stopBrE /stɒp/ NAmE /stɑːp/► SEE ALLstop at nothingstop the rotstop shortcome to a full stopfull stopmake a pit stopstop/halt sb in their tracksstop/halt/freeze in your tracks ●stop at ˈnothingdo anything, even sth immoral or criminal in order to get sth不择手段；毫无顾忌◆He’d stop at nothing to make a success out of his business. 为了生意成功他会不择手段。●stop the ˈrotstop sth getting worse, especially in politics or business（尤指在政治或商业上）阻止进一步恶化◆Our company’s profits were falling, so a new director was appointed to stop the rot. 我们公司的利润下降，因此任命了一位新主管来扭转局面。●stop ˈshort1. ( stop sb short) suddenly stop doing sth or make sb stop doing sth（使某人）突然停住◆When I read how many people had died, I stopped short and stared in disbelief at the newspaper. 读到死了那么多人，我突然停了下来，难以置信地盯着那份报纸。2.(stop short of sth/of doing sth) nearly but not actually do sth, for example because you are afraid or you think it is a bad idea突然停住（没有做某事）；差一点做某事；险些做出某事◆The manager told her that he was unhappy with her work, but he stopped short of dismissing her from her job. 经理告诉她，他对她的工作不满意，还差一点要解雇她。●come to a full ˈstop (BrE) stop unexpectedly before sth is or seems to be finished突然中断◆It’s a very strange book — you’re in the middle of the story and it suddenly comes to a full stop.这本书很怪，故事刚到一半就突然结束了。◆She came to a full stop and seemed unable to go on with her speech.她突然停了下来，似乎说不下去了。NOTEFull stop here refers to the mark ( . ) used at the end of a sentence. * full stop 在此处指句号。●full ˈstop (BrE) ( periodNAmE, BrE) (spoken) used to emphasize that there is nothing more to say about a subject（用于强调再无下文）不必多说，到此为止◆I don’t have to give you any reasons. You can’t have a motorbike, full stop.我用不着给你任何理由。你不会得到摩托车，这件事到此为止。◆I don’t like him, period.我不喜欢他，就是这样。●make a ˈpit stop (informal, especially NAmE) stop for a short time during a long journey by road for a rest, meal, etc.（长途旅行时为休息、用餐等）小憩一下，歇脚◆I’m getting a bit hungry. Shall we make a pit stop at the next service station?我有点饿了，我们在下一个服务站停一下好吗？NOTE In motor racing, a pit stop is an occasion when a car stops during a race for more fuel, etc. * pit stop 原指赛车时汽车中途停下加油等。●stop/halt sb in their ˈtracks●stop/halt/freeze in your ˈtrackssuddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you（使因恐惧或惊讶而）突然停下；（使）怔住◆The question stopped Alice in her tracks.这个问题把艾丽斯给问住了。◆The horse stopped dead in its tracks and refused to move.马突然停下来，一动也不肯动。