stop
verb
noun
stɒp verb
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NOT MOVE
不再移动
to not walk, move, or travel any more, or to make someone or something do this （使）停止，（使）停下来 I,T | AmE
He stopped suddenly when he saw Ruth.
他看到鲁思就一下子停了下来。
Stop, come back!
停下，回来！
He stopped the car and got out.
他停下了车，然后下车。
I was worried that the security guards would stop us at the gate.
我担心警卫会把我们挡在门口。
[+ at/outside/in etc ]
She stopped outside the post office.
她在邮局门外停了下来。
A car stopped behind us.
一辆汽车停在我们后面。
stop to do sth
Sam stopped to give me a lift.
萨姆停下让我搭便车。
stop and do sth
He stopped and looked into her face.
他停下来看着她的脸。
[+ for ]
I need to stop for a rest.
我得停下来休息一会儿。
stop dead/short/in your tracks (stop walking suddenly) 突然停下不走
Sally saw the ambulance and stopped short.
萨莉看到救护车就一下子止住了脚步。
stop on a dime
This truck can stop on a dime!
这辆卡车急刹车性能很好！
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NOT CONTINUE
不继续
a. to not continue, or to make someone or something not continue b. if you stop doing something, you do not continue to do it （使）停止，（使）停下 I,T I,T
By midday the rain had stopped.
中午时分，雨停了。
This is where the path stops.
这条小路就到这里为止。
The referee stopped the fight.
裁判中止了拳赛。
The doctor advised me to stop the medication.
医生建议我停止药物治疗。
People are fighting to stop the destruction of the rainforests.
人们为阻止毁坏热带雨林而斗争。
stop sb doing sth
I couldn’t stop her crying.
我无法让她停下不哭。
stop doing sth
I stopped digging and looked at him.
我停下不再挖，看着他。
What time do you stop work?
你几点下班？
I’ve been smoking for over ten years, and I can’t stop.
我吸烟已有十多年了，没法不抽。
stop it/that (stop doing something annoying) 停下，住手
Come on, you two, stop it!
好啦，你们俩，住手！
Right, stop what you’re doing and come over here.
喂，快住手，到这里来。
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PAUSE
暂停
to pause in an activity, journey etc in order to do something before you continue 中止，暂时停下来 I
[+ for ]
We stopped for a drink on the way home.
我们在回家的路上停下来喝了一杯。
stop to do sth
I stopped to tie my shoe.
我停下来系鞋带。
stop to think/consider etc
It’s time we stopped to think about our next move.
我们该停下来想一想下一步的行动了。
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PREVENT
防止，阻止
to prevent someone from doing something or something from happening 防止，阻止，阻挡 T
The government tried to stop publication of the book.
政府企图阻止这本书出版。
I’m leaving now, and you can’t stop me.
我现在就要走了，你阻止不了我。
stop sb/sth (from) doing sth
Lay the carpet on paper to stop it sticking to the floor.
把地毯铺在纸上，以免它粘在地板上。
The rain didn’t stop us from enjoying the trip.
那场雨没有妨碍我们享受旅行的乐趣。
stop yourself (from) doing sth
I couldn’t stop myself laughing.
我忍不住大笑起来。
She grabbed the rail to stop herself from falling.
她抓住扶手以免摔倒。
there’s nothing to stop sb (from) doing sth
There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself.
什么都拦不住你亲自去申请这份工作。
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STAY
停留
to stay somewhere for a short time, especially at someone’s house [英，非正式] 〔尤指在某人家里〕逗留，短时间停留 I | BrE informal
I won’t sit down – I’m not stopping.
我不坐了，我不打算逗留。
[+ for ]
Will you stop for a cup of tea?
你留下来喝杯茶好吗？
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will/would stop at nothing (to do sth)
to be ready to do anything to achieve something that you want to achieve （做某事）尽最大努力; 不择手段
We will stop at nothing to save our child.
我们要尽一切努力营救我们的孩子。
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stop short of (doing)
sth to decide that you are not willing to do something wrong or dangerous, though you will do something similar that is less dangerous 决定不去做〔错误或危险的事情〕; 不愿逾矩
The US government supported sanctions but stopped short of military action.
美国政府支持制裁，但决定不采取军事行动。
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MONEY
钱
if you stop an amount of money, you prevent it from being paid to someone 停付; 扣留 T
Dad threatened to stop my pocket money.
爸爸威胁不给我零用钱。
stop sth from sth
£200 will be stopped from your wages next month to pay for the damage.
下个月将从你的工资里扣除 200 英镑赔偿损坏。
I phoned the bank and asked them to stop the cheque (=not pay a cheque that I had written) .
我打电话到银行去，要求他们止付那张支票。
My mother called the bank to stop payment on the check.
我母亲给银行打电话要求止付那张支票。
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BLOCK
堵塞
also 又作 stop up to block a hole or pipe so that water, smoke etc cannot go through it 堵塞，塞住，堵住 T
10 to go back to a place you have been to earlier 返回
Can you stop back later? I’m busy right now.
你能过一会再来吗？ 我现在实在很忙。
11 to make a short visit to a place or person, especially while you are going somewhere else 顺便拜访，顺路探望
I’ll stop by this evening.
今晚我会顺路过来拜访。
Daniel stopped by the store on his way home.
丹尼尔在回家路上顺路去了那家商店。
12 to make a short visit to a place or person, especially while you are going somewhere else 顺便拜访，顺路探望
I’ll stop in and see you on my way home.
我在回家路上会顺路来看你。
[+ at ]
I need to stop in at the library.
我要顺路去一下图书馆。
13 to stay at home [英] 呆在家里 BrE
I’m stopping in to wash my hair tonight.
我今晚呆在家里洗头。
14 to make a short visit to a place during a journey, especially to rest or to see someone 〔在旅途中〕中途停留
We can stop off and see you on our way back.
我们可以在回家的路上停下来去看你。
[+ in/at etc ]
We stopped off in Santa Rosa for a day.
我们中途在圣罗莎停留了一天。
15 to stay out later than usual [非正式] 在外面呆得很晚，晚归
It was a real treat being allowed to stop out late.
被允许晚回家真是极大的乐事。
16 to stop somewhere and stay a short time before continuing a long journey, especially when travelling by plane 〔尤指长途飞行时〕中途停留
The plane stops over in Dubai on the way to India.
飞机飞往印度的途中在迪拜作短暂停留。
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stop sth up
↔ to block a hole or pipe so that water, smoke etc cannot go through it 堵塞，堵住〔洞或管子，不让水、烟等通过〕
18 to stay up late [英，非正式] 熬夜，迟睡 BrE informal
Joe stopped up till 3 o’clock to watch the boxing.
乔为看那场拳击赛一直熬到三点钟才睡觉。
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stop doing something
To means to not continue an activity. stop doing something的意思是不再继续某一活动
It has stopped raining (NOT 不说 stopped from raining) .
雨停了。
He couldn’t stop talking about it (NOT 不说 stop from talking/stop to talk) .
他忍不住要说到它。
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stop to do something
To means to stand still, or stop what you are doing, in order to do something. stop to do something的意思是为了做某事而站住不动或停止正在做的事
He stopped to pick up a piece of paper.
他停下来去捡一张纸。
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stop someone from doing something
To means to prevent someone from doing something. stop someone from doing something 意思是阻止某人做某事
You can’t stop me from going (NOT 不说 stop me to go) .
你不能阻止我去。
22 In British English you can leave out ‘from’. 在英国英语中，可以省略 from
This will help stop people dying of AIDS.
这有助于使人们避免死于艾滋病。
p noun
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come/roll/jerk/skid etc to a stop
if a vehicle comes to a stop, it stops moving 〔汽车〕停了下来/翻滚着/猛地一颠/打滑着等停了下来
The bus came to a stop outside the school.
公共汽车在学校外面停了下来。
The car skidded to a stop.
汽车滑行了一段路后停住了。
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come to a stop
if an activity comes to a stop, it stops happening 〔活动〕停止
Work on the project has come to a stop because of lack of funding.
由于缺乏资金，这个项目的工作停止了。
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bring sth to a stop
to stop something moving or happening 使某事物停下来; 使某事物停止
David brought the truck to a shuddering stop.
戴维让卡车颤抖着停了下来。
The UN is trying to bring the war to a stop.
联合国竭力想要结束这场战争。
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DURING JOURNEY
旅途中
a time or place when you stop during a journey for a short time 中途停留（处）
Our first stop was Paris.
我们旅行的第一站是巴黎。
We’ll make a stop at the foot of the hill.
我们中途将在山脚下停留。
The trip includes an overnight stop in London.
这次旅行包括在伦敦停留过夜。
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BUS/TRAIN
公共汽车/火车
a place where a bus or train regularly stops for people to get on and off 车站
Our next stop will be York.
我们下一站是约克。
This is your stop, isn’t it?
你在这一站下车，对不对？
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put a stop to sth
to prevent something from continuing or happening 制止，使…停下来
The government is determined to put a stop to the demonstrations.
政府决心制止游行示威。
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pull out all the stops
to do everything you possibly can to make something happen and succeed 竭尽全力; 全力以赴
The hospital staff pulled out all the stops to make sure the children had a wonderful day.
医院员工竭尽全力来确保孩子们能过上愉快的一天。
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MONEY
钱
the action or fact of telling your bank not to pay an amount of money to someone 〔让银行〕止付，停付
I put a stop on that check to the store.
我让银行止付给商店的那张支票。
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MUSIC
音乐
a handle that you push in or out in an ORGAN to control the amount of sound it produces 〔风琴的〕音栓
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CONSONANT
辅音
a consonant sound, like /p/ or /k/ , that you make by stopping the flow of air completely and then suddenly letting it out of your mouth （闭）塞音