transitive. To cut short, stop, bring to a sudden end. to break the siege: to raise the siege. Obsolete; but see to break off 1 at phrasal verbs.
| 单词 | θ85945 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to cease or put a stop to > suddenly or abruptly (an action or person) (12) break1330 transitive. To cut short, stop, bring to a sudden end. to break the siege: to raise the siege. Obsolete; but see to break off 1 at phrasal verbs. to break offc1340 transitive. To discontinue (anything) abruptly; to put a forcible, abrupt, or definite end to. to take up1530 transitive. To check (a person) in speaking; to interrupt sharply, esp. with an expression of dissent or disapproval; to rebuke, reprove, or… to cut off1576 To bring to an end suddenly or abruptly; to put a stop to; to break off, cut short. to cut off an entail: see entail, n.2 1. stunt1603 transitive. To bring to an abrupt stand; to nonplus. Obsolete. to cut up short1607 to cut up short: to cut short, interrupt. to cut short1611 to cut short: (transitive) To bring to a sudden end, break off, put a stop to abruptly. pawl1797 slang. transitive. To bring to a standstill; to stop or check. Also: to detect. to sew up1837 slang. To tire out, exhaust (a person); to nonplus, bring to a standstill; to put hors de combat; to outwit, cheat, swindle; also, to bring about the… to stop short1837 To cause (a person) to desist from or pause in a course of action or conduct. Const. from, in, †of; also with gerund as second object. Also to stop… burst1842 poetic. To interrupt, put a sudden end to. to pull up1861 transitive. To check (a person) in a course of action. Also reflexive. |
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