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stop/stɒp/ v. & n.●v. (stopped, stopping) 1 tr.a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or motion or operation of 停，停止 b effectively hinder or prevent 阻止；制止 stopped them playing so loudly 制止他们吵闹 c discontinue (an action or sequence of actions) 使中断；使停止 stopped playing 停止玩耍; stopped my visits 中断了我的访问 2 intr. come to an end; cease 结束；中断 supplies suddenly stopped 供应突然中断了 3 intr. cease from motion or speaking or action; make a halt or pause 中止；停顿 the car stopped at the lights 汽车在交通灯前停了下来; he stopped in the middle of a sentence 他一句话没说完就停住了; my watch has stopped 我的手表停了 4 tr.a cause to cease action; defeat 使结束；击败 b Boxing defeat (an opponent) by a knockout 【拳击】击倒(对手) 5 tr. colloq. receive (a blow etc.) [口]受到(打击等) 6 intr. remain; stay for a short time 逗留；停留 7 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) block or close up (a hole or leak etc.) 堵塞，填塞(洞或缝隙等) 8 tr. not permit or supply as usual; discontinue or withhold 断绝；截断 shall stop their wages 要停发他们的工资 9 tr. (in full 全称 stop payment of or on) instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque) 止付；停止兑付 10 tr. Brit. put a filling in (a tooth) [英]补(牙) 11 tr. obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin etc.) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger 用手指压(小提琴等的弦)以改变音调 12 tr. plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower 按住(管乐器上的孔)以降低音高 13 tr. Bridge be able to prevent opponents from taking all the tricks in (a suit) 【桥牌】阻止对方连拿(某一花色的牌张) 14 tr. make (a sound) inaudible 堵住(声音) 15 tr. Boxing 【拳击】a parry (a blow) 躲避(打击) b knock out (an opponent) 击倒(对手) 16 tr. pinch back (a plant) 修剪或掐断(植物的枝条) 17 tr. make (a clock, factory, etc.) cease working 使(钟表)停摆；使(工厂等)停工 18 tr. Brit. provide with punctuation [英]给…加标点 19 tr. Naut. make fast; stopper (a cable etc.) 【海】扎住；系紧(船缆等) ●n. 1 the act or an instance of stopping; the state of being stopped 停止；终止 put a stop to 使…结束; the vehicle was brought to a stop 车辆被停了下来 2 a place designated for a bus or train etc. to stop (汽车或火车等的)车站 3 Brit. a punctuation mark, esp. = FULL STOP 1 [英]句号 (尤)4 a device for stopping motion at a particular point 定位器；止动器 5 a change of pitch effected by stopping a string (演奏时按孔或弦产生的)音调变化 6a (in an organ) a row of pipes of one character (风琴的)排列的琴管 b a knob etc. operating these 音栓 7 a manner of speech adopted to produce a particular effect (发音时的)闭止 8 Optics & Photog. 【光学】【摄】 = DIAPHRAGM 3, 4 9a the effective diameter of a lens 光圈 b a device for reducing this 光圈调节器 c a unit of change of relative aperture or exposure (with a reduction of one stop equivalent to halving it) 光圈数 10 a plosive consonant 爆破辅音 11 (in telegrams etc.) a full stop (电报等中的)句号的代字 12 Bridge a card or cards stopping a suit 【桥牌】止张(指阻止对方连拿某一花色的牌) 13 Naut. a small line used as a lashing 【海】掣索 □ pull all the stops out see 见 PULL □ put a stop to cause to end, esp. abruptly 使(尤指突然地)停止 □ stop at nothing be ruthless 肆无忌惮；不择手段 □ stop by (also absol. [亦含宾]) call at (a place) 顺便造访 □ stop dead (or short) cease abruptly 突然停止 □ stop down Photog. reduce the aperture of (a lens) with a diaphragm 【摄】缩小(镜头的)光圈 □ stop one's ears 1 put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing 捂住耳朵不听 2 refuse to listen 拒绝听 □ stop a gap serve to meet a temporary need 填补空白 □ stop a person's mouth induce a person by bribery or other means to keep silent about something (用贿赂)堵住某人的嘴；不让某人泄露秘密 □ stop off (or over) break one's journey 中途停留 □ stop out 1 stay out 呆在户外 2 cover (part of an area) to prevent printing, etching, etc. 盖住(部分版面)使之不被印刷(或蚀刻等) □ stop payment 1 Brit. declare oneself insolvent [英]宣告无力支付 2 instruct a bank to withhold payment on a cheque etc. 通知银行止付(支票等) □ stopless adj.□ stoppable adj.[Old English (for) stoppian from West Germanic, from Late Latin stuppare STUFF: see ESTOP] |