ADJECTIVE | VERB + HALT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤abrupt, sudden突然的停止◇The bus came to an abrupt halt outside the school.公共汽車在學校外面猛地停了下來。➤crashing, grinding, screeching, shuddering猛的停住;慢慢停住;嘎然而止;震動着停下◇The strike brought the capital city to a grinding halt.罷工使首都漸漸陷入癱瘓。◇The plan suddenly came to a screeching halt.計劃突然緊急停止了。➤complete, dead全部/徹底停止▸➤immediate立即停止▸➤temporary暫時停止➤virtual差不多停止VERB + HALT➤come to, draw to, grind to, lurch to, screech to, shudder to, skid to, slide to停下來;慢慢停止;嘎然而止;震動着停下;滑行後停下◇The economy seems to be grinding to a halt.經濟似乎漸漸停滯下來。◇The car skidded to a halt just inches from the river.汽車滑到離河邊只有幾英寸的地方才停住。➤bring sth to, put使⋯停止◇Production was brought to a temporary halt when power supplies failed.電力供應中斷,生產暫時停止了。◇enough jobs to put a halt to emigration可以使人們停止移居他國的足夠多的工作機會➤call叫停◇Scientists have decided to call a halt to the tests.科學家決定停止試驗。➤call for, demand要求停止➤order命令停止◇They have ordered a halt to local elections.他們已下令停止地方選舉。PREPOSITION➤halt in⋯的終止◇a halt in nuclear testing核試驗的終止➤halt to⋯的停止◇The protesters are calling for a halt to the export of live animals.抗議者要求停止活體動物的出口。halt
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ADVERB | VERB + HALT | PHRASESADVERB➤virtually差不多停止▸➤effectively事實上停止◇The strike effectively halted production at the factory.罷工使得這家工廠的生產實際上陷入了停頓。➤abruptly, immediately, suddenly驟然/立即/突然停止◇All these ideas for expansion were abruptly halted by the outbreak of war.所有的拓展構思都因戰爭爆發而突然擱置下來。➤briefly, temporarily短暫/暫時停止▸➤finally終於停止VERB + HALT➤attempt to, try to試圖停止▸➤threaten to威脅要停止▸➤fail to未能制止◇We are failing to halt the destruction of the rainforest.我們未能制止對熱帶雨林的破壞。PHRASES➤halt in your tracks突然止步◇A sudden shout made them halt in their tracks and look around.突如其來的一聲喊叫令他們止步張望。➤halt sth in its tracks使⋯中途停止◇The project has been halted in its tracks by this intervention.開發計劃由於這次干涉而中途擱置起來。
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