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halt

UK /hɔːlt/US /hɔːlt/

词源

源自中古英语 halten(停止),与德语 halten(抓住)同源,最终可追溯至原始日耳曼语 *haltōną。

verb

❶ 使停止或中断,通常指突然或强制性地阻止某事物继续运动或进行。

“The police officer raised his hand to halt the traffic.”

(警察举起手示意车辆停下。)

“The project was halted due to lack of funding.”

(由于资金不足,该项目被叫停了。)

同义词:stop, cease, pause, terminate, suspend

noun

❶ 停止或中断的状态,尤指行进中的暂停或临时终止。

“The car came to a sudden halt at the edge of the cliff.”

(汽车在悬崖边缘突然停住。)

“Work on the construction site was at a complete halt.”

(建筑工地的工作完全停滞了。)

同义词:stop, standstill, pause, break, stoppage

常见短语

call a halt — 要求或命令停止某事,常用于正式或紧急情况下终止活动。

“The referee called a halt to the match due to heavy rain.”

(裁判因大雨叫停了比赛。)

grinding halt — 形容事物逐渐或突然完全停止,常带有不情愿或被迫的意味。

“The traffic came to a grinding halt during the snowstorm.”

(暴风雪期间交通完全瘫痪。)