词组 | standstill |
释义 | bring (someone or something) to a standstillTo cause a person or thing to stop. The speeding police car, with its flashing lights and siren, brought all the other drivers to a standstill. A sudden reduction in funding brought our research to a standstill. come to a haltTo stop abruptly. Every driver came to a halt as the police car, with its flashing lights and siren, sped by. Our research came to a halt after a sudden reduction in funding. come to a standstillTo stop. All the other drivers came to a standstill as the police car, with its flashing lights and siren, sped by. Our research came to a standstill after a sudden reduction in funding. stand stillA command for one to stop moving. Stand still so I can look at your cut. Stand still! Quit squirming! a standstillA period in which something is stopped or halted. The speeding police car, with its flashing lights and siren, brought all the other drivers to a standstill Our research came to a standstill after a sudden reduction in funding. bring something to a standstillto cause a process or a job to reach a point at which it must stop. The accident brought the work to a standstill. The strike brought construction to a standstill. come to a haltto stop; to slow down and stop. Slowly, the train came to a halt. After the bus came to a halt, more people got on. come to a standstill[for something] to slow down and finally stop; to stop completely. (Usually refers to something that is progressing, such as work, traffic, negotiations.) As the strike began, the production line came to a standstill. At the height of rush hour, traffic comes to a standstill. come to a haltAlso, come to a standstill. Stop, either permanently or temporarily. For example, The sergeant ordered the men to come to a halt, or With the strike, construction came to a standstill. Both terms employ come to in the sense of "arrive at" or "reach," a usage dating from the 10th century. Also see come to, def. 2. grind to a ˈhalt/ˈstandstill,come to a grinding ˈhaltstop slowly: All work on the building has ground to a halt because of a shortage of materials.Every Friday night traffic comes to a grinding halt in Hammersmith.This idiom refers to the way a very large machine slowly stops working, with some of its parts grinding (= rubbing) together. |
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