| 词组 | stop by |
| 释义 | Idiom stop by (some place) and stop in (some place) Theme: SOCIAL to visit some place, usually briefly.I was coming home, but I decided to stop by my aunt's on the way.She was very glad that I stopped in. Idiom stop bystop by (somewhere) to visit a place briefly.Stop by on your way home and I'll give you that book.Can you stop in at the courthouse for a minute today? Phr V stop by stops, stopping, stopped stop by (swh) to visit a person or place for a short time, usually when you are going somewhere elseI thought I might stop by on my way home as I haven't seen you for ages.I've got to stop by the bank. stop by • stop by sth to visit a person or place for a short time, especially when you are on your way to somewhere else: I want to stop by and see Tracy on the way home.stop by (sth) to do sth In the morning, Kim stopped by the post office to check the mail. When Rena was out of town, Miles stopped by to feed her cats.■ SIMILAR TO: call in, stop in, come by especially AmE, drop by informal, pop in informal stop byTo stop and spend time at some place or with someone for a brief period of time. You should stop by for one of our poker games, they're a lot of fun! It was so great to see you, thanks for stopping by! stop by (some place)and stop in (some place)to visit some place, usually briefly. I was coming home, but I decided to stop by my aunt's on the way. She was very glad that I stopped in. stop byAlso, stop in. Pay a brief visit, as in I hope you'll stop by this afternoon, or He stopped in at Martha's whenever he came to New York on business. The first term dates from about 1900, the variant from the mid-1800s. stop byv. To interrupt one's course or journey briefly in order to visit or do business somewhere: I stopped by my friend's house on the way home from work. On our way to the party, we need to stop by the store and get a gift. Why don't you stop by sometime for lunch? |
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