/stɒp; stɑp/
v (-pp-)
1 [Tn] put an end to (the movement, progress, operation, etc of a person or thing); cause to halt or pause 使（人或事物的活动、进展、操作等）停止; 使中止或暂停
*stop a car, train, bicycle, etc 使汽车、火车、自行车等停下来
* Rain stopped play, eg in cricket. 赛事因雨暂停（如板球赛）.
* He stopped the machine and left the room. 他停了机器, 离开了房间.
* The earthquake stopped all the clocks.地震把所有的钟都震停了.
2 [Tn, Tg] cease or discontinue (sth); leave off 停止或不继续做（某事物）; 中断
*stop work 停止工作
* Stop it! ie Don't do that! 停下（住手）!
* He never stops talking. 他总是说个没完.
* She's stopped smoking. 她戒烟了.
* Will you stop making that horrible noise! 你别再弄出那种讨厌的响声来行不行!
* Has it stopped raining yet? 雨停了吗?
* Supplies have stopped reaching us. 给我们的供应品中断了.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tsg, Tng] ~sb/sth from doing sth prevent sb from doing sth or sth from happening 阻止某人做某事; 阻碍某事物发生
*I'm sure he'll go, there's nothing to stop him. 我肯定他要去的, 没法阻止他.
* You can't stop our going/us (from) going if we want to. 假若我们要去, 你是阻止不了的.
* Can't you stop your son from getting into trouble? 你能不能制止你儿子别惹上麻烦?
* I only just managed to stop myself from shouting at him. 我极力控制住自己没对他喊叫起来.
* We bandaged his wound but couldn't stop it bleeding/stop the bleeding. 我们给他包扎了伤口, 但止不住血.
4 (a) [I] refrain from continuing; cease working, moving, etc 不继续进行; 终止工作、活动等
*The rain has stopped. 雨停了.
* The clock stopped. 钟停了.
* His heart has stopped. 他的心脏停止了跳动.
(b) [I, Ipr] come to rest; halt or pause 停下; 中止; 暂停
*They stopped for a while to admire the scenery. 他们停了一会儿来欣赏风景.
* Do the buses stop here? 公共汽车在这里停吗?
* The train stopped at the station. 火车在车站上停了下来. =>Usage at and 用法见and.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) (with sth) fill or close (a gap, hole, etc) by plugging or obstructing; block sth 堵塞, 阻塞（缝隙、洞孔等）
*stop a leak in a pipe, a gap in a hedge 堵住管子的漏洞、树篱的缺口
* stop up a mouse hole 堵塞老鼠洞
* stop one's ears, ie cover them with one's hands to avoid hearing sth 堵住自己的耳朵.
6 [Tn] fill a cavity in (a tooth) 填补（牙）洞.
7 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (out of/from sth) refuse to give or allow (sth normally given); keep sth back 拒绝给予或允许（通常给予之事物）; 扣留某物
*stop a cheque, ie order a bank not to cash it 停止兑现支票（通知银行不予兑付）
* The cost was stopped out of (ie deducted from) my wages. 那笔费用已从我的工资中扣除.
8 [I, Ipr] (Brit infml 口) stay (esp for a short time) 停留（尤指短时间）; 逗留
*Are you stopping (for supper)? 你留在这儿（吃晚饭）吗?
* I'm stopping (at) home tonight. 我今晚待在家里.
* We stopped at a campsite for a week. 我们在露营地呆了一个星期.
9 [Tn] (music 音) press down (a string or key) or block (a hole on a musical instrument) to produce the note wanted 按（乐器的弦、键或孔）（以演奏）.
10 (idm 习语) the buck stops here => buck4. stick/stop at nothing => stick2. stop `dead (in one's `tracks) stop very suddenly 突然停止. stop short of sth/doing sth be unwilling to go beyond a certain limit in one's actions 不愿超越行动上的某种界限; 不愿逾矩
*He can be ruthless in getting what he wants, but I believe he would stop short of blackmail. 他这个人为达到目的是心黑手辣的, 但我认为他还不至于使用敲诈手段. stop the `show receive so much attention, applause, etc from an audience that the performance, etc cannot continue （因观众或听众气氛热烈、掌声不断等）无法继续演出.
11 (phr v) stop by (also stop round) (esp US) make a short visit to sb's house, etc; call in 串门子; 串门儿
*Ask him to stop by for a chat. 请他来坐坐, 聊聊天. stop off (at/in...) make a short break in a journey (to do sth) 中途稍作停留（做某事）
*stop off at the pub on the way home 归途中在酒馆逗留片刻. stop over (at/in...) break one's journey (esp when travelling by air) for a stay 中途停留（尤指乘飞机旅行时）
*stop over in Rome for two days en route for the Middle East 在飞往中东途中在罗马停留两天. stop up not go to bed until later than usual 晚睡觉; 熬夜
*stop up (late) to watch a film on TV 熬夜看电视影片.

/stɒp; stɑp/
n [C]
1 act of stopping or state of being stopped 停止; 中止; 停留; 逗留
*make a short stop on a journey 在途中作短暂停留
* The train came/was brought to a sudden stop. 火车突然停了下来.
* The train goes from London to Leeds with only two stops. 这列火车从伦敦开往利兹只停两站.
* Production at the factory has come to a complete/full stop. 这家工厂的生产已完全停顿.
2 place where a bus, train, etc stops regularly (eg to allow passengers to get on or off) （公共汽车、火车等的）停车站
*Where is the nearest bus-stop? 离这儿最近的公共汽车站在哪里?
* Which stop do I get off at? 我在哪一站下车?
* Is this a request stop? 这个站是招手停车的汽车站吗?
3 punctuation mark, esp a full stop (.) 标点符号; （尤指）句号.
4 (music 音)
(a) row of pipes in an organ providing tones of one quality （风琴的）排列的管子.
(b) knob or lever controlling these （球状或杆状）音栓（控制上述管子的）.
5 (music 音) device for covering any of certain holes on a wind instrument (eg a flute) in order to change the pitch 管乐器（如长笛）的按孔（装置）.
6 (in a camera) device for regulating the size of the aperture through which light reaches the lens （照相机的）光圈.
7 (phonetics 语音) consonant sound produced by the sudden release of air that has been held back (eg / p, b, k, g, t, d/); plosive 塞音（气流受阻後突然释放发出的辅音, 如/ p/、/b/、/k/、/g/、/t/、/d/）.
8 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) device or object that regulates or stops the movement of sth 调节或制止某物动作的装置或物体
*The door was held open by a doorstop. 那门用了门碰头, 一直开着.
9 (idm 习语) pull out all the stops => pull2. put an end/a stop to sth => end1.