imperative, used as an injunction to pause in or desist from any procedure, as speech, argument, criticism, and the like. Also in the phrase stop a mo…
| 单词 | θ85917 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > leave off! or stop it! > stop! or take no action! (6) stop1570 imperative, used as an injunction to pause in or desist from any procedure, as speech, argument, criticism, and the like. Also in the phrase stop a mo… not so fasta1593 not so fast: used to challenge or call into question what someone has said, or is about to do. hold your horses!1843 to hold one's horses: used esp. in imperative (hold your horses!) = be patient, hold on! originally U.S. to hold on1846 imperative. Stop! wait! (colloquial) Cf. 27 to hold hard at phrasal verbs. hold it!1926 To keep, preserve, retain; not to lose, let go, part with, or emit; to detain; to arrest, rivet the attention of. Also hold it!: stay as you are… hold everything!1930 hold everything!: wait! take no action! |
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