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词汇 halt
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halt
verb [ I or T ] uk/hɒlt/ us/hɑːlt/
使)停止,停下
to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening
"Halt!" called the guard. "You can't go any further without a permit." “站住!”警卫喊道,“没有通行证不能入内。”
Production has halted at all of the company's factories because of the pay dispute. 由于工资纠纷,这家公司所有工厂都停产了。
Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road. 警卫部队用封路的办法来制止示威者前进。
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  • The government has had to take measures to halt the population explosion.
  • The government must take measures, he said, to halt the country's slide into recession.
  • The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport.
  • Filming was halted after the lead actor became ill.
  • Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month.
halt
noun [ S ] uk/hɒlt/ us/hɑːlt/
停止,停下,中止
an occasion when something stops moving or happening
the recent halt in production 最近的停产
Severe flooding has brought trains to a halt (= prevented them from moving) on several lines in Scotland. 凶猛的洪水使苏格兰几条铁路线上的火车停驶。
The bus came to a halt (= stopped) just in time to avoid hitting the wall. 公共汽车正好及时停下,没有撞到墙上。
If traffic increases beyond a certain level, the city grinds to a halt (= stops completely). 如果交通流量的增长超过一定限度,城市就会陷于瘫痪状态。
The car screeched to a halt (= stopped suddenly and noisily) just as the lights turned red. 这辆车就在信号灯变红时嘎吱一声刹住了车。
call a halt to something 停止,中止
to prevent something from continuing
How many more people will have to die before they call a halt to the fighting? 还要死多少人他们才会停战?
Hundreds of jobs were lost when the automaker called a halt to production at the plant.
His lawyer eventually decided to call a halt to the appeals process.
After a few snide exchanges, she called a halt to the interview.
The council ditched the project, calling a halt to all planning meetings.
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