| 单词 | to stop the press |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stop the press 25. To cause (a machine or piece of mechanism) to cease working or going. to stop the press: to suspend the operation of printing (esp. in order to give opportunity to make some insertion). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to cease or put a stop to > cause (a thing) to cease action > specifically a machine or mechanism stop1538 to set off1728 to run down1840 society > communication > printing > [verb (intransitive)] > interrupt run to stop the press1703 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Sufflamen, that wherwith a whiele is retained or stopped of his course. 1703 D. Defoe Let. Nov. in Hist. MSS Comm.: 15th Rep.: App. Pt. IV: MSS Duke of Portland (1897) IV. 76 in Parl. Papers (C. 8497) XLIX. 1 I shall continue to stop the press in this case till I hear your opinion. 1765 I. Bickerstaff Maid of Mill i. i Stop the mill there; and..hoist yon sacks of flour upon this cart lad. 1815 Morning Chron. 22 June 3/2 We stop the press to announce the most brilliant and complete Victory ever obtained by the Duke of Wellington. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 237 To stop the engine, the cocks at K and Y should be shut. 1860 Brit. Patent 450 1 Mechanism..for stopping and starting watches. 1883 M. P. Bale Saw-mills 32 A new method of stopping engines by electricity. < as lemmas |
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