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halthaltD.J.:[hɔ:lt]K.K.:[hɔlt]n.1.■停住, 停止, 暂停When the children's play got too noisy, their mother called a halt.当孩子们的游戏过于吵闹时, 他们的母亲叫他们停下来。The car came to a halt just in time to prevent an accident.汽车及时停了下来, 避免了一场车祸。It's about time we called a halt to all this senseless arguing.现在正是我们停止一切无谓争论的时候了。vt. & vi.1.■(使)停下来Halt there!站住！The soldiers halted and rested from their march.士兵们停止前进, 休息一下。The argument often halts and sometimes breaks down completely.论据错误百出, 有时根本站不住脚。The officer halted his troops for a rest.军官命令部队停止行进, 休息一下。At last they have halted work.最后他们停止工作了。The company halted the operations during the strike.罢工期间, 这家公司停止了业务。They halted financial support.他们停止了经济援助。No one can halt the advance of history.没人能阻挡历史的前进。The purpose was to halt the rise in the exchange rate of the Swiss franc.目的在于制止瑞士法郎汇率上涨。All the trains were halted when the storm started.暴风雨来临时, 所有的火车都停开了。

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halt1[hɔ:lt]vi.1.■暂停前进，停住，停止；(计划等)中止；(军队)驻扎:They halted for lunch.他们停止前进吃了顿午饭。Company halt!(口令)军队停止前进，就地休息!vt.1.■使停止前进；停止，终止:The plan for armistice talks was halted.和平谈判计划被迫中止。n.1.■暂停前进，停住2.■中止；终止，停止3.■[英国英语](无正规建筑物的)铁路小站，旗站bring to a halt (或bring a halt to)停止(前进)；制止；终止call a halt to命令停止；途中休息；停止前进(或进攻等)come to a (grinding) halt(紧急)停止cry halt停止，结束grind to a halt完全停止；慢慢停止 halt2[hɔ:lt]vi.1.■蹒跚；[古语]跛行2.■踌躇，犹豫3.■(议论、诗韵等)不完全，不流畅，有缺陷adj.1.■[古语]跛的n.1.■[古语]跛，瘸

halthalt[hɔ:lt]n.1.■[古]跛

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词性变化halt[hɔ:lt]adj.1.■[古]跛的vi.1.■蹒跚, 跛行2.■踌躇, 犹豫; 吞吞吐吐地说3.■(论点, 韵文等)欠完整, 有缺点halt between two opinions拿不定主意speak in a halting way嗫嚅着说A poor argument halts.论点拙劣, 漏洞百出。

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继承用法halter[ˈhɔ:ltə]n.1.■跛行者, 踌躇者