词义:停止
一、相关单词
cease ;suspend ;call off ;halt ;black out ;stop
二、各个击破
1.cease vt. 停止,终止,结束vi. 终止,停止;永不停止的过程;停止行动n. 停止eg.At one oclock the rain had ceased.一点时,雨已停了。A small number of firms have ceased trading.一小部分公司已经停止贸易。
2.suspend vt. 暂停;延缓;暂停;悬浮vi. 暂缓;悬浮;无力支付eg.The union suspended strike action this week...这周工会暂停了罢工。Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident...出事后不久,朱莉就被停职了。
3.call off转移(某人的注意力等);取消;点名;把叫走eg.It was decided to call off the search when there was no hope of finding the missing child alive.在没有希望找到那名失踪的孩子生还时,决定停止搜寻。
4.halt n. 停止,中止;暂停;小火车站vt. 使停止;使中断;阻止;使立定vi. 停止,立定;犹豫eg.They halted at a short distance from the house.他们在离房子不远处停了下来。He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline.他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。
5. black out v. 灯火管制;熄灯;停止;中断eg.TV pictures of the demonstration were blacked out.示威画面被禁止在电视上播出。
6.stopvi. 停止;中断;逗留;(使)停止工作vt. 塞住;堵塞;阻挠;止付n. 停止;(管风琴的)音栓;停车站;(管风琴的)音管eg.The system overheated and filming had to stop.系统过热,拍摄工作只好停了下来。