| 单词 | put a stop to something or someone |
| 释义 | (idiom) His daughter should have stood up and put a stop to all these rumours.Someone should put a stop to him before he does any more damage. Synonyms check Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence. silence The shock silenced her completely. nip (something) in the bud arrest The new rules could arrest the development of good research. intercept They were intercepted on the way to the airport. repress People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares. cut short forestall They had done little to forestall the attack. Additional synonymsin the sense of arrest Definition to slow or stop the development of The new rules could arrest the development of good research. Synonyms stop, end, hold, limit, check, block, slow, delay, halt, stall, stay, interrupt, suppress, restrain, hamper, inhibit, hinder, obstruct, retard, impedein the sense of forestall Definition to delay, stop, or guard against beforehand They had done little to forestall the attack. Synonyms prevent, stop, frustrate, anticipate, head off, parry, thwart, intercept, hinder, preclude, balk, circumvent, obviate (formal), nip in the bud, provide against in the sense of intercept Definition to stop or seize on the way from one place to another They were intercepted on the way to the airport. Synonyms catch, take, stop, check, block, arrest, seize, cut off, interrupt, head off, deflect, obstructNearby words of |
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