n.[C][U]

1. 停止，中止
2. 阻塞；堵塞；阻礙
3. 停工，罷工
   All these stoppages are costing the company a fortune.

   所有這些停工正給公司造成巨大的經濟損失。

4. 止付；（薪資等的）扣留，扣除

n.

1. an instance of stopping or being stopped.
   ▸an instance of industrial action.
2. a blockage.
3. (stoppages) Brit. deductions from wages by an employer for the payment of tax, National Insurance, etc.