| 词组 | stop |
| 释义 | verb | noun stop1 /stɒp $ stɑːp/ verb 1. to not continue doing somethingGrammarStop is often followed by a participle in this meaning: They stopped working at five o’clock. It’s so hard to stop smoking. I wish he would stop talking. Don’t say They stopped to work.You use stop to do sth when you stop doing something, in order to do something else: We stopped to have lunch. Stop to do sth is short for stop in order to do sth.phrasesstop for a minute/second/moment etc Can we stop for a minute? I need a break.stop for lunch/coffee/a rest etc They decided to stop for lunch. | Can we stop for a rest?nounsstop work She stopped work and went outside for a breath of fresh air.stop production The country has stopped production of nuclear weapons.THESAURUS: stop cease formalproduction | operation | publication | trading to stop doing or producing something: The company announced it intends to cease production of sports cars. | The mine has ceased operation. | The magazine ceased publication in December. | The firm has ceased trading, with the loss of over a hundred jobs. give upsmoking | drinking | trying | job | work | career | game to stop doing something, especially something that you have been doing for a long time: His doctor wants him to give up smoking. | Her husband promised he would give up drinking. | I’ve given up trying to tell my son to clean his room. | John gave up his job to take care of his elderly mother. | She had to give up her career to have a family. | He was forced to give up the game because of injury. quit informalsmoking | drinking | job to stop doing something: The campaign is intended to encourage people to quit smoking. | Since Charlie quit drinking, he has become a different person. | She quit her job and went travelling. | It’s too late for us to quit now. pull out of sthcompetition | tournament | race | talks | negotiations to stop taking part in something: Murray pulled out of the competition on Friday with a leg injury. | The unions have pulled out of the negotiations. have/take a break to stop doing something for a short time, in order to rest: Okay, everyone. Let’s take a ten-minute break. | If you’re feeling tired, you should have a break.2. if something stops, it does not continue any longernounsthe rain/wind/snow stops The rain stopped and the sun came out.the fighting/shooting/killing stops They just want the fighting to stop.the music/noise/sound stops The music stopped and the people stopped dancing. | The apartment is next to a busy road, and the noise of the traffic never really stops.a clock/watch stops Her watch had stopped and she wasn’t sure exactly what time it was.Instead of saying the rain/snow stopped, you often stay it stopped raining/snowing.THESAURUS: stop cease formalrain | fighting | firing | noise | sound to stop: The sky cleared and the rain ceased. | The fighting has almost ceased. | She covered her ears until the noise ceased. wear offpain | feeling | excitement | shock | effect | anaesthetic if a feeling wears off, it gradually stops: If you take some aspirin, the pain will soon wear off. | I felt a bit uncomfortable at first, but as time went on, these feelings wore off. | By the end of the second day the excitement had worn off. | I suppose the shock has worn off, but a lot of people are still upset. | The effects of the drug are starting to wear off. | It takes a few hours for the anaesthetic to wear off. | The novelty had worn off and the kids started to get bored (=something no longer seemed new and exciting, so they started to get bored). go awaypain | problem | issue if something bad goes away, it stops causing problems for you. Go away sounds rather informal: I waited for the pain to go away. | If we do nothing, the problem won’t just go away on its own. | It would be a mistake to bury our heads in the sand and pretend the issue will go away. peter outroad | path | trail | voice | conversation to gradually become smaller or weaker and then stop: The road peters out and becomes a muddy track. | Her voice petered out and she started to cry. subsidewind | storm | flood | pain | anger | laughter | violence | panic | controversy to become much less loud, strong, or active: The skies cleared and the wind subsided. | They waited for the storm to subside before continuing with their journey. | When the floods subsided, the streets were covered in mud. | He lay still until the pain had subsided. | Her anger subsided and she apologized for what she had said. | “Well,” said Stewart as their laughter subsided, “I guess we had better get on with some work.” | The violence subsided after UN officials appealed for calm. | The panic on the stock market subsided and share prices started to go up again. die downwind | storm | noise | traffic | fire | flames | laughter | excitement | controversy to become much less loud, strong, or active. Die down means the same as subside, but is more informal: The wind died down and the sun came out. | The storm died down in the night. | In the early morning the noise of the party died down and we were able to sleep. | The traffic dies down in the late morning, when everyone has gone to work. | We left the fire to die down. | The flames had died down and the fire had almost gone out. | The speaker waited for the laughter to die down. | After the excitement died down, we were able to get on with our work. | The government is hoping that the controversy will die down and people will forget about it.3. to make something stop happeningnounsstop a game/competition The referee stopped the game.stop a meeting/trial The trial had to be stopped because the defendant was very ill.stop the war/fighting/violence The protesters want the government to stop the war.stop the destruction of sth If we don’t stop the destruction of the rainforest soon, our planet will be in big trouble.stop the spread of sth Doctors are trying to stop the spread of the disease.stop the flow of sth They are unable to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the US.stop the blood/bleeding He put a bandage around his arm to stop the bleeding.prepositionsstop sb/sth from doing sth Firefighters tried to stop the fire from spreading.THESAURUS: stop suspendtalks | negotiations | aid | strike | trial | work | operations | flights | constitution to officially order that something should be stopped for a period of time, especially when you intend to let it start later: The talks were suspended after India blamed Pakistan for the bombings. | Aid was suspended to North Korea. | The union agreed to suspend the strike. | The trial was suspended indefinitely, because of demonstrations taking place outside the courthouse. | They want Iran to suspend work on processing uranium. | Operations have been suspended for security reasons. | Domestic air flights were suspended because of the winter weather. | The constitution was suspended in 1973, when the army took control. abortmission | flight | landing | plan to stop doing something because it is too dangerous to continue, especially when it has already started: The mission was aborted after an Ariane 5 rocket exploded. | The plane developed engine trouble and they had to abort the flight. | The pilot had to abort the landing due to the severe winds. | The two companies aborted their plan after deciding that it was too risky. haltprogress | spread | flow | violence | attacks | killings | conflict | exports | sale to stop something from continuing, spreading, or developing: His enemies are eager to halt his progress. | The authorities are trying to halt the spread of the disease. | They were unable to halt the flow of refugees across the border. | UN soldiers have failed to halt the violence in the region. | Protesters want the government to halt the export of military equipment. | The tobacco companies have agreed to halt cigarette sales to teenagers. stemflow | flood | tide | decline | bleeding to stop something from continuing or getting worse: Western countries are trying to stem the flow of illegal diamonds from Africa. | Congress wants to stem the flood of drugs into the United States. | Efforts were made to stem the tide of road accidents (=stop them from increasing). | The company has been unable to stem the decline in profits. | The ice helps to stem the bleeding.Stem is often used with words such as flow, flood, and tide, whose original meaning is about liquid flowing, but are used in a figurative meaning. curb violence | inflation | pollution | greenhouse gases | corruption | immigration | spending to stop something from increasing, especially something harmful, and try to control it and reduce it. Curb sounds rather formal: We will do everything in our power to curb the violence. | The economic plan is designed to curb inflation. | New technologies are being used to curb greenhouse gases. | His administration has failed to curb corruption. | The government says it wants to curb immigration. | The president has not done enough to curb public spending. clamp down on sthcrime | drugs | tax evasion | vandalism | bullying | spending to take firm action to try to stop or reduce something, especially because it is illegal or harmful: The police are clamping down on knife crime. | The authorities are clamping down on hard drugs. | The government decided to clamp down on tax evasion (=stop people avoiding paying tax). | The school says it has clamped down on bullying. | The company wants to clamp down on spending. put a stop to sth to stop someone from doing something, because you think they should not do it. Put a stop to sth sounds rather informal: He spent every evening gambling on the internet, until his father put a stop to it. | People were climbing over the fence to get into the concert, but they soon put a stop to that.4. to stop movingnounssb stops They stopped to admire the view.a car/bus/taxi/truck stops The car stopped at a red light. | The bus stops right in front of the hotel.a plane/train/boat stops The plane stopped to refuel in Dubai.THESAURUS: stop pull upcar | taxi | truck to stop close to something: Cathy heard a car pull up in the drive. | The taxi pulled up outside her house. | The truck pulled up beside our tent, and a group of soldiers got out. | He pulled up next to our car. pull overcar | truck | bus | vehicle to move to the side of the road and stop: The car pulled over to the side of the road, with smoke coming out of its engine. | The police officer was waving at him to pull over. come to a halt especially writtentrain | car | truck | bus | vehicle | plane to move more slowly and then stop: The train came to a halt just outside the station. | After about a hundred metres, the car came to a halt. | The plane came to a halt at the end of the runway. come to a standstilltraffic | cars to go slower and then stop moving completely – used especially about traffic: The road was blocked by an accident, and the traffic quickly came to a standstill. verb | noun stop2 /stɒp $ stɑːp/ noun 1. if a vehicle comes to a stop, it stops movingphrasescome to a stop The truck came to a stop right outside our house.jerk/shudder to a stop (=suddenly stop) Some passengers fell forward as the bus suddenly jerked to a stop.adjectives/nouns + stopa dead stop (=no longer moving at all) The vehicle gave a sudden lurch and came to a dead stop.an abrupt/sharp stop (=very sudden) There was a loud clanking noise and the tractor shuddered to an abrupt stop.an emergency stop (=when a vehicle has to stop very suddenly to avoid an accident) She had to make an emergency stop when a dog ran in front of her car.2. a time or place when you stop for a short time during a journeyverbsmake a stop The coach will be making a brief stop at Carlisle.have a stop I was hoping we could have a stop soon.adjectivesa brief/short stop The president will make a brief stop at a local elementary school.an overnight stop (=you stay the night somewhere during your journey) We had an overnight stop in Paris.a scheduled/unscheduled stop (=that you had planned or not planned to make) Security officers don’t like the prince making unscheduled stops to speak to the public.nouns + stopa toilet stop BrE a bathroom stop AmE (=so that someone can go to the toilet) The bus makes a number of toilet stops.a fuel stop (=when a vehicle stops in order to get more fuel) We made fuel stops every three hundred miles or so.a campaign stop (=when a politician visits a place as part of a political campaign) He made the remarks during a campaign stop in Michigan.prepositionsa stop at a place The train makes a stop at York.a stop for sth After a half-hour stop for lunch, we continued the long drive north. |
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