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- bring or come to an abrupt stop使突然停止; 突然停止：
with obj. there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed要求停止流血的压力越来越大
no obj. she halted in mid sentence.句子说了一半她突然停了下来
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- in imperative used as a military command to bring marching soldiers to a stop停止行进（用作军队命令）：
company, halt!
全连停止前进！
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- a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one暂停, 停止, 中止：
a halt in production
生产停顿
a bus screeched to a halt.
公共汽车嘎的一声停住了。
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- Brit. a minor stopping place on a local railway line〈英〉（铁路的）小站。
短语
call a halt
- demand or order a stop要求停止; 命令停止：
he decided to call a halt to all further discussion.
他决定要求中止进一步的讨论。
词源
late 16th cent.: originally in the phrase make halt, from German haltmachen, from halten 'to hold'.