Stop

(noun.) a brief stay in the course of a journey; 'they made a stopover to visit their friends'.

(noun.) the act of stopping something; 'the third baseman made some remarkable stops'; 'his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood'.

(noun.) (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; 'the organist pulled out all the stops'.

(noun.) the event of something ending; 'it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill'.

(noun.) a spot where something halts or pauses; 'his next stop is Atlanta'.

(verb.) cause to stop; 'stop a car'; 'stop the thief'.

(verb.) come to a halt, stop moving; 'the car stopped'; 'She stopped in front of a store window'.

(verb.) interrupt a trip; 'we stopped at Aunt Mary's house'; 'they stopped for three days in Florence'.

(verb.) stop from happening or developing; 'Block his election'; 'Halt the process'.

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• I saw them stop near the church and speak to the sexton's wife, who had come from the cottage, and had waited, watching us from a distance. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• He had arranged to stop at Frizinghall that night, having occasion to consult his father on business. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I do declare once for all that it ought to be put a stop to. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Little Dorrit tried to stop her from saying anything, but she answered that she would, she must! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Edith Baxter was within thirty yards of the stables, when a man appeared out of the darkness and called to her to stop. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Stop,' said Mr Inspector; 'not till I tell you: We mustn't look like business. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The boy gathers up his change and has pulled the door open by a leather strap nailed to it for the purpose, when Venus cries out: 'Stop him! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• When to-morrow comes, and he knows that I am in the house, do you think---- She stopped again, and looked at me very earnestly. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• We did not go very far along the road, for Holmes stopped the instant that the curve hid us from the landlord's view. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• But when they came to the town into Frances Street, the girl stopped a minute, and said, 'Yo'll not forget yo're to come and see us. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• And he had hardly looked up, to see what the matter was, when he was stopped by having a pair of arms thrown tight round his neck. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Safety clutches are numerous, by which the machine is quickly and automatically stopped by the action of electro-magnets should a workman or other obstruction be caught in the machinery. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The instruments show a rapidly decreasing air pressure on all parts of Barsoom--the engine has stopped. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• I never meant, my dear Wegg--' Mr Boffin was beginning, when Silas stopped him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Jo stops in the middle of a bite and looks petrified. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The cylinder stops, and current operates the sluggish press-magnet, causing its armature to be attracted, thus lifting the platen and its projecting arm. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Then he stops, and with more of those inarticulate sounds, lifts up his eyes and seems to stare at something. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The more pure and soft the iron is, the stronger will its magnetism be while it lasts, and the more completely will it disappear when the current stops. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Have your fare ready, and the instant that your cab stops, dash through the Arcade, timing yourself to reach the other side at a quarter-past nine. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Find-- Mr. Bucket stops his hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It was still raining hard and I thought some of the stops in the movement of the column might be from cars with wet wiring. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• About a mile west from where I had been stopping a road comes up from the southeast, joining that from La Grange to Memphis. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Brass tubes can easily be bent by ramming full of sand, stopping the ends, and bending them over a curved surface. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• I have been very happy here,' and Margaret closed her eyes by way of stopping the conversation. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Tom, said Eva, suddenly stopping, and pointing to the lake, there 't is. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I am stopping at the Elephant, she continued. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• You see, said the old man, stopping and turning round, they--Hi! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• To stop the locomotive, the armature circuit was opened by the main switch, stopping the flow of current, and then brakes were applied by long levers. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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