you want to cover your eyes and stop your ears. Nevertheless, when that outlandish bird, attacked by the cat, shrieked for help in human accents, she ran out into the yard stopping her ears, and did not prevent the crime. When my open-minded father learned Spanish, I stopped my ears when he played his language tapes and repeated perro 20 times. stop someone's mouth Induce someone to keep silent about something. 使闭口，使保持缄默 stop the show (of a performer) provoke prolonged applause or laughter, causing an interruption. （演员）博得长时间的喝彩（或笑声）而使演出中断 Example sentencesExamples She stops the show in a rousing rendition of ‘Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.’ There are no arias or set-pieces in Semyon Kotko - there is little here to stop the show. But by the time friends dared him to take the floor at an amateur night in 1969, this very reluctant performer had honed his skills to such a level that the three songs he played stopped the show. She totally nailed her New York accents and stopped the show with ‘Come to Your Senses.’ The aforementioned Matthews, her lovely voice swelling with emotion, is the only singer who actually stops the show in this production. The tiny songbird scooped up six Latin Music Awards and stopped the show with a sizzling performance. Anyway, the number was genius, totally stopping the show, and I was a little misty right through the end of the show. Clark stops the show with a passionately funny monologue describing the bickering among the women in his life. Danieley and Mazzie stopped the show with ‘Almost Like Being in Love’ and it was one of those thrilling moments when the audience is clapping its fool head off, thanking the actors for an unexpected tingle. ‘Out of my mother's womb, I knew I was going to be some kind of performer,’ says Andre, who stops the show every night with his rendition of the tune in the mega-hit Broadway musical. Phrasal Verbs stop by (or in) Call briefly and informally as a visitor. 顺便短暂拜访 Example sentencesExamples Matt had called her to tell her that he was going to stop by and drop off a demo track for her to critique. In his four years of high school he never passed up a chance to stop in my room for a game or two. Our Beijing guide Max arranged for us to stop in and visit a hutong family and drink a cup of tea with them. One can only wonder what conversation is like around the dinner table in their household when Mary stops by for a visit. I think there's a home health nurse who stops by to see him daily. He stops by regularly to visit anyone who welcomes him, sometimes even when they don't! He promised he'd call more often and told me I could stop by to visit and see Jeffery whenever I was free. The past few days, this old lady down the road had been bringing me food, so I figured she was stopping by again to drop off a meal. He dressed quickly for school and figured Alice had slept in so he stopped by the guest room. Doug said he would stop by in the morning before his shift, to see how she was doing. stop something down Reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm. 〔摄〕缩小（镜头的）光圈 stop off (or over) Pay a short visit en route to one's ultimate destination when traveling. 中途停留 I stopped off to visit him and his wife 我中途停下来去拜访他和他的妻子。 he decided to stop over in Paris 他决定在巴黎稍作停留。 Example sentencesExamples Sheriff Hutton is a lovely village and The Castle is an ideal place to stop off if you are visiting the area. The judgement showed that they failed to convince the appeal judges that they had the means to travel around the world, stopping off in various cities en route to Colombia. I haven't seen them half as much as I would have liked but I hope to stop off for a quick visit when M and I go for our annual jaunt up to Scotland. The restored 19th-century Irish emigrant sailing ship, a replica of one of the last of its kind before the steamship era, got a huge welcome when it visited Dingle and stopped over for three days. It sounds more exciting than it actually is, but it means I'll get to stop over and visit friends and family. The family stopped off for a short holiday in Hawaii on the way home. You can stop off at several points en route for a longer visit with your animals of choice. We travelled very slowly from the East Coast, stopping off at motels or staying with friends of friends along the way, and ended up in San Francisco. Many racegoers from the Emerald Isle are expected to stop off en route to Cheltenham in a bid to increase their cash reserves. We stopped off at Humansdorp at St Francis Bay, where we visited a cousin of Jono's. Synonyms break one's journey, take a break, pause stop out Withdraw temporarily from higher education or employment in order to pursue another activity. community college students are more likely to stop out, or drop out entirely, when the cost of attending increases Example sentencesExamples They generally are older, drop out or stop out at higher rates, take longer to complete their degrees, and often are married with children. Single until recently, she had three kids and "stopped out" - taking no classes seven of those years. For many high-powered women who put former in front of their titles to stop out and stay at home with their kids, selling stuff online often starts as a dalliance, a means of purging closets of never-worn mistakes. Readmits - These students were once at the college but stopped out, dropped out, or were academically dismissed. In addition to a large number of students who will become part-time students during their time in college, there are also large numbers of UIC students who will stop out for one or more terms during their career and who will change their majors. About one in every six freshmen will stop out before finishing their program. More female high achievers are "stopping out" to raise kids - and avoiding Corporate America when they return. These students often "stop out" when they meet financial difficulties. stop something out Cover an area that is not to be printed or etched when making a print or etching. （印刷或蚀刻时）覆盖（使不被印刷或蚀刻） Origin Old English (for)stoppian ‘block up (an aperture)’, of West Germanic origin; related to German stopfen, from late Latin stuppare ‘to stuff’. verb.1 phr. phr.v.
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