●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。