動變: 過去式:stopped 過去分詞:stopped 現在進行時:stopping
名複: stops
stop
KK:[stɑp] DJ:[stɒp]
vt.
- 停止；中止，止住[+v-ing]It has stopped raining.
雨停了。
- 阻止，阻擋[O4][（+from）]The policemen stopped the fight.
警察制止了這場鬥毆。
The heavy snow stopped him from coming to our party.那場大雪使他未能前來參加我們的宴會。
- 塞住；堵塞；填塞[（+up）]We stopped the leak in the gas pipe by means of lead.
我們用鉛堵塞了瓦斯管上的漏洞。
- 斷絕；止付；扣留The boss has stopped my wages.
老板已停發我的薪資。
- 用手指壓（樂器的孔，弦）
vi.
- 停止；中止Stop for a while and take a rest.
停一會兒休息休息。
My watch has stopped.我的表停了。
- 停下來（做別的事）[+to-v]He stopped to listen to her talking.
他停下來聽她說話。
- 【口】逗留；歇宿；（偶然）過訪[Q]On my way home I stopped at my aunt's.
回家途中我順便到姑媽那兒去了一會兒。
He stopped at a hotel for the night.他在一家旅館過夜。
- 躊躇[（+at）]
- 被塞住[（+up）]
n.[C]
- 停止；中止；終止；停車The train came to a stop.
火車停了下來。
- 停車站I'll get off at the next stop.
我下一站下車。
- 【英】標點（特指句號）
- 逗留；歇宿We made a stop in Tokyo.
我們在東京停留了一下。
- 塞住；阻礙
- 【攝】光圈
- 【語】塞音
- （風琴等的）音栓，琴柱
片語
bring to a stop
- 使停止；使終止The car was brought to a sudden stop.
汽車突然停下。
come to a stop
- 停下A truck came to a stop in front of the hotel.
一輛卡車在旅館前面停下。
put a stop to
- 制止We must put a stop to the fight.
我們必須制止這場毆鬥。
stop in
- 中途作短暫訪問
辨析
同義:
vi.,vt.停止；結束；阻止
end halt check stay cease block discontinue quit arrest prevent conclude terminate pause catch shut反義:
vi.,vt.「停止，中斷」的反義字
go start begin continue commence同義參見:
stem2 halt1 abate disrupt paralysis wall desist hinder1 close1 consonant cork finish loiter standstill abort quench plug brake1 silence inhibit porch intercept1 curb stem2 obstruction residence drop interrupt stifle1 restrain反義參見:
move march1 repeat advance以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
v.
(stops, stopping, stopped)
- come or cause to come to an end. ▸discontinue an action, practice, or habit.
- prevent from happening or from doing something. ▸instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque).▸refuse to supply as usual.▸Boxing defeat (an opponent) by a knockout.
- cease or cause to cease moving or operating. ▸(of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or set down passengers.▸Brit. informal stay somewhere for a short time.
- block or close up (a hole or leak). ▸plug the upper end of (an organ pipe), giving a note an octave lower.
- obtain the required pitch from (the string of a violin or similar instrument) by pressing at the appropriate point with the finger.
n.
- an act of stopping. ▸a place designated for a bus or train to stop.
- an object or part of a mechanism which prevents movement. ▸Bridge a high card that prevents the opponents from establishing a particular suit.▸Nautical a stopper.
- Phonetics a consonant produced with complete closure of the vocal tract.
- a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch. ▸ (also stop knob) a knob, lever, etc. in an organ or harpsichord which brings into play a set of pipes or strings of a particular tone and range of pitch.
- Photography the effective diameter of a lens. ▸a device for reducing this.▸a unit of change of relative aperture or exposure.
Phrase
- pull out all the stops
make a very great effort to achieve something. [with ref. to the stops of an organ.] - put a stop to
cause to end. - stop dead
(or short)
suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting.
Phrase verbal
- stop by
(or in)
call briefly as a visitor. - stop something down
Photography reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm. - stop off
(or over)
pay a short visit en route to one's destination. - stop out
Brit. informal stay out later than expected. - stop something out
cover an area that is not to be printed or etched.
Derivative
- stoppable adj.
Etymology
OE (for)stoppian ‘block up (an aperture)’, of W. Gmc origin, from late L. stuppare ‘to stuff’.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
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