- vt. 停止；堵塞；斷絕
- vi. 停止；中止；逗留；被塞住
- n. 停止；車站；障礙；逗留
詞組搭配
pull out all the stops
make a very great effort to achieve something
全力以赴
the director pulled out all the stops to meet the impossible deadline.
導演全力以赴來趕不可能達到的最后期限。
put a stop to
cause (an activity) to end
使（活動）停下來，制止
she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense.
她得制止所有這樣的胡鬧。
stop at nothing
be utterly ruthless or determined in one's attempt to achieve something
（為獲得某物而）不惜一切，什么也不顧
he would stop at nothing to retain his position of power.
他會不惜一切來保住自己的權力地位。
stop dead (或 short)
suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting
突然停止（運動，說話，動作）
stop one's ears
put one's fingers in one's ears to avoid hearing something
用手指堵住耳朵，不聽
stop someone's mouth
induce someone to keep silent about something
使閉口，使保持緘默
stop payment
instruct a bank to withhold payment on a cheque
通知銀行停止兌付（支票）
stop the show
(of a performer) provoke prolonged applause or laughter, causing an interruption
（演員）博得長時間的喝彩（或笑聲）而使演出中斷
stop by/in
call briefly and informally as a visitor
順便短暫拜訪
stop something down
(Photography)reduce the aperture of a lens with a diaphragm
(攝)縮小（鏡頭的）光圈
stop off (或 over)
pay a short visit en route to one's ultimate destination when travelling
中途停留
I stopped off to visit him and his wife.
我中途停下來去拜訪他和他的妻子。
he decided to stop over in Paris.
他決定在巴黎稍作停留。
stop out
(Brit. informal)stay out, especially longer or later than might be expected
(英，非正式)呆在外面（尤指比預期的時間長或遲）
stop something out
cover an area that is not to be printed or etched when making a print or etching
（印刷或蝕刻時）覆蓋（使不被印刷或蝕刻）
stop up
(Brit. informal)refrain from going to bed; stay up
(英，非正式)不睡覺，熬夜