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stops BrE /stɒps/
NAmE /stɑːps/► SEE ALLthe buck stops herepull out all the stops●the buck stops ˈhereused for telling sb that you are prepared to accept responsibility for sth 责任止于此；责无旁贷◆We don’t try to escape our responsibilities. The buck stops here.我们不会试图逃避责任，我们责无旁贷。 ORIGIN This phrase was used by the US President Harry S. Truman to mean that he did not pass the buck. 美国总统哈里 ∙ 杜鲁门曾用这个短语表示他没有“推卸责任”（pass the buck）。●pull out all the ˈstops (informal) do everything you can to make sth successful 竭尽全力；用九牛二虎之力◆We’ll have to pull out all the stops to get this order ready by the end of the week.我们要使出九牛二虎之力才能在周末之前把订货准备好。 ORIGIN You pull out the stops on an organ when you want to make the music very loud. 把风琴的音栓（stops）拔出来会使音乐的声音变得更大。 |