S 停住，停止，暂停temporary stop; interruption of progress

　When the children's play got too noisy, their mother called a halt.　当孩子们的游戏过于吵闹时，他们的母亲叫他们停下来。
　The car came to a halt just in time to prevent an accident.　汽车及时停了下来，避免了一场车祸。
　It's about time we called a halt to all this senseless arguing.　现在正是我们停止一切无谓争论的时候了。

1. vt. & vi.（使）停下来　 (cause to) stop for a time; (cause to) bring to a halt
2. vi.拿不准；犹豫　 be in doubt; hesitate
3. vi.有缺点；欠完整　 be fault or imperfect

　～ the advance of history　阻挡历史的前进
　～ the operations　停止业务
　～ the rise　制止上涨
　～ the troops　命令部队停止行进
　～ abruptly　突然停止
　～ arbitrarily　任意停止
　～ becomingly　适当地停止
　～ cautiously　小心翼翼地停止
　～ characteristically　具有特色地停止
　～ completely　完全停止
　～ decisively　决定性地停止
　～ delicately　灵敏地停止
　～ determinedly　坚决地停止
　～ dramatically　出人意料地停止
　～ immediately〔instantaneously〕　立即停止
　～ inconceivably　难以置信地停止
　～ insidiously　不知不觉地停止
　～ intermittently　断断续续地停止
　～ justly　正当地停止
　～ mechanically　机械地停止
　～ necessarily　有必要地停止
　～ prematurely　提前停止
　～ professionally　熟练地停止
　～ rapidly　急剧停止
　～ simultaneously　同一时间地停止
　～ systematically　有规律地停止
　～ temporarily　临时停止
　～ thoroughly　彻底停止
　～ unconditionally　毫无条件地停止
　～ unhesitatingly　毫不犹豫地停止
　～ unreasonably　不合理地停止
　～ voluntarily　有意停止
　～ between two opinions　拿不定主意
　～ upon one's journey　在旅途中休息

　Halt there!　站住！
　The soldiers halted and rested from their march.　士兵们停止前进，休息一下。
　The argument often halts and sometimes breaks down completely.　论据错误百出，有时根本站不住脚。
　The officer halted his troops for a rest.　军官命令部队停止行进，休息一下。
　At last they have halted work.　最后他们停止工作了。
　The company halted the operations during the strike.　罢工期间，这家公司停止了业务。
　They halted financial support.　他们停止了经济援助。
　No one can halt the advance of history.　没人能阻挡历史的前进。
　The purpose was to halt the rise in the exchange rate of the Swiss franc.　目的在于制止瑞士法郎汇率上涨。
　All the trains were halted when the storm started.　暴风雨来临时，所有的火车都停开了。

 ♣ halt, cease, discontinue, stop
　参见cease条。

　［词源］德语halt（停止，中止）