halt

verb

1. （使）停止，停下
   to stop; to make sb/sth stop
   1. She walked towards him and then halted.
      她向他走去，然后停下。
   2. ‘Halt!’ the Major ordered (= used as a command to soldiers) .
      “立定！”少校发出命令。
   3. The police were halting traffic on the parade route.
      警察正阻止车辆在游行路线上行驶。
   4. The trial was halted after the first week.
      第一周结束后，审判暂停。

noun

1. 停止；阻止；暂停
   an act of stopping the movement or progress of sb/sth
   1. Work came to a halt when the machine broke down.
      机器一坏，工作便停了下来。
   2. The thought brought her to an abrupt halt .
      她一想到这个便猛地停下了。
   3. The car skidded to a halt.
      汽车打滑后停了下来。
   4. Strikes have led to a halt in production.
      罢工已经使生产陷于停顿。
   5. They decided it was time to call a halt to the project (= stop it officially) .
      他们决定该叫停这项工程了。
2. 小火车站（只有站台）
   a small train station in the country that has a platform but no buildings

1. V-ERG （使）停止行进;（使）停住
   When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still.
   1. They halted at a short distance from the house...
      他们在离房子不远处停了下来。
   2. The engine note changed as the aircraft landed, taxied and halted...
      发动机的声音随着飞机着陆、滑行和停下一直在变化。
   3. She held her hand out flat, to halt him.
      她平伸出一只手掌，要挡住他。
2. V-ERG （使）（生长、发展、活动等）停止（或中止）
   When something such as growth, development, or activity halts or when you halt it, it stops completely.
   1. Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday...
      罢工工人于昨日停止了汽车厂的生产。
   2. He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline...
      他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。
   3. Exports have not been halted completely because another line is operational.
      出口并没有完全停止，因为另一条生产线还能运转。
3. VERB （军队口令）立定！站住！停止前进！
   'Halt!' is a military order to stop walking or marching and stand still.
   1. The colonel ordered 'Halt!'
      上校命令道：“立定！”
4. （只有小型站台、无建筑物的)小火车站
   A halt is a very small station on a country railway line, which often consists only of a short platform and no building.
5. PHRASE 下令停止;叫停
   If someone calls a halt to something such as an activity, they decide not to continue with it or to end it immediately.
   1. The Russian government had called a halt to the construction of a new project in the Rostov region.
      俄罗斯政府已叫停了罗斯托夫地区的一个新工程。
6. PHRASE 停止移动;停下
   If someone or something comes to a halt, they stop moving.
   1. Sofia and Alex came to a halt and both tried to regain their breath...
      索菲娅和亚历克斯停了下来，两人都想喘口气。
   2. The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.
      电梯嘎吱一声停在了一层。
7. PHRASE （使）（生长、发展、活动等）完全停止
   If something such as growth, development, or activity comes or grinds to a halt or is brought to a halt, it stops completely.
   1. Her political career came to a halt in December 1988...
      她的政治生涯于1988年12月画上了句号。
   2. Air traffic in Poland has been brought to a halt by an air traffic controllers' strike.
      由于航空调度员罢工，波兰的空中交通已完全瘫痪。

1. Operating systems can be brought to a halt by a Trojan Horse.
   操作系统可能会因为木马病毒的攻击而中止。
2. The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness
   经济衰退让这幸福戛然而止。
3. What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he called these savage crimes.
   他说，当务之急就是采取果断行动制止他所称的“这些野蛮罪行”。
4. The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open
   这架波音767刚刚停住，它的舱门就弹开了。
5. She braked to a halt and switched off.
   她刹车停下，然后将车熄火。
6. The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.
   当以色列竭力组建新政府的时候，和平进程已经陷于停顿。
7. The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out.
   由于燃油被人抽走，这些坦克行驶了100码后又轰隆隆地缓缓停了下来。
8. A car will come to a grinding halt if you put water in the petrol tank.
   如果把水灌进油箱，汽车会猛然间停下来。
9. They halted at a short distance from the house
   他们在离房子不远处停了下来。
10. The engine note changed as the aircraft landed, taxied and halted
    发动机的声音随着飞机着陆、滑行和停下一直在变化。
11. She held her hand out flat, to halt him.
    她平伸出一只手掌，要挡住他。
12. Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday
    罢工工人于昨日停止了汽车厂的生产。
13. He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline
    他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。
14. Exports have not been halted completely because another line is operational.
    出口并没有完全停止，因为另一条生产线还能运转。
15. The colonel ordered 'Halt!'
    上校命令道：“立定！”
16. The Russian government had called a halt to the construction of a new project in the Rostov region.
    俄罗斯政府已叫停了罗斯托夫地区的一个新工程。
17. Sofia and Alex came to a halt and both tried to regain their breath
    索菲娅和亚历克斯停了下来，两人都想喘口气。
18. The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.
    电梯嘎吱一声停在了一层。
19. Her political career came to a halt in December 1988
    她的政治生涯于1988年12月画上了句号。
20. Air traffic in Poland has been brought to a halt by an air traffic controllers 'strike.
    由于航空调度员罢工，波兰的空中交通已完全瘫痪。
21. He came to a halt at the edge of a steep incline.
    他在一个陡坡边上停住了。
22. The car jerked to a halt
    车猛地停住了。
23. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
    一道拦河坝将会在上游拦住水流，抬升水位。
24. Then the rain came and the red flag went up to signal a halt.
    然后下雨了，红旗升起示意暂停。
25. The car hurtled past us, scraping the wall and screeching to a halt
    汽车从我们身边疾驰而过，蹭到墙壁上然后戛然刹住。
26. A black Mercedes screeched to a halt beside the helicopter
    一辆黑色的梅赛德斯轿车在直升机旁嘎的一声刹住了。
27. The train began to pull out of the station — then suddenly shuddered to a halt
    火车渐渐驶出了车站，然后突然猛震几下停了下来。
28. The battle sputtered to a halt in mid-October
    战斗于10月中旬渐渐停了下来。
29. The troops rushed to their destination without a single halt.
    部队马不停蹄地赶到了目的地。

  deadlock halt stalemate standstill【导航词义：停滞】

  deadlock n. 僵局

〔辨析〕指双方未能就分歧达成协议的僵持局面。

  halt n. 停止，暂停

〔辨析〕尤指活动的突然或被迫终止。

  stalemate n. 僵局，僵持

〔辨析〕指争论双方难以解决争议或分歧，谁也无法占上风；也可指国际象棋中的僵局、和棋。

  standstill n. 静止，停顿，停滞

〔辨析〕指没有任何运动或活动的状态。

  stop cease halt【导航词义：停止】

  stop v. 停止

〔辨析〕普通用词，指迅速或突然地中止某一行为、活动或状态；后接动名词时，表示直接停止做某事；后接动词不定式时，表示停下来去做某事。

  cease v. 〈正式〉停止，终止，结束

〔辨析〕指逐渐结束某一活动或状态，常含永久性终止之意，后接动名词或动词不定式均可，且意思基本不变。

  halt v. 停下，停止

〔辨析〕指停止前进或中止活动、发展等。

v.

stop/halt sb in their tracks

stop/halt/freeze in your tracks

• （使由于恐惧或吃惊）突然止步；（使）怔住
  to suddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you
  1. The question stopped Alice in her tracks.
     这个问题问得艾丽斯张口结舌无以答对。

n.

bring sth to a grinding halt

• 使渐渐停下来
  to make sth gradually go slower until it stops completely

noun

1. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
   1. a halt in the arms race
   2. a nuclear freeze

   Synonym:    freeze

2. the event of something ending
   1. it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill

   Synonym:    stop

3. the state of inactivity following an interruption
   1. the negotiations were in arrest
   2. held them in check
   3. during the halt he got some lunch
   4. the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
   5. he spent the entire stop in his seat

   Synonym:    arrestcheckhitchstaystopstoppage

verb

1. stop the flow of a liquid
   1. staunch the blood flow
   2. stem the tide

   Synonym:    stemstanchstaunch

2. cause to stop
   1. Halt the engines
   2. Arrest the progress
   3. halt the presses

   Synonym:    holdarrest

3. come to a halt, stop moving
   1. the car stopped
   2. She stopped in front of a store window

   Synonym:    stop

4. stop from happening or developing
   1. Block his election
   2. Halt the process

   Synonym:    stopblockkibosh

adj

1. disabled in the feet or legs
   1. a crippled soldier
   2. a game leg

   Synonym:    crippledhaltinglamegimpygame