halt

halt¹
verb

bring or come to an abrupt stop
使突然停止；突然停止
[with obj.]there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed.
要求停止流血的压力越来越大。
[no obj.]she halted in mid sentence.
句子说了一半她突然停了下来。
■[in imperative]used as a military command to bring marching soldiers to a stop
停止行进（用作军队命令）
company, halt!.
全连停止前进！。

noun

a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one
暂停，停止，中止
a halt in production.
生产停顿。
a bus screeched to a halt.
公共汽车嘎的一声停住了。
■(Brit.)a minor stopping place on a local railway line
(英)（铁路的）小站

常用词组
call a halt

demand or order a stop
要求停止；命令停止
he decided to call a halt to all further discussion.
他决定要求中止进一步的讨论。

语源

late 16th cent.: originally in the phrase make halt, from German haltmachen, from halten 'to hold'

halt²
(archaic)(古)
adjective

lame
跛的，瘸的

verb

[no obj.]walk with a limp
跛行
he halted slightly in his walk.
他走路稍有些跛。

语源

Old English healtian (verb), halt, healt (adjective), of Germanic origin

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