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stop STAYHstBp, $stB:pv [I]-pp- to stay in a place停留,逗留Are you coming with me or are you stopping here?你是和我一起走还是留在这儿?I can't stop--Malcolm's waiting for me outside.我不能再逗留了----马尔科姆在外面等我。(Br) Now that you're here, why don't you stop for some tea?既然你来了----为什么不留下喝杯咖啡呢?(Br) I've been out every night this week, so I thought I'd stop in (= stay at home) tonight.我这星期每个晚上都在外面,因此我想今晚呆在家里。(Br) We stopped up (= did not go to bed) until two o'clock last night watching the late film.我们昨晚看了晚场电影直到2点才睡。To stop by is to visit someone briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.顺访I was passing your house, so I thought I'd stop by for a coffee.我经过你的家,因此我想顺便来拜访一下喝杯咖啡。To stop off is to visit or stay at a place briefly on the way to somewhere else.中途停留I'll stop off (at the shops) on my way home and get some wine.我会在回家的路上停下来去(商店)买些酒。We're going to stop off in Paris for a couple of days before heading south.我们打算在巴黎停留几天再往南去。To stop over is to stay at a place for one night or a few nights on the way to somewhere else or before returning home.短暂停留They're stopping over in Malaysia for a couple of nights on the way to Australia.他们在去澳大利亚的路上在马来西亚做几个晚上的短暂停留。(Br) Come round for dinner one night and you can stop over (Am stay over).哪个晚上来我家吃顿饭,你还可以在我家过夜。(esp. Am) To stop around/round is to visit someone briefly, esp. at their home.拜访,作客Why don't you stop round some time?你何不哪天来作作客?
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